Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Thank you to Ms Esther - Guest speaker

Ms Esther from ILO (International Labour Organization) spoke to the Grade 4 students yesterday.

To find out more about the work of the ILO please check out their website...





We practiced being GOOD LISTENERS during Ms Esther's presentation. 
When we returned to the class each student told the class a fact they remembered from the presentation. We wrote 21 interesting facts on the board.

Here are some of the facts / ideas from our class ...
  • Trying, failing and doing better next time - how you learn.
  • It is important to do something you are interested in / passionate about.
  • Leaders need to take risks.
  • Ms Esther thought being a leader was easy 'Telling people what to do" but then worked out there is much more to being a good leader.
  • Leadership is continuous learning.
  • Leaders learn from their mistakes so they can be better leaders. 
  • Leaders reflect
  • Ms Esther worked for ILO for 13 years before she became a leader.
  • Ms Esther has 40 people that work for her - under her on chart
  • Ms Esther says she does not have to do all work. She asks people who work with her for opinions and advice.
  • ILO works to help people have jobs that have safe conditions and fair pay. 
  • Sometimes factories are hot, dangerous and workers do not get paid enough. 
  • Sometimes workers are tired, hungry and can hurt themselves.
  • Sometimes you need to say NO. You know what is best for you.
  • What makes you have energy and forget time? 
  • What would you do if you were not afraid? 
  • Leaders need to trust themselves
  • Ms Esther tries to create new leaders - Example of girl from factory. 
  • Can be hard / challenging - language and cultural differences.
  • Ms Esther became a leader because she was good at her job, hardworking and got on with people.




Ms Esther shared a simple poem ...

Ever tried
Ever failed
No matter
Try again
Fail again
Fail better 


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