Effective and adequately evaluating the responsibilities of BRANDHIGH student-leaders, would be of much essence to analyze retrospectively the kind of student generations we have had in the past and contrast them with current generation of students we have. The past generation of students were students who submit to authorities and principles, thus reducing indiscipline. Unfortunately, our current generation of students cannot be outrightly classified as submissive or obedient. Therefore, it is quite important to note that, any student leader that fails to take this key factor into due consideration will fail to achieve success in BRANDHIGH. The scope of responsibilities of BRANDHIGH student leaders are quite necessary to be put under evaluation. This is because almost all students in BRANDHIGHserve in one leadership capacity or another. Some students may be class prefects, club heads, wing prefects, house prefects or members of the school’s prefectorial board. Leadership is immutable in an ever-growing institution such as BRANDHIGH therefore it must be carefully and precisely evaluated to serve as a beacon of study for the upcoming student leaders. The responsibilities of BRANDHIGH student leaders, in my opinion is not an easy one. This is because in the eyes of the members of BRANDHIGH community, as soon as one assumes a leadership position, one is seen as an icon or canon of perfection this in itself make the leadership responsibility of BRANDHIGH cumbersome one.
One main responsibility of BRANDHIGH student leaders is to be icons for the rest of the student body to look up to. This in itself has both merits and demerits. This is because perfection is not a natural characteristic found in humans especially students who are to learn and unlearn as they progress by the avenue of mistakes. Mistakes are seen as unpardonable as soon as they are manifested in the action of student-leaders. Most student leaders on campus live up to this expectation.
To continue with, the student leaders are always punctual and never miss social gatherings. On top of that, they are not impartial to even their own classmates; a characteristic which has been deem controversially to many. To top it all, they are willing to sacrifice whatever it takes to execute their tasks efficiently as possible. These attitudes of theirs are worthy of admiration and emulation.
Another responsibility that is greatly attached to leadership among students, is the ability of the student leaders to be able to liaise between the school’s administration and the student body. This is to ensure the flow of communication and information, discipline and to uphold the core values of family and inclusiveness. When the student-leaders of the school are unable to communicate the set objectives of the school’s administration to the student body of which they, being the student leaders are part of, there will be a clear distortion of the progressive aim of development of the school. I quote from the student handbook and code of conduct, “to develop the competence to see things and the courage to act in creating a more human society.” Page 7. The student leaders are doing well in this regard; however, they need to do better.
In conclusion, we must understand that any student-leader in BRANDHIGH that has the aim of achieving leadership excellence must understand the full scope of the leadership responsibility. As the old adage says; “heavy is the head that wears the crown.” One cannot assume an office he or she has not carefully evaluated. This is why I am of the personal belief that my brief evaluation and concise examination of responsibility of student leaders in BRANDHIGH will be of much help to anyone who seeks to assume a leadership position in BRANDHIGH or any student–based institution. In bringing my article to a closure, I would like to put down a quote I penned down after series of deliberations on leadership in school. “One cannot wear a garment that is oversized or undersized and expect to be respected as one who wears a fitting garment. Leadership is about looking at your people and seeking to be the very best for them always.”
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