Lesson+8


 * Lesson Eight**

After reading through the above lesson, please answer the questions below:

1. Please check the overall tone of the course. Is is too conversational? Too academic? Just right? The tone of this course is too conversational. It would have been more informative to see what the budget looks like. Did the program make a signifcant difference? What tool will be used to measure the students' academic growth?

2. Please review the material for relevancy. Are the scenarios realistic? If not, can you make suggestions for improving them? Utilizing an actual school was great. People need nuts and bolts. There should be realistic numbers and specific data. What happened to the students when they left Winston? The scenarios should have included data that showed a more realistic development of the budget.

3. Are the activities and leadership challenges brief enough that you will be willing to complete them? Do they seem relevant and helpful? If not, why? No these activities are not helpful to someone who has not experienced the real process of the budget. The challenges give an example of a positive school and things seem to be working well. However, there is not direct link to show how the money was allocated for the mentoring program. What was the criteria used to select who was eligible to benefit from the program.

4. Overall, does the format of the module appeal to your particular learning style? No it does not appeal to our learning styles. The budget module was more descriptive of a motivating program in a school.