HOD OMG!

Well I have been living in South Korea now for a good year and a half. I have traveld to places I didn't even know I wanted to go. I have met people from all over the world. I work with some of the smartest people on the planet. So what adventure will I take on next you might ask?

HOD.

Yes in the land of acronyms I can now add another to my list. HOD. Head of Department.
Not just head of the music department. Head of the Fine Arts Department. That means 4 music directors 2 drama teachers and 4 art instructors.

Why?

Because I guess I didn't have enough to do. Actually to be honest, I want to try and help other teachers become empowered in the arts department. After 15 years in business, now I want to impart some of what I have learned and blatantly stolen from other remarkable teachers. I guess it is my way to give back even though I feel like I am still learning the basics on a day to day basis.
Right now I am just in listening mode but I try to start thinking a step or two ahead. Already I have been apart of meetings and concerns that I hadn't planned on. Fine Arts and Athletic department and conflicts was my trial by fire.

I don't have the finest degrees from top universities in the world but maybe this is how I am supposed to give back to the profession I have been a part of for so long. Some lessons I have learned the hard way and maybe I can help others not make the same mistakes I have but to learn to love the profession they have chosen and to feel valued for their gifts.

I don't know what will happen. Only the Big Guy can really say at this point. What I know for fact though is that without all of my friends and colleagues of my past, I would never be where I am now. To all of them I say a big thank you.

Am I scared?

ABSOLUTELY but I would not have it any other way.