Three Ways to Help Student Leaders Learn From Failure
Failure is an essential part of life, and its impact on personal growth and development cannot be overstated. However, many student leaders who are accustomed to success and achievement perceive failure as a devastating blow to their self-esteem and academic futures. While they are typically willing to take risks as leaders, they are not always...
Student Leadership
From the Director: Spring 2022
One of the hardest things is to know when to really go for something versus letting it go. I remember I went back and forth when faced with a decision to pursue my master’s degree in education. What was holding me back? Complacency? Uncertainty of something new? What excited me was the chance to take...
Advise, Advise: Volume 50 (2021-2022)
NatStuCo Update: Spring 2022
The Distinguished Student Leadership (DSL) Program helps secondary schools identify students who have achieved a high level of leadership skill and knowledge while also building their expertise. Open year-round, the program enables students to create a leadership portfolio, engage in associated activities, and write a reflective essay (which they upload and submit online) on their...
Advise, Advise: Volume 50 (2021-2022)
Never Stop Learning
Just as they encourage students to focus on their leadership growth and educational development, advisers too never stop learning. Between teaching and advising, educators are no doubt stretched thin, but many still find time to enhance their professional learning. Here, three veteran teachers and experienced NHS advisers share what they have learned on the job,...
Advise, Advise: Volume 50 (2021-2022)
Active Voices: Spring 2022
Mahatma Gandhi said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” As Asian American kids born to immigrant parents, we have seen poverty in the streets of India from a very young age during our trips to visit relatives. After the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami hit in...
Advise, Advise: Volume 50 (2021-2022)
Losing Control
As an educator, fully giving over the reins to students to accomplish a goal was somewhat daunting. I found myself asking: How will it reflect on my leadership and expertise? Will they focus? Will they be organized and mature and punctual in their planning and execution? Is saying “yes” to their ideas—which are sometimes lofty,...
Advise, Advise: Volume 50 (2021-2022)
Take 10: Spring 2022
Never Stop Learning Although they may be stretched thin between teaching and mentoring, advisers still find the time to enhance their professional learning. In this article, three veteran advisers share three important lessons: Allow the students to lead.Rely on a network of NHS advisers through online forums, conferences, and by building relationships with advisers in...
Advise, Advise: Volume 50 (2021-2022)
Active Voices: Fall 2021
From very early in childhood, we’re told about the importance of leadership. We all build up a positive perception of leaders from a young age, and we learn to admire those we consider leaders. However, there are two critical questions that are often left unanswered for students: 1) How can I start learning to be...
Advise, Advise: Volume 49 (2020-2021)
Supporting All Students as Leaders Through Changemaking
Changemaking. It’s a powerful mindset to help us discover our own agency, step into our potential as leaders, and contribute to our communities. The middle level and high school years are a transformational time, but when layered with changemaking, young people are further equipped with the skills that will prepare them for the uncertainty of...
Advise, Advise: Volume 49 (2020-2021)
Empowering Student Voice and Advocacy
An engaged, well-spoken, informed student leader is all it takes to motivate the masses into civic action. Traditionally, our school sees the most student activism when a passionate upperclassman leads the charge. While educators can educate and then ask, influence, or motivate students into participation, it really is those age-alike peers who model civic engagement...
Advise, Advise: Volume 48 (2019-2020)