I have been working on my week 2 assignment today. I thought that the interviews with the leaders of school districts were very helpful. They all had some important advice to anyone doing research. I think that it is important to listen to people who have already done what we are doing now. These administrators have already been through the research class, and the advice that they give is a result of experience. I especially liked it when Dr. Lewis said to make sure that whatever you study is something that interests you and that will apply to your situation. So many times in the past as a student people have asked me to do research on something that I had no interest in doing. I always had a hard time with doing the research because it was something that interested the teacher and not me. Also, I didn't always see its importance to me. If I research something that will benefit me, my students, and/or my school in the future, I will see a need for it and a real purpose. I will not feel like I am wasting time doing an assignment for the sake of doing an assignment.
Also, Dr. Chargois had an important point when he talked about the importance of doing research in our classrooms. So many times we are handed data or resources and told to use it in our rooms. It might not apply to our situation, or it may only apply in limited amounts. If the classroom teacher is doing research and adjusting what he or she is doing along the way based on results then the situation is more beneficial to the students and the teacher and everyone involved benefits. They don't see what they are doing as a waste of time.
I look forward to doing my action research at our campus and making it something that the teachers see as useful and important. I think this will be a learning process that will be invaluable in my future career and it will help me when I am dealt different situations that need resolving.
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