Top 5 High Value Student Leadership Habits

Modelling Leadership for the Next Generation

As teachers we spend most of our time developing positive habits in students, however not all habits are equal.

Compare a daily silent reading habit with a workspace tidiness habit.

Both habits have value, but the former is a higher value habit that will most likely expand over time with unlimited potential to stimulate learning, curiosity and creativity. By comparison, workplace tidiness has limited merit. The same principle applies to student leadership. Some habits have far greater value than others.

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Michael Grose


Author, columnist and presenter Michael Grose currently supports over 1,100 schools in Australia, New Zealand and England in engaging and supporting their parent communities. He is also the director of Parentingideas, Australia’s leader in parenting education resources and support for schools. In 2010 Michael spoke at the prestigious Headmaster’s Conference in England, the British International Schools Conference in Madrid, and the Heads of Independent Schools Conference in Australia, showing school leadership teams how to move beyond partnership-building to create real parent-school communities. For bookings, parenting resources for schools and Michael’s famous Free Chores & Responsibilities Guide for Kids, go to www. parentingideas.com.au.