School Administration and Supervision: A Reaction Paper

Education is one of the necessities of every individuals. It enables a person to become a

better version of their own selves through learning. It is through learning that we are able to think
critically about our judgements in life that could lead us to a happy and meaningful life. It is
through learning that we are able to discover our skills and potentials that could help us in
achieving success. It equips us the knowledge we need to become effective citizens and enable
ourselves to face and overcome the different problems in life. That is why education must not be
taken for granted as Nelson Mandela would say, “education is the most powerful weapon we can
use to change the world.” With the right education, people can change the world for the better.
One of the avenues of education is the formal education that is concretized in schools and
universities. I believe that an effective school does not only focus on the development of
academic endeavor; it is more than teaching. A school must be ardent towards the student and to
the education they received. A school must cater the basic needs of the student which includes
the physical aspect, emotional, psychological, spiritual and intellectual to make the learning of
the student integral and holistic. Most of the schools promotes this kind of goal that would
prepare the students in their future endeavor, and in order to achieve this goal there must be an
educational system that must be followed in order to realize the school’s objectives. Here lies
the role of school administration that ensures the development of the educational system of the
school and maintains its operation effective and efficient. School administrators such as the
principal, dean, and other educational leaders must have proper leadership training and skill that
could convey the vision of the school to its workforces. They are the one that will communicate
about the ways how will the school achieve its goals and objectives. They serve as a navigator to
guarantee that the direction of school is on the right direction. Hence, I can say that the school
administration is very important to guide the operation of the schools. This may include the
observance of the policy of the school, managing the budget of the school and its maintenance,
evaluating the effectivity of the different forms of pedagogy that can help the students in
learning, and to ensure that the students’ academic progress is met. It is also part of the job of the
school administrator to update the parents of the students regarding the attitude and academic
performance of their children that is why detailed records must be kept to show to the parents the
personal development of their child. This may also at the same time guarantee to the parents that

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their children are in safety learning environment since all of the concerns of the students are
being brought up in the Parents and Teachers Assembly which is part of the role of school
administration in managing communications with the Parents. Moreover, for the school
administration to be effective, the school administrators are the one in charge on the evaluation
regarding school’s strategic decision to improve and continue in rendering a high-quality
education to the students. This may include forming a research team that could seek some
innovations in imparting knowledge to the students. Since the world is rapidly evolving into
more advance technology, the research team can be a great help to delve into the new
technologies of the world to help in upgrading the school like for example in keeping the records
of the students in a more fast and easy way, or in enhancing the different means of teaching. I
think these are the things that can be highly noted when it comes to School Administration.
It can be also noticed that the effectivity of the school does not only depend to the school
administration, for the school administration is more on giving instructions and guidelines to the
school. The main efficient cause or the one that really put the instructions into reality are the
faculty and staff particularly the teachers. How can we know if their way of teaching to the
students is effective, or are they in the right path in carrying out the visions of the school? Here
we can find the value of school supervision. The school supervision is about studying,
improving, and evaluating the current teaching and learning situations. Its main function is to
look into the different factors that affect both teaching and learning. As a process, school
supervision aids the teacher to improve in their way of teaching or in learning interaction of the
students with them. This may include giving advice on the appropriateness of the teaching-
learning materials in use, giving support services available to the teacher, or attending to the
welfare of the teacher such as giving feed back to their performance and the like in order
improve the quality of teaching and learning. This can be also an avenue to appreciate the work
of the teachers and inspire them to continue or even bring out their best in the daily grind. These
are the things that I think very significant to give emphasis in relation to school supervision.
I believe school administration and supervision must go together to create an effective
learning environment to the students. Having a good balance of this two functions, a school can
have a firm scaffolding in giving the students a better education and successfully prepared them
in their future career.