Character is described as an important component of personality, or what makes people who they are. Character is that aspect of personality that influences how people behave in their relationships with others. This leads to some people being described as having good character or bad character. Good character is also said to be an essential aspect of leadership. Moreover, recognizing that ‘Character is Important for Youth Leadership,’ emphasizes the significance of cultivating strong character traits in young leaders.

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Emotional Intelligence, Reflection and Leadership may not appear at first to be compatible terms, when we think of leaders in the context of being bossy and emotional intelligence in terms of understanding emotions. However, the truth is, leadership and emotional intelligence are very closely related, for leaders need to be emotionally intelligent if they are to be good leaders.  Leaders must therefore be reflective if they are to be able to identify the changes they need to undertake in their lives to be truly effective leaders. 

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When we think of learning, we often think in terms of school and formal learning. However, the concept of learning is far broader and involves not only formal but also informal learning, learning that takes place in the community, learning that takes place online, and learning that takes place through our interaction with each other. In other words, critical reflection and learning are continuously taking place in a variety of settings, especially when learners set out to investigate what they have gained from specific information in particular events and situations.

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Over the past few months, I have had reason to ponder this question: Can science save us?  To answer this question, I have drawn on COVID-19 and Climate Change as case studies. I have wondered why with all the scientific knowledge we have, the COVID-19 virus had to hit us so hard. Some more so than others, with close relatives and friends dying in such large numbers because of it. 

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