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Perceiving Students and the Classroom

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This will end the descriptions of learning and personality types in the classroom. As you well know, all people are defined by four personality characteristics. The last personality type described by Myers and Briggs is perceiving. The perceiving personality is opposite to judging. This personality also describes a way of life style and work. A perceiving (p) person is unconcerned with deadlines and time frames. He prefers spur of the moment tasks. Perceiving persons often put off their work until they can investigate it more. Finalizing a project or making a final decision often makes them feel confined to one … Continue reading →

Judging Students and the Classroom

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So far I have discussed six personality types placed into three categories. Today will begin the last of the classroom learning style list. The final two personalities, judging and perceiving, describe a person’s life style and work preferences. A judging person prefers to live in a very organized world. He or she needs control of his or her life. This group likes structure, organization, and order. They make decisions and then move on to other issues. Judging persons enjoy completing tasks and getting the job done. They are quick to jump in and begin work on a project. In the … Continue reading →

Parent Participation

Last year I had the alternate pleasure and pain of being involved in a parent participation school. Pleasure because I loved to interact with the children and the parents and we had lovely, lovely teachers. Pain because I had to coordinate a large renovation of said preschool, and large renovations are never fun. We’re going to a parent participation school two mornings a week this school year. My daughter will be doing this part time when I work. Combined with an ample dose of homelearning and a nature co-op that we’re running, this will be our fall. I’m looking forward … Continue reading →

When Teachers Compare Siblings

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Prejudging students by looks, other teachers’ comments, or by family association is not a good idea. However in many cases it does happen. How many of you with older brothers or sisters have ever had your teachers compare you to them? In some areas students and families are in and out of schools so much that teachers never see two siblings in their classroom. However other areas are more well grounded and families stay much or all of their lives. In some cases a teacher may have the opportunity to teach a parent and all of the children. I have … Continue reading →

Education Week in Review: June 16 – June 22

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Another week of summer break has ended. It is very hot and dry here in Middle Tennessee. Education stories are keeping the news hot. My Google alerts have been full. I hope that you have been keeping up with the latest articles. Check below for the week in review. Saturday, June 16 Concerns of Public Education: Y = Yelling Managing discipline and controlling anger can be difficult tasks for teachers. Education programs need to focus on teaching alterative discipline techniques. Thinking Students and the Classroom Thinking students prefer organization and logical in the tasks that they complete. They act based … Continue reading →