Day 2 of Training - Sept. 26 2006

Who I am

the Myers Briggs: INTJ

the Multiple Intelligence Assessment: math/logic, music

I am surprisingly different from who I thought I was re: the Myers Briggs. Being told all my life by my sister that she wishes I had an “off” button – now I find out that I am an introvert. My preferences are so different from my actual daily life. I am a product of my environment - of teachers, family, and friends who have molded me to be successful in our society. I am a "slightly" a thinker over being a feeler. It seems that after years of being guided by my immediate emotions, I now depend on thinking to determine my actions and decisions. I am a “J” – I plan, I organize, I need order - in order to do well at school (as a teacher, as a student) – am I really a “J” by my own choice? Sometimes I feel like I am constrained by my “J” side.

How will expectations of the academic society affect the students (the first graders) I work with? Who am I really? Who is my student?

I have math/logic and music intelligences - yet I also feel that I am "self smart, people smart, and picture smart" --- I don't like being boxed in yet obviously I do have certain strengths.

I am motivated to expose my student to new ideas, new intelligences, all while utilizing their strengths and making them feel successful.