What is outside the box? Equally as important, what is inside the box?
During the last two weeks, we have been learning about what makes us tick. At our inner core of what drives us are our personalties. We have been discovering how it affects us and those around us. In order to accomplish this task, we are utizing the True Colors personality Questionnaire. The students got an opportunity to complete their personality questinnaires last week. They gathered according to color and discussed each category further. Today, we began with a brief presentation about the purpose of education as it relates to all of us. Education is twofold. In one aspect, it provides us with the tools to succeed in life. On the other hand, it works to bring out the special gifts we have within us. The latter, is information we all have in our person, yet in many cases are unaware of such. We discussed the fact that additional layers such as the stressors of our lives make discovery of these gifts even more challenging to discover. The students then began to draft out a visual representation of thier personality trait based on their color. Most of the students appeared to be eager to begin the task. Their work will be posted periodically. The next task is for the students to complete their wholistic visual rerpresentation, present it to the class and post it on the classroom wall. Thus far, the students are begining to be comfortable discovering and sharing their speical characteristics. I think that providing them with an example, and making the environment a positive and respecful one has helped in allowing them to share. Our students dream of becoming pilots, police officers, video game developers, music moguls and movie producers. Wow, it is beautiful to hear their dreams. Below is a sample of a visual representation of my personality. Judge for your self!
