Every individual learns differently, processing information uniquely and possessing different strengths and interests. Though this is the case, the modern education systems attempt to regulate and conform youth from such a young age, resulting in the suppression of the creative minds because there are no regulations for “thinking outside the box”. Standardized tests are shoved down students’ throats, and a simple number as a result from their answers on a multiple choice screen deems how intelligent they are. The school systems need to take action to nourish and develop their pupils’ individual interests and strengths instead of deem them inadequate or “below average” because they can not meet or exceed all the standards forced upon them. For…
Jared Swiney October 10, 2017 SSCI – 203 Homework #3 Personality Test The test that I chose to take is called the IPIP-NEO (International Personality Item Pool). I took the condensed version which is 120 questions long. It scores you on Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness to Experience.…
General Information The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) was developed by Leslie C. Morey Ph.D. in 1991 and revised in 2007. It is published through Psychological Assessment Resource and is a multidimensional objective inventory designed to measure psychopathology and treatment planning for various psychopathological conditions. The current PAI form is not a revision of normative data, test form, or interpretative guidelines from the original 1991 edition. The current version reflects the revision and publication of a second edition of the PAI professional manual to describe research related to the instrument since the original publication of the manual in 1991.…
1. Describe two specific examples of changes in your child's behavior at age 4 that seem to stem from growth in cognitive and language ability since the period of infancy (e.g., improvements in symbolic thinking, reasoning, knowledge of the world, theory of mind) 3. How would you characterize your child's personality? Would you say that your child is primarily overcontrolled, undercontrolled or resilient? Support your argument 4.…
Lahey claims “Her child has sacrificed her natural curiosity and love of learning at the altar of achievement, and it’s our fault.” The author’s main point in this article is that children are beginning to focus more on getting good grades than learning the information, and enjoying it. In an article called “The Costs of Overemphasizing Achievement”, Alfie Kohn suggests “as motivation to get good grades goes up, motivation to explore ideas tends to go down.” One of the topics that Kohn brings up is standardized testing.…
A child’s mind is filled with motivation to fill in the void of questions. In the same article from Jean Anyon it also explains in a another report in a class where a child asks a question in social science wanting to know more about a topic, but the teacher returns in with confirming his question and then the student nods and stays quiet. However, the teacher response does support his theory, but it leads to a no answer. The article reports of the student having assignments with little to no interest for the student so the knowledge stored just like a cold safe without the need to open again. The assignments the students are given are made to reach a certain academic level, but it does not provide any substance for finding oneself purpose to go into a career or passion later through life.…
We are born discoverers. Anyone who has ever had young children can tell you they live to discover. Let a two year old loose in the backyard and see how much they will find! If we are just looking for ways for our children to memorize content and facts then I believe we have failed as teachers. It is definitely important to understand the different learning styles that our children may have, but we need to do more than teach to those styles.…
Our real problem is--what is the goal of education? Are we forming children who are only capable of learning what is already known? Or should we try to develop creative and innovative minds, capable of discovery from the preschool age on, throughout life?”(as quoted in Davidson Films, Inc., 1989) Reflecting upon the mounting body of evidence against CCCS and the dearth of empirical data to support its adoption I recommend an immediate restoration of cognitive…
The results of my personality inventory indicate that I have a Type A personality (350 out of 380). Type A personalities are often impatient, have difficulty relaxing, and are competitive (Gray-Stanley, 2009). My impatience is evident when I take my dogs out for their bathroom breaks. As dogs will do, they sniff every bush in the yard before urinating and I find myself scolding them for being too slow. In addition, relaxation is not part of my vocabulary at this time as I constantly feel the need to complete homework or study for a test.…
Personality- When I completed the personality test I tried to answer the questions best to my knowledge’s to get the most accurate results. The Personality test that was completed to find what type of personality was the 16 Personalities Test. The results determined I was a “Defender ISFJ”. As I began to research the meaning of a defender I found a quote that was associated with the personality which was “Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others by Brian Tracy.…
The first important factor is maintaining a safe learning environment. Children are adventurous and curious at heart so it’s critical to assure their safety at all times. The second key factor incorporates a child’s curiosity through developmentally appropriate practices that are essential when teaching lesson plans. Allowing the child’s inclination when discovering new concepts gives them a sense of autonomy as well as accomplishment, and nurtures their development in all five domains.…
Their curiosity helps inform their play, and this may be why many children role play as parents or doctors, in their minds the tedious day to day stuff adults do is the coolest things ever. Now that parents are closer to their kids they can see the growth and interest in the works and not just the outcome as before. With inquisitiveness comes children wanting to try things for themselves, and parents should let them help and figure things out for…
Some societies emphasise some attributes more than the others in the process of achieving this standard aim of education. Thus, while most of the developing societies kill curiosity in their children by restricting their desire to question adults, the more advanced societies encourage their own children to be inquisitive. People believe that this is partly responsible for most of the…
Introduction: Just because a child behaves bad at a young age doesn’t mean that he/she will always behave bad even when he gets older. Many of us tend to believe in that a personality of a certain child will remain with him/her even when she gets older. That applies to some children and does not apply to other children. A research done by Joto, Christopher and Tackett, Jennifer has an answer to a belief that we still have. Background information:…
What is your equation with your friends and professional colleagues? Is it something like this? You feel that your office colleagues or friends don’t give you the kind of attention you would like to have from them?…