Remember to complete two postings of at least 100 words each week. Please read the chapter on personality before commenting on these scenarios. Keep in mind the theory that we are all born with certain personality types and there are no good or bad types. Each type has gifts and talents that can be used to be a successful and happy person. Relate your comments to the concepts in this chapter. Make comments on at least 2 of these scenarios. It is helpful to begin your thinking with identifying the personality types of the people involved.
Scenario 1 (Sensing, Intuitive): Julie is a pre-school teacher. She assigns her class to draw a picture of a bicycle. Students share their pictures with the class. One of the students has drawn a bicycle with wings. Another student laughs at the drawing and says, "Bicycles don't have wings!" How should the teacher handle this situation?
Scenario 1 (Sensing, Intuitive): Julie is a pre-school teacher. She assigns her class to draw a picture of a bicycle. Students share their pictures with the class. One of the students has drawn a bicycle with wings. Another student laughs at the drawing and says, "Bicycles don't have wings!" How should the teacher handle this situation?
Scenario 2 (Thinking, Feeling): John has the almost perfect girlfriend. She is beautiful, intelligent and fun to be with. She only has one flaw. John thinks that she is too emotional and wishes she could be a little more rational. When his girlfriend tries to talk to him about emotional issues, he analyzes her problems and proposes a logical solution. His girlfriend doesn't like the solutions that John proposes. Should John find a new girlfriend?
Scenario 3 (Introvert, Extravert): Mary is the mother of 2 children ages 5 (daughter) and 8 (son). The five-year old is very social and especially enjoys birthday parties. At the last party she invited 24 girls and they all showed up at the party. Everyone had a great time. The 8 year old is very quiet and spends his time reading, doing art work, building models and hanging out with his one best friend. Mary is concerned that her son does not have very many friends. She decides to have a birthday party for her son also. The only problem is that he cannot come up with a list of children to invite to the party. What should Mary do?
Scenario 4 (Judging, Perceptive): Jerry and Jennifer have just been married and they love each other very much. Jennifer likes to keep the house neat and orderly and likes to plan out activities so that there are no surprises. Jerry likes creative disorder. He leaves his things all over the house. He often comes up with creative ideas for having fun. How can Jerry and Jennifer keep their good relationship going?
In Scenario 3, it is likely that the 8 year old is an introvert, unlike his extrovert 5 year old sister. It is important for Mary to make sure that her 8 year old son knows that there is nothing wrong with his difference in personality. As an introvert, he probably would more so enjoy just inviting one or two close friends to go along with him to Chuck E Cheese or another favorite place rather than coming up with a whole list of people. Introverts do not gain energy from crowds of people as do extroverts.
ReplyDeleteIn scenario 2, John should understand that while he is the thinking type, his girlfriend is the feeling type, which explains why him coming up with logical solutions to her problems is not always what is comforting to her. John does not need to find a new girlfriend, for nothing is "wrong" with his current one. She is just more of a feeler than a thinker.
In scenario 1, Julie could explain to the student that laughed at the drawing that it isn't nice or respectful to laugh at other student's creativity. Perhaps a bike with wings is the other student's way of expressing their creativity. She could ask the student who drew the drawing why he did so. Julie could then share her own creative fantasy bike and show the entire class that it is acceptable to express their imagination although it may be out of the norm.
ReplyDeleteIn scenario 3, Mary should accept the fact that her 8 year old son has an introvert personality. Her son may be comfortable with developing only close relationships with that one friend of his. She has to take his interests in consideration. Mary could throw a party for her 5 year old daughter and it would be appropriate and comforting for her personality type. Conversely, for her son, if he is told to make a list of friends to invite to his party, it may make him feel as if there if something wrong with him when he cannot fulfill a list as big as his younger sister's list. Instead, Mary should ask her son what he would like to do to celebrate his birthday and who he wants to spend it with.
In scenario 1, Julie can talk to the classroom about being respectful to other students. She can tell the students that it is a good thing to use your imagination and explore it. She can use examples on other drawings on using imagination. Julie can also try doing a weekly activity such as , showing the class how to use their creative side while drawing a picture.If julie continues to talk to her students about how being creative is a good thing , her students will get a better understanding.
ReplyDeleteIn scenario 2, I don't think john should jump into a conclusion about getting a new girlfriend. Instead he should accept the fact that his girlfriend has flaws and learn how to manage it. He can explain why some of things she does bothers him. Also his girlfriend could do the same thing and talk more deeply about their issues. They can both talk about their problems and find a better way of solving them.
In scenario 3, Mary should take into consideration that her 8 year old does not have an extrovert personality like his 5 year old sister but he has more of an introverted personality. He rather spend time with a few close friends and by inviting more people to his party will do nothing but make him feel inferior. He's not the type of person who prefers to be around a large crowd. In this situation, Mary should just take him out to wherever he desires with a couple of his friends. Introverted people do not receive a lot of energy from large crowds like extroverts.
ReplyDeleteIn scenario 2, Julie should share more creative drawings to the class and try to convince the children to understand that creativity can be a good thing. She can explain how there is nothing wrong with expressing imagination through drawings or any other art form. Julie During the scenario, Julie should let the children know that it is rude and disrespectful to laugh at another child's creativity. Everyone has a different personality and each person should take it to consideration. They are still kids but Julie should explain how the kids should be respectful towards others and how they should accept other's creativity.
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ReplyDeleteIf I was the teacher, I would address the student that laughed at the other one first and say something like, "He knows bicycles don't have wing. If you're jealous that his made up bicycle can fly and yours can't, keep it to yourself". When I was younger, I made sure my art was always detailed and as accurate as possible. I probably would have added anti-gravity or something to my bicycle though. It makes more sense than organic limbs.
Scenario 2
John and his girlfriend may have some disagreements but, if they are similar enough in other areas, they can find a middle ground. John could approach the situation more differently (and logically) by asking how his girlfriend would want to handle it. Even if John does not believe in her decision, he could at least help her make it less destructive and help her not mess it up. It's important to support feeling types and girlfriends because even as an introvert, it's nice to have someone on your side all the time so it's smart to keep them around. That's logic.
In scenario 3, Mary is lucky enough to have two very different children, her daughter an extrovert and her son an introvert (although these sometimes change with age). It’s important that Mary embraces the strengths and weaknesses of each of her children. If her son likes to read and do artwork, she should take him somewhere where she and him can be creative together like one of those places where you paint pottery. No need to put him in an awkward situation or even make him feel bad or weird about not having a huge group of friends. It’s his birthday he can have a party with family and he and his parents can go do something fun together in celebration.
ReplyDeleteIn scenario 2, John just needs to realize that she probably doesn’t want her problems solved and that she probably just needs him to listen. He needs to learn that everyone handles their emotions differently and while many men internalize, women usually feel the need to “get if off their chest”. She is likely a “feeling” person and uses her emotions to guide her. Although it may be hard for him to understand, he should do his best to appreciate that quality because it seems like, being so different, they have a lot to offer each other. They just need to come to a better understanding of one another and cater to each other’s specific needs more.
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In senario 1, the teacher could tell the student who laughed that is is not respectful to laugh and make fun of other's drawings.Some people are sensitive, Especially when they are trying to be creative and try to do the best they can and someone comes and try to put them down. Some students do not really get along with each other simply because other people do better things than they can and they feel jealous at the same time.Yet, respect can be kept even though they struggle sometimes.The teacher could explain to the student who laughed at the other student's picture that he may not have realized how they hurt the other's feelings.Julie has to remain available to hear to every student's side of the story.
ReplyDeleteIn senario 2,John should keep her because he would never find a girl like that sensitive and loving.He has to keep her because she is really nice.He should try teaching her to be more logical and to be a deep thinker about serious issues,In addition, he may want to change her way about seeing stuff, because not all of subjects can be handled with emotions.Therefore, his girlfriend should reset her feelings and start to create new ideas,in order to find logical solutions. Sometimes we have to use our mind and think carefully before we make decision.John should give her a chance to get a long with what he wants.
ReplyDeleteIn Scenario 2, John should deffinately not find another girlfriend; she is beautiful, intelligent and fun to be with, what more can you ask for. Being that his girlfriend is the more feeler type, she can express to John about everything that is bothering her. I beleive there is a side to everyone deep down that can get the emotional side out of them, which will lead john to really understand and care for her problems, therefore telling her what she wants to hear. And if she continues to not like the solutions he is giving her, they need to look into their problems deeper so that they can both come to an exact conclussion.
ReplyDeleteIn Scenario 3, Mary needs to accept the fact that every child is different, whether they are more introvert with others or extrovert. In this case, i think that she shouldnt throw the boy a big party like she did for her daughter. At such a young age, they are still developing and getting to know others in their own way, whether they like to have many friends or just a friend to be comfortable with. Mary shouldnt have told her son to make a list of people to invite, but rather asked him who he'd like to bring over for his birthday. After having a decission, which is to just bring his one bestfriend, she should plan a day where they can both got to a themepark where the majority of rides have only two seats. I dont think Mary should be concerened about her son having only one friend for he is only 8 years old.
That was a very sensitive response to scenario two, Dylan. Being a very emotional girl myself, I might offer up another way of thinking about this that would be easier on John. While, I agree that he should start listening to her and supporting her, I can also see where his girlfriend could compromise too. She should begin to understand John’s personality type to and understand that he will think logically about most situations. If she begins to get emotional on him, he is going to want to fix the problem. Therefore, it is important that she realizes that he is trying to help out in the situation, even if it’s not the way she had hoped for. She should continue to talk to him about her emotions, and he should learn how to be supportive, however she should learn how to deal with his reaction. It would be advisable that she begins to talk to others about her emotions too so that he will not have to listen to as much. Relationships are complicated.
DeleteIn scenario one, Julie should say to the student that it not appropriate for you to laugh at another student's work. You should be respectful and kind because you would not appreciate it if another student was laughing at you. Art is about creativity and making magic happen. This particular student has a great imagination and decided that wings on a bike would be really cool. I agree and think that this student did a wonderful job and is very creative. The bike with wings is a beautiful idea and I wish that my bike had wings on it. You now need to apologize to your classmate for laughing at him/her because that was not nice. We are all friends here in the classroom and it is not okay to hurt each others feelings. If next time I ask you guys to draw a town and you want your town to be on the moon or under the ocean I will think that is a fantastic idea. Creativity is welcomed in our classroom so just as this student did with the bike I would love to see you all use your imagination when you draw.
ReplyDeleteFor scenario three Mary needs to take into consideration her son's personality. Her son is an introvert and is not comfortable with large groups of people so there is no reason to put him into a situation like that. He is not a big party type of kid so it would not be the best choice. Since he is an introvert he needs to have a birthday that will satisfy his personality and ensure that he has a great birthday experience. Mary should invite thee or four of his closest friends to celebrate his birthday with them. The small group and the closeness that he shares with them will make him feel comfortable and will equal a great time. Maybe a trip to the beach, or a drive in movie, accompanied by a fun dinner out and a sleepover. He will spend his birthday surrounded by his best friends and in comfortable environments.
3. Mary should realize that her children are different and are not cookie-cutter children. While she should be happy for her daughter that she has so many friends and had an awesome party, she does not necessarily need to be concerned about her son. Since her son has one best friend, she could invite him to celebrate his birthday where ever they decide to go. They could have just a close family and friends party, since this would make her son more comfortable than inviting a lot of children that he doesn’t know.
ReplyDelete4. Jerry and Jennifer are going to have to spend some time getting to know each other’s personality types and learn how to compromise. Just because they are different does not mean that they need to abandon their feelings for each other. Perhaps Jerry could work on cleaning up his things more and Jennifer can try to allow spontaneity in her life. Besides, they’ll probably find out they like this way of living much more!
In scenario 1, Julia should tell to her students the laugh on others work or others paintings is not good behavior and learn them to love each other because we are friends. She can talk about Art class and how can everyone imagine in his drawing. She should learn her students how to share their ideas by simple way consistent with their ages. Also, she can exploit this situation by listing the story of the subject matter of children to accept the ideas of others and not to laugh on them, and do next class to drawings of students imaginations.
ReplyDeleteFor scenario 2, Should remain with his girlfriend because they are smart and beautiful in addition to that, she is affectionate and loving him. Maybe he can find another girlfriend logical but it is difficult to find another one love him. Instead of thinking to finaly dissolve John must discuss his girlfriend by a nice way and tell her, we can not judge on everything by own emotional because there are important things and fateful can not be judged on it by own feeling. He can try to learn her to be a little logical person step by step in the future.
In scenario 1, Mary should tell the other student that it is not polite to laugh at other people when they are presenting. afterwards Mary should give a small lecture to the class on how just by saying mean things can have a huge impact on the person who is getting teased. Then she could give another drawing assignment and tell the students to use their imagination and to not make rude comments when they are presenting their pictures.
ReplyDeleteIn scenario 4, it looks like Jerry and Jennifer are total opposites of each other but, they can still solve their problems just by talking it out. each of them can list a different behavior and they can work on that behavior until it gets better or at least to ones liking. also they can learn to compromise and let they other have his/her way sometimes and respect each other.
Scenario 2: John needs to realize that finding a logical woman is like finding a unicorn. Seriously though, if he leaves this girl he crazy. Finding someone with whom you enjoying spending time with is something that should be cherished. It sounds like he is in a fully functioning relationship and is looking for a way out because he has commitment issues. Most people are attracted to people that are their counterpoints in life. It balances the relationship. A day will come in John's life when an emotional decision needs to be made and he will need his girlfriend's insight.
ReplyDeleteScenario 4: The best thing they can do is accept each other for who they are and allow each other to be who they are. The worst thing you can do is try to change someone. The differences they have are part of the reason they fell in love with each other. If the chick really needs a clean house that badly, give the dude his own room where he is free to have all the creative disorder his little heart desires. Take turns planning activities. Compromise. If they recently married they obviously have come to the determination that they will be able to live with each others flaws. I like to think that when two people love each other they will always find a way to make it work.
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ReplyDeleteWell if his girlfriend is too emotional I don’t consider him leaving her because of her issues. If he thinks she is the perfect girlfriend he would stand next to her and help her out on her situations. Since she didn’t like his solutions they could always talk it out together and they could both find something that could benefit them. If people’s relationship is similar to this kind everyone would have issues as for my opinion if you find the perfect girl you shouldn’t have problems.
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For this kind of scenario I would prefer a night out with close friends rather having a party since he is an introvert. Also since he is a quite person a night out would be perfect because he would be talking to people that he is comfortable with. Since she is a mother and she knows her son really well she should know that he would not be excited or surprised by the party and inviting many people he would only stick with people he talks with the most.
In scenario 3, Mary should accept that her two children each one has a different personality and independent from the other. It is not wrong if her son closed with a few friends unlike his sister because his personality is an introvert. For example, they could have just a close family and friends party, since this would make her son more comfortable than inviting a lot of children that he does not know. Mary should deal with her children every one according to his personality.
ReplyDeleteFor scenario 4, In fact I have same problem with my husband according to me he messy and lazy to arrange his things and put everything in a right place. We are trying to solve this problem by discussion with each other and promised each other that I will not press him and he is trying to teach himself to be more arrangement. This is the solution for the continuation of the relationship in its correct path and without problems.
In scenario 1, Julie needs to speak with her class and acknowledge the importance of imagination. Yes, a bicycle with wings is not logical but when you really think about it, didn’t the bicycle in general start off with a bit of imagination? I mean think about it, the first bike started off with one huge wheel in the front and one tiny one in the back and even though it was operational, it was difficult to mount which lead the developers going back the drawing board. The point of imagination is to explore possibilities and determine whether or not they have a place in the real world. After all, imagination is the foundation for possibility, and possibilities establish progress. Furthermore, Julie needs to address the young boy that he actually did something good and it wasn’t a mistake. After all, who knows maybe that young boy will grow up to be the inventor of the first fling bicycle.
ReplyDeleteIn scenario 2, I would not recommend John finding himself a new girlfriend considering he will only find a “flaw” in that one also. Acceptance is a prerequisite when it comes to developing a relationship. Everyone is different in his or her own ways, and to be honest, what is a flaw to one person may be perfection to another. That is the beauty of relationships. We don’t need a 100% compatible person to “click”, we simply need someone who loves and supports us for who we are. Furthermore, John should remain where he is and just accept her for who she is, emotions and all.
(Scenario 2) Not everyone is perfect. I don’t think john has a good enough reason to break up with his girlfriend she is only human. Yeah she’s a feeler unlike john who is a thinker. She only shows her emotion because she cares and she feels that it’s important to her. John and his girlfriend should sit down and let each other express how they feels maybe they can rub off on each other a little. He can probably teach her how to be logical in certain situations. It all has to do with compromising meeting each other halfway and keeping the relationship strong.
ReplyDelete(Scenario 3 ) People are all different, I think that Mary as a mother should just ask her son who he wants to invite to his birthday party. If the fact that her son is still keeps to himself bothers her maybe she should sit down and talk to him. just because her younger daughter is more extravert and outgoing doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with her son being introverted and keeping to himself. His interests are just a little different than his sister and other people. They both have their own individual talents that make them unique, and who knows maybe as he gets older he’ll grow out of it he’s still a kid people change.
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ReplyDeleteNo he should not go find a new girlfriend he should try and see things from his girl friends point of view. Though this may be difficult due to the fact that they see problems in entirely different ways he should be up to attempting to see things through her eyes and if he is having problems doing so ask her if she can help you see things her way. Lastly he should explain his point of view to her in a kind well mannered fashion always keeping in mind the way she thinks and hope fully she will be understanding enough to attempt to adapt if he is willing to.
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ReplyDeleteI think Julie needs to talk to all her students, and especially the student that said that, and tell them that imagination is a rare thing that all kids should try to obtain at a young age. Some peoples imaginations are wilder than others, but everyone should be able to have their own creativity.
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I think John should not go find a new girlfriend. I think that since they are both opposites, he is a thinking and she is a feeler, that they could benefit from each other and try to understand each other better, which could help with problems in the future. They should try to explain each other and the other should try to compromise and be more understand to how the other person feels.
Scenario 1
ReplyDeleteThe teacher can proceed by explaining to the class that she asked the class to draw a bicycle and that she did not specify that it had to be made any specific way. She can also proceed to explain that every one is free to use their imagination when they draw and that the winged bicycle is just how the one students imagination manifested its self. Lastly she may suggest that the whole class use their imaginations and see what kinds of new bicycles they can come up with. By doing this she allows the student who drew the bicycle with wings to feel special, as well as allowing the rest of the children to express their creativity and thus promote their learning.
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ReplyDeleteMary should contemplation about her children’s personalities. Her 8 year old son does not have an extrovert personality like her 5 year old daughter. He has more of an introverted personality, and rather spend time with a few close friends; thus, by inviting more people to his party will do nothing but make him feel miniscule. He's not the type of person who prefers to be around a large crowd and socialize with others. In this situation, Mary should just take him out to do whatever he wants with a few of his close friends. Introverted people do not receive a lot of pleasure from large crowds like extroverts.
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I feel like their relationship is not based on which one is organized and untidy. However, it might help to make a creative way to organize or clean the house so the husband can have fun while cleaning. This will also help the wife because she likes everything orderly and scheduled. In addition, the wife good reward her husband for a good behavior, such as taking him out, leaving him alone for a day, or making him a favorite dish. For example, Jennifer doesn’t have time to clean the house, so she wants her husband Jerry to help out. So, Jennifer tells Jerry, for every chore you do around the house, I will give you a massage, cook you a meal, etc.
Scenario 2 (Thinking, Feeling): personally I don't think anything is "wrong" with his girlfriend. If she's perfect in every other way why break up with her? No one is perfect, plain and simple. You have to accept everyone for their flaws as well as realize your own. I think he should be more open minded to seeing how she views things and being a little bit more sensitive to her. I think they could benefit by being with someone who's a little different, it helps you to see a new perspective on things.
ReplyDeleteScenario 1 (Sensing, Intuitive): I think the teacher should make it a point to talk to the class and tell them not to make fun of other children. In art its all about being creative, if he wants wings on his bike put wings on it. I think teaching children not to bully and make fun of other children at a young age is important. Being able to open your mind to other people and accepting them is such a good quality to teach kids. And let them know to use their imagination and to encourage them to think of new creative ideas.
I really like your point for scenario2. I don’t think that anything is wrong with his girlfriend but I do thing that to be open and to know one another’s feelings, you have to communicate. So it does put out and in the open that everyone does have their flaws. That was a great point. Everyone should have to be able to know if they can tolerate one another to make it work, no one is perfect.
DeleteI also like your thinking in scenario 1. Teachers now days are to easy to be super aggressive on children and not give them a chance on having their own opinions they just give children negative consequences to reprimand the situations. It isn’t always right to reprimand the child if they do not know any better. Thus the reason why we TEACH the children, not just be a disciplinarian.
In Scenario 3 Mary should not really do anything unless you visibly see your son being depressed for not having any friends really. It's nice that the daughter has tons of friends but that does not mean anything. You can have 3 really close friends and bee fine then have 24 friends. The son is having fun on his own, he seems to have a bright mind and imagination.
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Julie should point the young boy's poster out and really tell her students that this is a great example of using our Imagination, Explain to these young ones that our imagination is one of our best examples. Thus giving the young one props and a but of confidence instead of being made fun of.
Scenario 3: Although I am more extravert I believe that it is important to have a couple really good friends. So I guess my response to the question "What should Mary do?" is nothing. Mary should do nothing. It's not a big deal if the boy only has one best friend. Being as outgoing as I am I have two best friends one is a kid I've known since preschool and we are still really good friends through all this time. My other best friend I met my first year of middle school and we have been good friends ever since. As shocking as it is, even though I love being the center of attention in big groups and hanging out with a lot of people I much rather spend time with my two best friends.
ReplyDeleteScenario 2: I think that John should put his logic to the side and go for what he's feeling. If he really like his girlfriend than he should have a conversation with her about what he is feeling with her situation. If time passes by and he sees that nothing has changed from their talk they had then he should use his logic to see weather or not he should or shouldn't break up with her.
ReplyDeleteScenario 1: I think that from the beginning Julie should have announced to the class the rules of the presentation such as not making fun of students creative expressions through these drawings. I think that julie should place order within her class and maybe give some sort of lenient punishment to the student that made the comment, and explain to her class that through out their presentations it will not be tolerated that other students make fun of other students creative art work.
Scenario 4 I liked this scenario a lot because this is exactly like me and my girlfriend and I am very interested to see how very are going to handle this. I think that Jerry has to explain to Jennifer that everyone needs their messy space. I know I do. But I also think that Jerry, and myself for that matter, is going to have to work on being a little more organized. And with the help of Jennifer I don't think Jerry would have a problem learn little ways to keep tidy. I would actually really enjoy little tips to help me keep my room clean because right now it's a wreck.
ReplyDeleteYou have to study for a challenging math test.
ReplyDeleteBeing an Introvert does not mean that I do not like to study with some class mates.I prefer team work in my tasks, even in work issues. Sharing ideas and making up a good plan before start studying. I do not like to interrupt my thoughts series by eating food while studying because that will not make me focus on what I am doing.In addition, good lighting, quite room, and hot drinks are more important for concentricity.Almost no one can pass a test without truly studying and understanding the material.If I really want to get a good grade, I need to have thoroughly prepared myself for the content of the test far in advanced. I would take all the mini assignments (worksheets, study guides, etc.) from the class I am studying for and have them all at hand, if I study those I should pass my test.
#4. Compromise. plain and simple, John needs to learn and respect Jennifer and learn how to pick up after him self, but a little mess here and there is okay.
ReplyDeleteand Jennifer needs to do the same, needs to learn and respect Jennifer and know that it will be okay if there is a little mess here and there, not everyone is neat, not everyone cares as much as she does. They have to meet in the middle.
#1. The teacher should tell the students before every presentation to not make comments about other kids drawings. How everyone has their own way of imagination and no one is wrong. and those whom do not respect those rules need to have a consequence.
Answer to Scenario2: I do not think that John should find a new girlfriend. I feel that this would help John become more emotional person and help his girlfriend become a more logical person. This would help their relationship as people should be able to have some of both sides of the personality trait. This would make they become stronger as individuals as well as a couple. It would keep all the outside “talk” they hear become nothing to them; and the foundation of their relationship will only get stronger. Learning more than surface emotions would help any relationship.
ReplyDeleteAnswer to Scenario3: If I were helping Mary in this situation I would ask her for the help of her neighbors. See if her neighborhood has children his age and also invite some of her daughter’s friends as well to mingle with the crowd. This will get her children involved with one another and maybe get some of the shyness out of her 8 yr. old son. I would also get her son in on the party planning. Ask if he has certain friends who he would like to invite. If none of that were to be helpful I would just try to host a birthday party with his teacher and his classmates at school; so that next year I could see who he socializes with and invite for future parties.
Answer to Scenario 4: Jerry and Jennifer would have to come up with creative ideas for cleaning up. It might sound funny but it would also help them to bond. Though Jerry is messy and Jennifer is orderly, it would help to have the opposites of one another balance their relationship. If everything were to be clean and orderly in Jennifer’s “way” all the time, it may intimidate Jerry and his feelings of if she were to argue with him about it. Now, since everyone does have to live orderly in some fashion, I would say that Jennifer could probably lay back on planning activities sometimes and do something spontaneous with Jerry to help keep the balance as well. Sometimes planning everything for every minute of the day can be stressful, and living on the fly once in a while could be adventurous for the right relationships.
In the first scenario, Julie can ask the student to apologize to his friend for laughing at his work and for interrupting. By calling out the misbehavior and having the child correct himself immediately, she can stop the behavior from spreading in the class, prevent that student from repeating the scene in the future, and ensure the other child's feelings are acknowleged. She can then remind the class that it is not okay to make fun of our friends because it hurts their feelings and we do not call out when somebeody else is talking. She can then go on to discuss the use of creativity and imagination in drawing the bicycle with wings, and how it is unique. She can end the discussion by pointing out that for this art project, the child who drew the flying bicycle focused on possibilites and what could be, and the child who called out focused more on what already is and what we see and know. She can finalize by saying both ways of thinking and creating are okay, so neither student feels lessened by the discussion.
ReplyDeleteIn scenerio 3, the Mary has children with opposite personality types. Her daughter is extroverted with many friends and likes parties, and her son seems more introverted because of his lack of social interest in the party, because he is quiet and enjoys reading. Considering Mary managed to find 24 girls to invite for her daughter and cannot name one of her son's friends, perhaps she needs to spend more time with her son and give him some attention because he needs help socializing. Schools provide clubs and activities like fundraisers. If school isn't enough social stimulation for him she could help him find a team or an activity he enjoys doing with others, like boy scouts or a reading club in a library or even a dance or sports team. There are art centers that give classes for children or camps for outdoor walks and group activities. Not to mention that at his age children still enjoy going to parks and the beach, where they can play with other children and occasionally make friends.