I came across this photo and it really made me think! Regardless if I spend 60% of my life working or preparing to work, I have and will spend a lot of my time doing just that. I think it is really important for everyone to step aside and evaluate their strengths so they can incorporate them into the workplace. Why don't we spend more time focusing on our strengths?
Why are discovering your strengths so important? Rath, the author of Strengths Finder 2.0 said "people have several times more potential for growth when they invest energy in developing their strengths instead of correcting their deficiencies." So, we need to be investing in our strengths simply put! Going into education, I think it is imperative teachers know their own strengths but also know the strengths of their students to maximize classroom instruction. Strengths Finder 2.0This book explains the importance of your strengths and there is even a test to help you discover what your top 5 strengths are. All of the words in the word glue show the strengths Rath mentions in the book. You can find the test for Strengths Finder 2.0 in the link below! http://www.strengthsfinder.com/home.aspx How I Plan to Manifest My StrengthsDeveloperA developer is one who can recognize other peoples' strengths and put them together for maximum success. Being a developer, I will be able to delegate tasks to my students in ways I know they are capable of. BeliefThere are core values spiritually I have that will never leave me. These values help me love others so I want to use this strength to love my students better. ConnectednessWith this strength, I believe that we are all connected in some way. This thought can help me be more understanding of my students. I also realize how big of an impact I can make in my students' lives since I know they entered my classroom for a reason. PositivityRate mentioned how important it is to focus on students' strengths not their weaknesses. Being a positive person, I know I can use that strength to praise my students and be generous in showing admiration of their own strengths. CommunicationI like to talk. I can see this as both a strength and a weakness. I want to make sure my students' voices are heard in my classroom. I can use combination as a strength by creating vivid examples and using strong metaphors to explain the information better. Citation
Rath, Tom (2013-09-01). StrengthsFinder 2.0 (Kindle Locations 45-46). Gallup Press. Kindle Edition.
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Devon
2/6/2016 12:58:18 pm
You focused a lot on your own strengths, but how will you bring out the strengths in your students?
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Ryan
2/7/2016 02:06:07 pm
I really like how you touched on some of the problems in today's society. We never stop moving and we generally tend to focus on the weakness only. Do you think this is something we could work on even more with our elementary teachers to try and build up these strengths and knowledge of them for students at an early age?
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Mary Beth
2/7/2016 04:56:37 pm
I really enjoyed the statement about why discovering our own strengths is so important. I also liked how you say your strengths can help you in the classroom. But I wonder, similar to Devon, how can you help you students to foster their own strengths?
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Natalia Kellamis
2/7/2016 08:42:55 pm
In the bulleted section, you mention society being fast paced as an issue preventing self-reflection. Could it also be. though, that the fast-paced nature of the world is causing students to be self-aware in other ways? For example they might reflect on a blog, or on youtube, or on their Facebook feed.
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