![]() During your next round of interviews, identify personality types of interviewees. Take a step back from this way of thinking. It is human nature to quickly recognize and gravitate towards people like ourselves. Administrators have a tendency to hire people who are just like them. If you tend to hire teachers who are Gold or Blue, make an effort to think deeply about why you choose to hire each candidate. What Can Be Done About This Situation? If You Are An Administrator: Also, Gold-dominant administrators are highly likely to hire teachers whose beliefs about education and classroom-discipline align with their personal views. Secondly, the values of Blue and Gold personalities fit very well into the current structure of the American education system. Therefore, they are more likely to consider a career spent there. So, Why Are so Many Educators Gold and Blue?įor one, Blue and Gold people are more likely to enjoy the environment created within the school and the classroom. I also understood why I felt such a strong need to go into the teaching profession I wanted to give students a different learning experience than they were likely to get in the Blue and Gold education world. I had great difficulty with the repetitive way information was presented. As a “Green”, my need to explore my own interests was not met. This information helped me understand why I had trouble in school. Often, Green and Orange students’ needs are not addressed in the Gold and Blue dominant world of education.Īccording to, Orange and Green students are the most likely to experience trouble in school, because they find the institutional environment of school stifling. Oranges need to have fun and excitement. They have difficulty with structure and lectures. They have a difficult time with drill-and-kill learning and routine. Greens need freedom to explore topics that interest them. There is a major “personality discrepancy” between teachers and students!Įach color has a distinct learning style: Students, however, closely follow the percentages illustrated on the chart for the general population. We also learned that administrators are almost always Gold. But, we learned that these results are very typical of teachers across the country. At first I thought that this must be a fluke. With my school, approximately 46% of the teachers were Gold, 46% were Blue, 5% were Green, and 3% were Orange. The rest of the teachers were split almost evenly between Gold and Blue. teacher) had Orange as his strongest color. I was one of only two teachers who had Green as my strongest color. There were over 40 teachers at this professional development session. Gold: Responsible (dependable seeks to follow rules and respect authority). Green: Curious (problem-solver seeks knowledge and understanding).īlue: Harmonious (compassionate seeks to encourage and to care). Orange: Adventurous (action-oriented seeks fun, variety, stimulation, and excitement). Their spectrum shows the strength of each of the personality types. People take the True Colors Indicator Test and come up with their True Colors Personality Spectrum. True Colors is a personality inventory that uses four colors to describe personality types. Suddenly, my checkered past in school made a lot more sense. One day, we had a professional development session where we were introduced to True Colors. I worked my way through college and started working for a great school district. I wanted to give my students a break from copying definitions from the dictionary and completing hundreds of mind-numbing math problems for homework. ![]() I wanted to allow my students freedom to express themselves and explore topics that interested them. I wanted to be the kind of teacher I had always wanted. So, I took extra classes over the summer and at night to graduate with my class, earning almost all A’s that year.ĭ uring that time, I decided to become a teacher. But, I realized I didn’t want to work at McDonald’s for the rest of my life. ![]() Even dropped out the second half of my junior year.ĭuring this time off I did some soul-searching and headed back to school for my senior year. I was always pretty smart and loved learning new things. Or doing something else while the teacher was lecturing. ![]() So, I asked her to share it with you…īack in high school, I was always the kid who got into trouble for talking. □ During one of those rants, Ginelle got rather animated while telling this story. ![]() I believe she is one of the best teachers I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet and am thrilled to have her on our team!Īround the office, Ginelle and I often rant about how we would make the world perfect … if only the world would ask for our opinion. She is very kind and easily wins respect from her students. Ginelle is a certified teacher she was actually my son’s (favorite) teacher. By now, you’ve heard me mention Ginelle, SOAR ®’s Operations Manager. ![]()
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