Personality Type Essay

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Personality type plays a large role in how a student behaves in the classroom and interacts with his/her fellow students and teachers. Identifying personality types in our classroom can help us to avoid misbehavior problems before they begin or once started help us to better understand the student and to help that student make better choices in the future. What I propose in this paper is a combining of Linda Albert’s (2003) cooperative discipline technique as detailed in Cooperative Discipline and Don Lowry’s (2004) personality types as detailed in Keys to Personal Success. According to Don Lowry there are four different personality types in the classroom. These personality types are differentiated by four colors; orange, gold, blue and …show more content…

The “power” student feels that “I am only OK when I am the boss” (Albert, Kyle, & Gilbert, 2010). If we look at the statement closely we can clearly see our Epimethean/Gold students. The Epimethean/Gold student has a strong desire for structure and order and if these are lacking the student may try to impose his/her own order and challenge the teacher (Lowery 2004; Keirsey and Bates, 1984).
Akin to our Epimethean/Gold we can also see our Promethean/Green falling into this misbehavior goal. Since our Promethean/Greens thrive on competency and explanation if either of these desires are perceived to be missing the Promethean/Green will more than likely refuse to comply or cooperate with the teacher. Also we must note that the Promethean/Green’s desire to know will lead him to challenge preconceived notions and ideas and we must be ready to engage this curiosity in a productive manner not a defensive one (Lowry 2004; Keirsey and Bates,

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