There is no doubt that the American education system has its flaws. It relies on textbooks, which has biased information. With schools being rated on how well their students perform on standardized tests, teachers are teaching the bare minimum so that the students are prepared when they take the test. This causes problems in itself; teachers and students lose interest in the material, as there is just so much to learn. The curriculum restrains teachers from teaching what they feel is important. Teachers are expected to teach by the curriculum and if they deviate from it, they risk losing their job. With these methods, students are not learning the material well, and they lose interest in school. However, these are not the only problems in the current education system. The psychology of the classes are completely leaning towards one temperament: extroverts. Introverts and extroverts are psychologically different, and therefore, learn in different ways. But with the methods of teaching right now, the United States favors one side, and that leaves the nation and the population at a disadvantage.
Introverts make up one-third to one-half of the United States’ population (Goudreau). The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a personality inventory that was created by C. G. Jung to make the theory of psychological types understandable and useful in people’s lives (cite). It defines introvertedness as being “reflective” or “reserved” (The Myers and Briggs Foundation). Introverts are also known to enjoy their own company and spend time alone, but they are not necessarily anti-social or shy (cite). People who are introverts also tend to be comfortable with long silences and hang out with a few close friends rather than a large group. There ...
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...called ‘cooperative’ or ‘small group’ learning” (Cain, 77). Desks are even placed in groups create a small, makeshift table to encourage group effort and activities. Even math and english, subjects that are usually done individually, are also done in groups in the form of projects. This kind of teaching has been an ongoing trend, and it is increasing in popularity (77). The reasoning for teaching this way is not just because students can “learn from each other,” but rather, it models the business environment, where employees are expected to have exceptional communication and leadership skills. Not everyone wishes to be a leader or go into business, especially introverts, whose tendencies are almost the opposite of what is expected for a leader or a business person.
Although it might be true that extroverts learn better when taught in groups, introverts are different.
On this basis, those who are referred to as introverts are those that have a low degree of extroversion and the same applies to extroverts. Jung also notes that the functions of sensing, feeling, thinking, and intuiting impact on the personalities of people and moderate their degrees of extroversion and introversion. Generally speaking, introverts prefer quiet environments with minimal stimulation. Introverts are more likely to experience intense stress levels that can last for a long time as they strive to figure out the possible cause of the traumatizing events. It can be difficult for introverts to accommodate other people after they are hurt and need time alone before they recover from the trauma (Jung, 2014).
Psychologists have shown that there exist two major social behaviors that are widely associated with a person as they mature into young adulthood: extraversion or introversion. Carl Yung, a swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, coined the term “introversion” versus “extroversion”. His idea was further elaborated upon by Hens Eysenck, a British psychologist, who defined extroverts and introverts by their baseline arousal. As Jerome Kagan, Professor of psychology at Harvard says, ““Introverts” and “extroverts” are not definitive diagnoses like blood types”, a person displays more or less of one of these two traits; extroverts generally has a more advantage over introverts but each of these personality traits has its own strengths and building on these strengths is what one ought
...es or finds a way to purposely enjoy solitude it has shown to have cognitive benefits, enhanced creativity and concentration. It has even shown that taking some alone time can result in lower rates of adolescent depression. All three articles shows that although being alone can be looked down upon as one not being not to social with others, depression, not being a team player, lack of self-esteem to be around others, not a people person, don’t enjoy company or too much company and so on. There is no such thing as too much alone time for an introvert and just because society belittles it doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing. Out in the world it is the survival of the fittest and people who can work at the full potential by themselves not requiring the recognition of others are more likely to succeed. Therefore, being able to enjoy extroversion can help one exceed in life.
If you are an introvert, you probably know how it feels like to be routinely passed over for leadership roles in school, in an organization or in college. The daring boy who always speaks his mind and raises his hands in class is always recognized as a better student representative than the introverts in the room. The frustration and disappointment that introverts have to go through because of the common misunderstanding that they are shy or anti-social has probably left a negative impact in your life. For centuries, people have preferred extroverted leaders rather than introverted leaders because great leaders are always characterized as gregarious and charismatic (McHugh,
For example, when asked a question at work I often answer with “give me just one second”, or “ill get back to you”. Most introverts need time for internal reflection. A chance to process the question and think about my response. Introverts make great listeners, are studious, and are okay with solitary activities (The Personality Page, n.d.). However, most introverts have a hard time with external communication and are sometimes perceived as being non-social (The Personality Page,
The education system needs to make sure the students are learning and not just passing. Teachers need to teach outside the lesson and teach the students about real-life situations and problems that may occur to them outside of school. School is about learning the basic core classes but it is also for preparing kids for life and teaching them lessons. America's education system is failing their students today, for example in class the teacher said, “ who is the vice president?” the room grew quiet, teachers should discuss information like this with their students even if it has nothing to do with the lesson, it doesn't even have to be your history teacher. It is very obvious that the education has a lot of work to do because of its many
Yes, I am the true example of what an introvert is. Very, cool, calm, quiet type of person
Rothwell, J. Dan. In Mixed Company: Communicating in Small Groups. Boston, MA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2013. Print.
Introverts tend to be more quiet and reserved and prefer interaction only with close friends. On the
I believe that my behavior varies based upon the situation I am placed into. If I am without familiar people in an unfamiliar location or situation where I am forced to speak to others, I will become increasingly nervous or anxious. Therefore, before properly becoming friends with me others may view me as simply quiet or rude because of my lack of words in certain situations. However, when people are genuinely kind and make me feel comfortable around them I tend to somewhat open up. Excluding my introversion in instances where I do not know anyone, I can surprisingly be relaxed and outgoing. When I’m participating in group activates with my friends we all instantly forget I’m even referred to as “the shy one” of the
On the other hand, introverts are people who are concerned with and interested in their own mental life and often perceived as more reserved and less outspoken in groups. Unlike extroverts who are feeling energized when they are around a large group of people, introverts have energy drained from them through human interaction. Hence, it is essential for them to spend some alone time to “recharge”. Al...
Scarnati, J. T. (2001). Cooperative learning: make groupwork work. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 67(Fall), 71-82.
Being an introvert should be seen as someone who simply finds pleasure, relaxation, calmness, satisfaction, and tranquility with being by him/herself, a person who feels that loneliness, on the most literal and non harmful level,
There has always been a divide between introverted people and extroverted people; it is one of the first things noticed about a person. This has always been a characteristic that was thought to be innate, however recently there have been many studies attempting to define and find cause of these traits that have been coined “shyness and self-confidence”. An article written in the Social Psychology Quarterly by Philip Manning and George Ray entitled “Shyness, Self-Confidence, and Social Interaction” explores an experiment that was preformed at a mid-western university and attempts to define characteristics of shy and self-confident people during interpersonal interactions.
There are two distinct personality types: introverts and extroverts. Introverts like to keep their thoughts to themselves and prefer to be alone; however, introverts are not always shy. On the other hand, extroverts are comfortable with sharing their ideas and opening up to others quickly. According to Anthony Hilling in “Extrovert and Introvert—what is the difference?, “It is wrong to think of introverts as being antisocial.” Furthermore, introverts and extroverts choose to socialize differently. Carl Jung defines “introversion as an attitude-type characterised by orientation in life through subjective psychic contents (focus on one's inner psychic activity).” Introverts are known for articulating their thoughts clearly in writing because they “tend to stop, reflect and absorb information before speaking, they reflect this kind of deliberate thought in their writing.” There is an apparent difference between the two personality types, explaining why many people believe that introverts and ex...