“I did two different tests…just checking, you know. I would like to be gifted like them, (50% 50%), but both tests said I am right brained. ”
Showing posts with label issue: one's bias. Show all posts
Showing posts with label issue: one's bias. Show all posts
Friday, September 28, 2007
- Being transformed: Don’t give me what you don’t need, give me what I need
- Culture shock (The teacher said "I have too much chocolate" meaning please help yourself)
Student 3: How old is it (the chocolate)? No thanks. I am trying to eat healthier and I had had chips and a muffin this morning.
- Novel: Psychological discomfort
Student 1: I pass. I don't know this brand.
Student 2: Oh, they are good.
- Focusing on what’s relevant: Building a safe place to be honest
“I didn’t do the portfolio. The teacher has seen how well I have done the assignments. She doesn’t need the portfolio to grade me. This is just aesthetic”
“I am sick, I am going back home”
“I need to carry her to the hospital. She is sick”
“My boyfriend cheated on me, I am looking for a place to stay”
“Her accent irritates me…likeee, ”
“Chinese cookies? No thanks. I don’t eat Chinese stuff…it is too far, they don’t worry about us, they just want to sell us things”
“Send them to jail?! They will be living on our taxes. They should be killed to show Canadians don’t tolerate terrorists.”
- Fostering self esteem: Attention to outcomes
- Bad label: Peer teaching to help student's meaning making process
Student1: …I would like to be gifted like them, (50% 50%), but both tests said I am right brained.
Student 2: ...The important thing is how you use your strengths
Student 1: But they don’t have any weaknesses
Student 2: Maybe they are just average and you are genius
“In this one I have this intelligence as first and in that test I have another. I guess I am good at both”
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