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The first personality test that I took was the 16 Personalities test. I have to say, overall I think the results are spot on. Some of the strengths of the ESFJ personality include practical skills, sense of duty, loyalty, sensitivity, and connecting with others. I hope, and believe, that I possess many of these traits. Out of those strengths the one that sticks out to me the most is connecting with others. In fact, I believe that is my greatest strength as a teacher. Making students feel comfortable, heard, and understood makes an immense difference when you are trying to get them to do anything else. I go out of my way to make connections with students, talk to them about things that are unrelated to what we are learning in class, remember the things they say that they like, and ask questions. Doing these things seems small and insignificant, but I truly think it makes the students more engaged in everything else that we do. They know that I care, first and foremost, about who they are as people and therefore they are willing to work harder in my class. While this, I would say, is my biggest strength, I do think that there are some weaknesses that also align with my ESFJ result.
Some of the weaknesses that the ESFJ test results revealed were worry about what others think of them, inflexibility, vulnerability to criticism, neediness, and being too selfless. I definitely connect with these weaknesses, and possess many more that were not included in this list. However, out of the ones that they listed I would say that I connect most to vulnerability to criticism and inflexibility. Let’s begin with vulnerability to criticism. I always want people to think the best of me, I want everyone to understand that I am trying my best, and working hard. When someone, especially someone close to me, questions what I am doing or critiques my work I automatically start sweating. It makes me anxious to think that people think I am lazy or not doing quality work. I know at times this is all in my head, but it is something that I struggle with consistently. Next, inflexibility! I am a creature of habit, no doubt about it! Sometimes, I have to take a deep breath and realize that things do not always have to work out perfectly, in the exact way that I want it to. At times, things come up and it is important to be able to pivot. This is something that I struggle to remember, however it is also something that I am constantly working on. In the end, I agree that the strengths and weaknesses in my results do align with my personality.
There are so many other aspects of the ESFJ personality that I feel very connected to. I love taking tests like this, and understanding who I am. I think this impacts how I interact with others and decisions that I make about my own life. I am conscious of things that I struggle with and use self-talk to help me make the decisions that may be out of my comfort zone, but best overall.
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How Good are Your Leadership Skills?
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The second test that I took assessed how good my leadership skills are. I was happy with my score, 76 out of 90 points. I enjoyed taking this test because I love the idea that there is always room for improvement. I like having a goal and becoming a better leader is important to me. I think in order to be a good leader you have to be creative, a good listener, delegate tasks based on the strengths and weaknesses of the people that you are leading, etc. However, if you look at my previous results, sometimes I can be a little inflexible. I think that in order to achieve my goal of improving my leadership skills, I am going to work on being more flexible and relinquishing control in such a way that it is beneficial for my students.
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The final test that I took was the shortened version of the Myers Briggs personality test. These results were very similar to the first test that I took, although at a quick glance they seem to be very different. When I first looked at this I was surprised that the feeling category was 30%, but after reading it I realized that it described me as warm and kind hearted, which was similar to the 16 personalities test. Additionally, they said I was organized and practical, which was also very similar to the first test that I took. I was glad to see that my results were relatively consistent. For one, this means that I can hopefully rely on the results and know my strengths. Even better, however, I understand my weaknesses. I will continue to work on those in order to be more effective at work and at home.
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Action Plan
Right now I would say that I am in the immersion stage of being in a PLN. My goal is to find PLNs on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. Then, once I find accounts I am going to actively try to participate in conversations about teaching math at least once a week. Another goal that I have for myself is to try something that I learned from one of these accounts in my actual math class. I think all of these goals are good for me, because they are attainable but I am still going out of my comfort zone. Generally, I would definitely be considered a lurker when it comes to PLNs. I like to look, but I very rarely am an active participant in the conversation. That is something that I would like to change. I actually think that the reason that I am hesitant to participate in these conversations goes along with my results from the personality tests that I took.
In my results something that came up on two different tests was that I am sensitive to criticism. I definitely agree with this! I think that it all stems from my competitive nature, and desire to be good at almost everything, not necessarily the best, but at least good. Therefore, I am hesitant to participate in online conversations because I do not want to seem inferior. Hence, my goal of participating in online discussions and trying new techniques is a great way for me to test myself and it directly correlates to the results of my personality tests.
Personal Timeline / Goals
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References
Free personality test. 16Personalities. (n.d.). https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
Home. MindTools. (n.d.).
https://www.mindtools.com/apdfhaw/how-good-are-your-leadership-skills
My Personality Test. (2020, March 8). Personality type indicator.
https://my-personality-test.com/personality-type-indicator#google_vignette
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