Strengths-Finder, oh my.

(Ps. I accidentally put these on my OTHER main blog instead of this one! WHOOPS! But here, enjoy!

The Clifton StrengthFinder measures those who take the test on 34 different categories. I've taken the test 3 times now, all because of Nyack College. ;) Here they are. Tell me what you think!

1. Adaptability
"People who are especially talented in Adaptability prefer to 'go with the flow.' They tend to be a 'now' people who take things as they come and discover the future one day at a time."
----------- I honestly didn't think I was going to have this be my first trait, but after further self-reflecting, I realized, "Yeah, I am adaptable!" I am a "go-with-the-flow" type of person. It's not that I don't plan or I don't have structure; I just perform best when things are much more flexible. This is very beneficial in the classroom because, as much as you can PLAN lessons, you can't micromanage. Things happen and it takes a real teacher with the ability to adapt to the surrounding to make things work.


2. WOO
"People who are especially talented in the Woo love the challenge of meeting new people and winning them over. They derive satisfaction from breaking the ice and making a connection with another person."
------------ I completely agree with everything in this strength. I have the ability to win people over. I have many friends. I get a lot of people on my side. That has never been a difficult thing for me. In the classroom, I believe this is vital, especially with how I want to run my classroom, simply because I want my students to feel comfortable to come to me for any help and be on board with what's going on inside and outside the classroom.

3. Positivity
"People who are especially talented in the Positivity have an enthusiasm that is contagious. They are upbeat and can get others excited about what they are going to do."
------------ Again, this is another strength I knew I possessed. I have always had the ability to excite others and get them on board with whatever is going on. I know that inside the classroom, as a student, I responded much better to a teacher who was positive rather than negative. I want to be that positive teacher.

4. Strategic
"People who are especially talented in the Strategic create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues."
------------ I don't really know what this strength is. I thought everyone is strategic. I thought everyone could come up with plans and proceed. It's confusing and weird. Then I thought how efficient it would be in the classroom. I was very excited that I can be strategic in my classroom, thus bettering the function and learning process.

5. Activator
"People who are especially talented in the Activator can make things happen by turning thoughts into action. They are often impatient."
------------- This is true within myself. I feel like this ties in with all the other traits as well. Also, Activator reminds me of a robot. I don't think of myself as a robot.