""John Neiberger"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > >John has a difficult task because he has learners of all levels, from > >different walks of life. I bet he has a huge mix of learning styles. > > > >Now, you might think that networking attracts hands-on learners, so if > he > >were teaching all "real networking people," he would have an esier > time. I > >have actually studied this, and that's not so. There's definitely a > mix of > >types who are attracted to networking, both analytical/theoretical > types and > >kinesthetic learners. > > > >A few years ago I participated in a study of personality types of > networking > >people. We used the Myers Briggs personality test. I came out as INTJ > >(Introvert, iNtuitive, Thinking, Judgeing.) A lot of other people did > too. > >We have a tendency to do way to much theory first! ;-) > > > >The other side of Intuitive is Sensory. A lot of people in the > networking > >field have S in their Myers Briggs personality type. These folks learn > with > >their senses, especially their hands. They like lots of hands-on. > > > >Anyway, bottom line, you need to run your class in a balanced manner > to > >accomodate all these types as much as possible. > > > >There's more about the Myers Briggs personality "sorter" here: > > > >http://keirsey.com/ > > > >Anyone else want to share what they are, or have we wasted enough > bandwidth > >on this already? :-) > > > >Priscilla > > > > First, you're correct about the mix of learning styles in my class. > This is just a three-hour overview of networking and TCP/IP, and it is a > little difficult to convey the necessary information without a portion > of the class getting lost or falling asleep. :-) I've heard good > things about the class yesterday that I thought went so poorly so > perhaps I was overreacting. > > As for Myers Briggs, I'm a fellow INTJ. However, I really dislike > their testing process. It seems to consist of "Given a certain > situation would you do A or would you do B" with no room for a 'maybe' > answer. At least a third of the time I wish there were a "sometimes A > and sometimes B" answer. Perhaps that means I'm an INTJ with definite > ISTJ leanings?
no, it means you're management material, if not husband material. ;-> > > John Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=62932&t=62826 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
