Assess your Teaching Style with Keith Golay's four temperament patterns:
APE ARTISAN: The Experientialist – This teacher believes strongly that one becomes skillful with experience. He or she gives confidence building statements to empower students, and provides students with as many performance opportunities as possible.
GUARDIAN BEAR: The Traditionalist – This teacher follows the standards that are handed down, and will utilize material and procedures that have withstood the test of time. He or she holds the belief that tradition is authority, and will often explain concepts more than demonstrate them.
RATIONAL OWL: The Pragmatist – This teacher assists students in reaching their goals. He or she will encourage students to set their own expectations. This teacher will use innovation whenever possible in the teaching approach, and helps each student become a self reliant learner while trying to match the teaching approach to student's style.
IDEALIST DOLPHIN: The Catalyst – This teacher focuses on building personal relationships with the students, desiring to match instruction to individual learning preferences of the student. This teacher is naturally empathetic toward students, and readily gives encouragement.
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I really enjoyed hearing about the different learning types last night. I can see how gearing your teaching style to best suit the students' learning preferences will improve his or her progress and the teacher's experience as well. I hope to utilize this information in my own teacher/student relationships!
Thanks for your feedback about last night's lecture recital.
A good way to get started in utilizing this information is to learn about your own preferences as a teacher. You can take the Myers-Briggs test and read about your own profile. It's fun! The link for the "Myers-Briggs Type Indicator" is on the front page of this blog.
I do plan to continue giving presentations on student learning styles. Please contact me if you're interested in having me speak to the teachers in your music teachers association.
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