How Do Your Students’ Personalities Affect Their Learning?

A friend of mine recently told me about a personality test that he had taken, and I listened with little attention thinking it was a time waster that he had found on facebook.  After listening, I found out that several of my friends had done this personality test and that it was remarkably accurate.  I gave the test a try and found out that my results, too, were accurate.  Not only did I take the test, but I listened to the CD’s about the test results and learned so much about my own personality, faults and other people’s personalities around me.  With what I learned from the personality test called The Color Codes, I now think back to all the different students I have had in my classes over the years.  How students react to learning, responsibility, and to behavior management all hinges on their core color motive.  While the color codes wasn’t created for children, but adults the same principals of the color code still apply.  This would be beneficial for teachers to give to older children to learn their core color motive.  So much focus is placed on getting to know your students records, families, multiple intelligences etc. at the beginning of the year–why not take time to learn about their personality.  If you would like to take the color code test (its pretty short), click here.  The free test will give you some good information about yourself, but the CD’s are really worth listening to and will help you understand your colleagues and students sooo much more.  Just in case you are wondering I am a core white (peace) with other colors close behind.  What color are you?