I am diving into week 3 of grad school, and I am excited that this week begins some of the basic studies into child behaviors and different theories of development that researchers have come up with.  It immediately brought to mind one of the first activities that our new administrator had the faculty participate in...personality testing.

At first we were all a tad confused as to why we were being asked to take this test.  But as we soon found out, it gave us valuable information to use when dealing with each other, our students, and ourselves!

The following picture is taken from the home website of "16 Personalities" and quickly summarizes the basics results of the test.  It has similarities to the "Meyers-Briggs" testing that many are familiar with, but it takes it a small step further by assigning character traits and mannerisms to each category.

It was facinating for each of us to learn our personality types and to see which personalities we paired well with, and which teammates might push us to praying a little harder.

The activity was so beneficial that I gave the same test to each of the high school classes that I taught.  The link can be found here: http://www.16personalities.com/
After taking the test myself, I started researching what my "diagnosis" said about me.  This test was so accurate that it was able to point out areas that were strengths, but also areas that are weaknesses and could hamper my ability to teach effectively.  It has been an eye-opener!

So try it for fun!  Invite a spouse to take with you.  According to the test, it is what they say...opposites definitely do attract!

Reference:

Free personality test. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test