Introverts and Extroverts in Education
Published on Dec 04, 2015
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Susan Cain
- "Any time people come together in a meeting, we're not necessarily getting the best ideas; we're just getting the ideas of the best talkers."
as Susan Cain says here, we often hear the thoughts not of the ones who have the best ideas, but more of the ones who voice their ideas the most and the loudest. Because of this, there are many thoughts that won't be heard because the ones with them are never given the chance to speak.
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Quiet: Susan Cain
- Why?
- Bring recognition and a voice to introverts.
Susan Cain's book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't stop talking, was written to help shed light onto the issue that more people may be facing than you think. Within her book she talks about the worlds favoritism towards extroverts, and how because of this, introverts aren't heard as much as they deserve to be. So why bring light onto the issue? Well, Susan herself is an introvert. She states that a few years ago she was afraid of public speaking. Over the years however she has given many speech's about the issue of Introverts and extroverts, along with the writing of this book.
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What is an Introvert/Extrovert?
- Introvert: Quiet, private, thinks before speaking.
- Extrovert: Talkative, assertive, many friends.
Many people are unfamiliar with the terms introvert and extrovert and may even wonder which they fall under. Introverts tend to lean towards more of a quiet personality. Most are energized by alone time, keep to themselves, prefer smaller groups, and are overall more independent.
Extroverts tend to be a lot louder and group oriented. Most are outgoing, prefer working in groups, and find themselves energized by interaction. So which do you fall under?
Extroverts tend to be a lot louder and group oriented. Most are outgoing, prefer working in groups, and find themselves energized by interaction. So which do you fall under?
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Education Benefits Extroverts
- Majority of activities benefit extroverts.
- Introverts "Set up to fail".
Within the educational system, most classrooms tend to be centralized around predominately extroverted activities. For example, projects in which students are forced to work within a group. Teachers often do this to help teach students to be more social and learn to work with others, which isn't necessarily wrong. However, if a students finds that they excel when working alone, they should have that option. Another example is projects that are presented to a class or a group of people. These types of things can often over-stimulate introverted students, causing them to not preform at their strongest in the classroom.
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We need to balance out the attention given to both introverts and extroverts.
To make things fair in the classroom, and overall in the world, we need balance out the attention given to introverts and extroverts.
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Benefits of Solitude
- Being able to reflect and make changes.
- Helps improve memory and focus.
A little bit of solitude can benefit everyone. Being alone with yourself can do anything from help you reflect on your life, and make decisions within it, to helping improve your memory and focus. It has also been proven to help boost self esteem and overall alleviate depression. Along with personal benefit, doing this can also help with understand introverts, and the benefits they receive from being introverted. So there really is no reason that more alone time shouldn't be devoted into the school day, and even at home in everyday life.
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Equal Learning Means Equal Opportunity
- Everyone able to show learning strength.
- independent activities.
Putting more time in the school day towards introversion would help create an equal playing field for the students. If we continue with the same teaching methods, introverted students won't be able to show their full potential in the classroom. To help improve the balance between the two, more independent activities would need to be implemented. Just enough to even out the amount of attention given to introverts. Doing this will allow for teachers, colleges, and even in the long run, potential work places, to see the full ability of each student, both introverted and extroverted.
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We need to stop treating Introversion as a social disorder.
A lot of people, when they hear the term introvert tend to think of people who don't like to work in groups or are very shy and hate going out in public. None of these are true. Introverts don't have issues working in groups, they would just prefer working alone. It allows them to take more time to think about each step. Introverts are not necessarily shy, they just don't prefer talking just for the sake of talking. Introverts also like going out. Most love experiencing new places and people. People need to understand that being introverted doesn't mean that you just need to break out of your shell. It is a personality type that you can't change.
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Overall
- Extroverts favored in society.
- Understanding Introversion can help!
Overall, Susan Cain makes incredible points within her book about introverts and the idea that the world needs to be more aware of them, and hear more of their ideas. Extroverts being favored needs to change for this to happen. Being able to truly understand introverted individuals can help because you can see the benefits of being introverted, and hopefully be able to stop seeing it as some social disorder.
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