MEL Graph

The scores are out of 20 for each style. A score of 20 indicates you use that style often.

Style Scores

Visual 10
Social 19
Physical 11
Aural 4
Verbal 11
Solitary 12
Logical 12

I would say that this graph does represent me quite well, I am usually a pretty outgoing guy and like the company of others rather than being alone. though, every once in a while just spending time alone is all I want. I would have assumed that the Verbal category would have been higher, almost matching that of the Social. One would assume that the two categories would go hand in hand on most graphs. Courtesy of www.learning-styles-online.com for use of the graph.

Fires in the Bathroom Chapter 2

I really did not want to use something from the first page, it makes it look like I did not look through the rest of the chapter but I just have to say that what Alexis said about the difference between respect and liking really hit the nail on the head for the entire chapter.
Alexis goes on to say how a track coach would tell them to do 50 laps, after the kids complained he would drop the number. Even though all the kids liked the coach they never won an event. Later the school hired a new coach who would add to the laps if they complained, none of the kids liked him but they won all of the meets. It is kind of funny how the kids could hate him for so long and then realize at the very end that what he was doing was for the best. I believe this happens to most teachers, they want to push the kids as far as they can because they know it is for the best, yet they know that if they push too hard the kids will rebel against them. The message I received out of this chapter was that you have to find a middle ground to work with.

Fires in the Bathroom Chapter 1

The first thing that jumped out at me and really made me think was how each student not only knew something but that they know how to do something that not everybody does. I was really impressed that Pedro could draw the Aztec calendar; this is something I would love to be able to do and have not really heard of anyone being able to draw from scratch.
Having the kids list what they can do outside of the classroom could prove immensely important with trying to relate to them and help them understand certain material. If you can’t relate some of the classroom material for them but still want to utilize their unique talents you could try and help them use their talents in other areas. If Jae Yoon knows how to play the guitar, you can try and find other students that you know play instruments to see if they would want to create a band together. It is always interesting to me to look beyond the cover of someone and find out some secret talent or skill that they know that could or should be shared. Out of all the skills listed, the only one that I could perform to par would be swimming.