TPI test results and reflection

 

My TPI results

My TPI test result shows that my dominant perspective is Nurturing. Apprenticeship, Transmission, and  Social Reform are my Back-up teaching perspectives. Developmental is my recessive teaching perspective. My profile is a bit flat and it has a standard deviation of 4.24.

When I look at this result, I think it does show what I look like right now --- a beginner. I have the highest intention score in the Nurturing perspective. I feel comfortable being a nurturer. As a teacher, I think my priorities are providing students support and encouraging them. I have the lowest action score in the developmental perspective. This one is funny.  I am not surprised for this result because I believe in natural development. If students feel safe, encouraged, and are placed in a positive learning environment, development is inevitable. I will not let students know my expectations of them. Instead of that, I hope they can feel that I firmly trust them, and believe they can achieve their goals sooner or later. Everyone is living life at their own pace and vibrating at their own frequency. Expectations, especially from a teacher, may cause pressure since it sounds like a task. Oppositely, trust is an attitude and it sounds like encouragement. 

For the question "In my teaching, building self-confidence in learners is a priority," I strongly agree. For questions starting with "I expect people," I mostly give them "rarely" or "sometimes." Again, I just don't want to give others any pressure. For the question "  I share my own feelings and expect my learners to do the same," I don't know if it is a good idea to share teachers' own feelings with their students, while definitely, I will not expect my learners to do the same thing as I do. I will share some positive emotions with my learners. I think it is not appropriate to show students teachers' negative emotions.