I'd like to respond to the question about the "gender" of the list.
It's very important, I think, that all kinds of voices be heard. One of
the advantages of this type of sharing, via elists, should be the
opportunity to hear a variety of ideas, not just a few people. And not
just people of one sex or from one background.
I've just finished observing some classes and noted that much of the
participation in classes is coming from the males in the class. To me
that means a less-effective learning environment for everyone as (a)
women are disenfranchised from the class and (b) men are not learning
from them. (In another class only the white students were responding
and I found that equally disturbing, by the way.) If you're teaching
today, I encourage you to pay attention to who's participating in the
discussions - and make room for all voices.
Sue Godar
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Subject: Re: MBTI & Mgt Ed & Dev
Sorry to see that the discussion about MBTI is becoming a little
personal. The original question asked how list members viewed the MBTI.
Here is a link to a magazine article about personality testing in
general that sums it up very nicely for me.
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/040920/20test.htm
BTW, regarding the question about this being a predominantly male list,
I guess I don't understand why that makes a difference or what that
might tell anyone about the discussions that take place here.
Mike Kiska
Training & O.D. Manager - Administrative Services Jefferson County
Public Library
mkiska@jefferson.lib.co.us
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