My Students – Their Strengths

Deliberative: Takes care in decision making

• A student with Deliberative anticipates risks and considers options to make decisions.
• As an instructor, permit the Deliberative student time to analyze and make decisions and explain these decisions.

Developer: Cultivates potential in others

• As a strength, the Developer tries to motivate positive change in others, looking for small but incremental improvements.
• As an instructor, look to the student with Developer as a strength to encourage others, and find opportunities to learn personally and mark small self-improvements.

Discipline: Relies on routines and structure

• The student with Discipline develops routines, timelines, and deadlines with an ability to break-down large assignments into smaller tasks.
• As an instructor, clarify expectations for assignments and avoid surprises that hinder task systematization.

Empathy: Senses feelings in others

• A student with Empathy as a strength picks up on emotions and anticipate unasked questions.
• As an instructor, help the student with Empathy facilitate partnerships, and deliberately communicate to clarify any misunderstandings or decisions.

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