UNDER EVALUATION
EDUC 6165
TAKING A SELF-ASSESSMENT QUIZ THIS WEEK REGARDING
COMMUNICATION I WALKED AWAY CONFIDENT IN THE WAY I INTERACT WITH OTHERS. UNDER
EVALUATION BY FAMILY AND COWORKERS RESULTS WERE SURPRISINGLY SIMILAR. BUT IF
THAT WAS NOT THE FINAL APPEAL WHAT IF RESULTS WERE VASTLY DIFFERENT?
PERSPECTIVE OF MYSELF WOULD CHANGE, BEHAVIOR WOULD CHANGE, AND EVEN MY APPROACH
OF EVENTS AND PEOPLE WOULD CHANGE. OH, ABSOLUTELY!
WITH THAT IN MIND, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE COMMUNICATE
WHETHER OR NOT IN THE FIELD OF EARLY CHILDHOOD IN A WAY THAT OTHERS CAN
DETERMINE OUR REASONS OF INTERACTION AND COMMUNICATION. WE HAVE TO MAKE SENSE.
WE DO NOT WANT TO EXCHANGE MIXED SIGNALS OR MESSAGES THAT COULD EFFECT AN
ANTICIPATING OUTCOME. FINDING NEW LIGHT UNDER EVALUATION, I HAVE RECOGNIZED
THAT HOW PEOPLE SEE ME BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY HAS EVERY IMPLICATION
OF THE TYPE OF COMMUNICATOR I AM. WITH LITTLE ANXIETY, “SOFT” AGGRESSIVENESS,
AND FINE LISTENING SKILLS I AM GLAD THAT OTHERS AGREE. THIS HELPS MY JOURNEY IN
THE FIELD OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AS AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR. WHAT A
RELIEF!...
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ReplyDeleteCassandra,
I enjoyed doing this evaluation this week. I also felt confident in my results. I must admit though that I was a bit nervous about doing it as we often judge ourselves more harshly than we need to. The evaluations from my co-workers were also quite similar to mine, but like you said what if the results were different? I agree with you that we would change your behavior and our perspective because let's face it, we all do need the approval of others to an extent. Hopefully these exercises will enhance our communication styles by showing us ways in which we need to improve. Thanks for posting.
Angela.
Your are right Angela,
DeleteHopefully the education we get from communication helps us to recognize who we are and maybe be less judgmental on ourselves. There is always a place and time for improvements.