We had an interesting discussion today about introverts and extroverts. We explored what they are and how they can affect group discussions. The students identified where they felt they sat on a continuum and then we discussed the disadvantages and advantages of both. We talked about how in group work extroverts need to learn to hold their tongue so they can listen and introverts need to grow in courage to share their ideas.
We then put our learning into practice and completed a group task requiring lots of opinion sharing. The students were given the task of deciding from a group of 14 brief profiles which 7 should be chosen to leave a sinking ship and go onto a lifeboat. There was some fascinating discussion but what was so great was watching everyone sharing including our introverts! Well done guys.
I hope this helps us build a class where everyone feels their opinions are valuable.
Great to see these videos clips. Thanks.
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