ch 3

While reading chapter three and trying to analyze Pink’s Type I/Type X theory, like Maria, I immediately thought of the favorite/worst teacher exercise we did on the first day of class. The teacher I reflected on as my least favorite was a hard-core Type X personality. As Pink noted on pg.77, she was motivated by the paycheck she was receiving for her services in the school district and that was it. Also she wasn’t too keen on promoting mental well-being of students (pg.78) constantly criticizing students in front of their peers at what I felt were inappropriate times. What’s even sadder is the fact she taught in that high school for more than thirty years. I guess “good” math teachers were just that hard to come by back then. What also confuses me about “Mrs. Smith” is that outside of the classroom, she had a pretty modest Type I personality. She and I got along great outside of the classroom at sporting events and such, but we totally despised one another inside that school. I know now that when I run into my all-time favorite teacher from second grade, that I can truly appreciate her unfailing Type I personality.