ACTIVITY 12

A.

MANOLIS

My student Manolis is a very interesting young man that likes being challenged. He has a logical-mathematical intelligence preference and enjoys working alone. If I didn’t know Manolis and I just heard him speak, I’d guess he is at least 10 years older than he is. He has drawn a lot of his knowledge from the Internet. He is the one that introduces me to all the cool things that usually appear on Youtube, including many series of videos based on Mathematics and science. His knowledge of the world combined with the fact that he has practically grown up alone (comes from single parent family and rarely sees his parent) have turned him into a logical thinker.

ANTONIS

My student Antonis is a bright young man who prefers working with a partner while sitting still. His intelligence preference is practical and struggles with the improvement of his level for the past two years. Before entering this class Antonis was a fan of “all things Greek” and had nothing to do with English. Neither as a language nor as a culture. So, despite his hard effort he always remained a step behind everyone else.

ANNA

My student Anna is a vivid young woman who has just started understanding the concept of the English language. Anna likes working in pairs with music and her learning preference kinesthetic. Until recently she studied English because her parents had told her so and not because she wanted to. But lately she seems more interested in the language itself and has started chatting with a girl from the US in her free time in order to improve her speaking.

PANAGIOTIS

My student Panagiotis is a quiet person that prefers working alone. His intelligence preference is logical-mathematical and is deeply into English. His while culture seems to be affected by the lessons he has and this also shows to his speaking with people whose mother tongue is English.

B.        I tried grouping Panagiotis with Manolis based on the fact that their learning preference is the same. Although notices that they enjoyed working on different types of puzzles together, I found that their relationship became very antagonistic toward the end of the task. While grouping Anna with Antonis proved very interesting as both students cultures seem to be very similar.

            I also tried grouping all the men together and I grouped myself to my female student. This seemed fun and I got to connect a bit more with my student Anna.