My name is Jacqueline Mendez. I am from Riverside, California. I am 28 years old and am currently working on my single-subject teaching credential for English. I graduated from Cal State Fullerton in Spring of 2015 with a Bachelor's degree in Art History and began the Credential/Masters program with National University in the Fall of 2016. I have had plenty of experience working in education. For 2 years, I worked as an AVID tutor for AVID students at the high school and middle school level. For 5 years after that, I worked as an instructional aide for an elementary level RSP program. Currently, I am working as a substitute high school/middle school teacher. This has been my second year working as a substitute teacher and so far it has been a wonderful learning experience.
Me in Chicago last winter
After taking the Kisa Personality test, I discovered that my personality type is INTJ. According to the Kisa Personality Inventory, elements of my personality include:
Introverted iNtuition
Extraverted Thinking
Introverted Feeling
Extraverted Sensing
I think the area of my personality that affects my choice of content area is my Introverted iNtuition. According to the Kisa Personality Inventory, "INTJs are idea people. Anything is possible; everything is negotiable. Whatever the outer circumstances, INTJs are ever perceiving inner pattern-forms and using real-world materials to operationalize them. Others may see what is and wonder why; INTJs see what might be and say "Why not?!" Paradoxes, antinomies, and other contradictory phenomena aptly express these intuitors' amusement at those whom they feel may be taking a particular view of reality too seriously. INTJs enjoy developing unique solutions to complex problems." These aspects have affected my choice to teach altogether. I think that ways it would affect my relationships with students would be by developing an open and creative learning environment. In an ELA class, I plan to promote the expression of thoughts and ideas, as well as openness and acceptance of the ideas of those around my students.
After taking the Grasha-Riechmann teaching style survey, I scored highest as a Facilitator. With this teaching style, I can promote self-regulation in my class in which learning is student-centered and I take on the role of the facilitator. I like the idea of this kind of environment because it teaches students, with my help, to be responsible for their own learning and develop the skills that they need to think and learn independently.
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