Hello All,

My name is Robert Jameson and I am working toward my teaching credential in order to teach History at the Junior High School level.  I am not currently teaching, but I have had some experience teaching summer school and being a substitute teacher.

I grew up surrounded by teachers and at first I rebelled against the idea of following in their footsteps.  Over time, I realized how foolish my rebellion was as I came to realize the fulfillment that is possible from the profession.  I derive a great deal of joy from helping others and being a teacher allows that to happen on a daily basis.

This is a photo of myself, my son and my wife at his preschool graduation this past spring.

I took the assigned personality test and it was determined that my personality fit into the INFJ type.  This personality has a strong, private sense of knowledge and vision, often for hidden things that other people would think can't be known.  Apparently, I see imaginative possibilities and insights, especially in relation to people, anticipating a future for them that they can't even see themselves.  Although I probably have some strong relationships, my insights may be so unusual that others find them difficult to accept, and I may therefore find it difficult to accept, and I may therefor find it difficult to articulate them. 

In some ways the test accurately describe my personality and how I will interact with my students.  I hope to use creative teaching strategies and lesson plans in order to keep my students engaged.  I hope, however, that my ability to articulate myself and my lessons will be able to overcome my unusual insights.

I do not think that this test captured my true personality factors that make History my ideal content area.  I love reading and learning about the many facts and events that have shaped our past.  There are so many stories that history can tell us and I have only scratched the surface of what our past can show.

I then took the Learning Styles Scales and it seems that I am in the middle of the ranges, which means I am well-balanced on the two dimensions of the scales.  It would seem that this will benefit my students as I will utilize traits from both ends of the spectrum to provide the students with a varied approach to their classes.