Chapter 6

I agree with everyone else in that this chapter relates best to me, but as Barb said she hopes use practice all three, I agree with that and plan to do the same.  I think this chapter related so well to me because I have always been a goal setter in life and that’s how I have accomplished everything up to this point in my life.  In both teaching essays we have had to do, I have put goal setting as one of my top strengths.  I have used goal setting in sports, academics, work, getting through college, and to graduate and for student teaching.  I really liked what page 141 talked about.  It said some people have “profit goals” and others have “intrinsic aspirations,” which are to help others improve their lives, to learn, and to grow.  I think this right here is what teaching comes down to.  It’s all about helping students reach their maximum learning potential and helping them grow into who they want to be.  I think between goal setting and intrinsic aspirations, this chapter related very well to my own life.