Did the results of your TPI fit your image of yourself as a teacher? Do you think the TPI results are different for the same person teaching online and face-to-face?
I guess I wasn't that surprised once I looked at the results. I am very focused on content and skill mastery in my class. Many of my students will not pass their Regents Exams to graduate (standardized tests in NY state) unless we do major preparation in class - many are behind in reading and don't do much studying at home. So when my highest section was Transmission that fit my ideas.
My lowest score was social reform which makes me a little sad but it is probably true. I want to work with my students on social reform but there just isn't enough time in the day! I like to add in pieces of real world reform but I rarely spend whole lessons on it.
As far as the middle ones I like to think that for a high school teacher I am nuturing and I care about the social, emotional, and intellectual development of my students. I spend a lot of time with my students working on issues other than just the content - from study skills to things going on outside the classroom. Even though these were "middle" I still think that I am "high" on these topics.
I think the results might be different if I were an online teacher. A lot of the nurturing and developmental aspects might be different online. How do you nurture a student online? I also think that the social reform area should be higher. When a class is online you can do so much with current research and social issues on the internet! I hope that online classes are using this more than I do in the classroom!
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