Welcome to Academic Reading 620R

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Please take a few minutes to take the personality test at http://www.41q.com/ I believe that it is a fun and great way to get to know each other a little better. Following the description of the results, please comment on how accurate you think it is or is not in its portrayal of your personality.
Here are the results for mine:

Your personality type: "Engaged Idealist"
Popular and sensitive, with outstanding people skills. Externally focused, with real concern for how others think and feel. Usually dislike being alone. They see everything from the human angle and dislike impersonal analysis. Very effective at managing people issues and leading group discussions. Interested in serving others and probably place the needs of others over their own needs.
Careers that could fit you include:
Teachers, consultants, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, clergy, sales representatives, human resources, managers, events coordinators, politicians, diplomats, writers, actors, designers, homemakers, musicians, religious workers.

My Reaction: I do agree that I am a highly sensitive person, sometimes more than is probably good for me. I feel I am quite an intuitive person and I do tend to see most situations from a human perspective. I suppose I am relatively effective at managing people issues, and thus why my career as a teacher is very fitting for my life. However, I do not agree that I dislike being alone. While I am a social person, I am just as much of an introvert as I am an extrovert, if not more at times. I like to interact and learn from people, but I equally need my time alone for introspection and reflection. I find the ability to relate to people's perceptions and experiences more important than "objective reality."