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This PowerPoint sampler session aims to delve into the implications of birth order for teaching and learning. Delve into the impacts of birth order on personality, expectations, self-esteem, response to pressure, religiosity, intelligence, and interpersonal skills. Discover how firstborns tend to be people pleasers, perfectionists, goal-driven, and persuasive leaders with a propensity for prominent professions and leadership roles. Consider the implications for instructional activities to motivate firstborns in the classroom.
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Dynamics of Birth Order in Classrooms A Power Point Sampler
Session Objective To examine implications of birth order for teaching and learning
A Little Humor To Start Us Off • Don’t let your worries get the best of you; remember, Moses started out as a basket case. “ I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.”
Birth Order Impacts……. • Personality • Expectations/Attitude • Self-Esteem • Response to Pressure Situations • Religiosity and Spirituality • Intelligence Type • Interpersonal Skills • Ability to Give/Receive Feedback * Zervas, Munson and Miller
Firstborns tend to be……. • People Pleasers • Perfectionists • Purpose/Goal Driven • Persuasive Leaders
Firstborns are more likely to…. • Prominent in legal, medical and science professions, space exploration as astronauts • President of the United States • Pastors
Implications for Teaching and Learning What type of instructional activities do you think would motivate firstborns to excel in class?