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Keirsey (1998) states that, “Artisans live and act in the present.” (p. 49) Being gifted with the artisan personality trait means you are bold, spontaneous, and as the cliché says “the life of the party”. Artisans become fully engrossed in the arts, whether it deals with drama, music, athletics or working with their hands.

There are four basic temperament groups, which describe human behavior, according to the Keirsey Temperament Theory and they are guardians, idealists, artisans and

The Keirsey Temperament Sorter is the most commonly used personality instrument in the world. The Keirsey temperament is a tool that helps people better understand their personality. After taking quiz, it was revealed that I most closely resemble the Guardian temperament.

During and immediately after my undergraduate course, I had the opportunity to work as a volunteer at the American Counseling Association and as a houseparent for an institution that houses mentally ill individuals. The association welcomes students and encourages them to offer voluntary services while they have an opportunity. My experience at the association, as a houseparent, and currently as a paraprofessional for mentally ill adults and children with behavioral problems provided me with a solid footing as well as the necessary resources to prepare for my career in counseling. The experiences gave me an opportunity to attend several conferences and workshops where I had the chance to meet and interact with other professional counselors. These opportunities opened me up and exposed me to numerous challenging situations that helped me to grow both personally and professionally. Interacting with more qualified and experienced people in the association, institution for the mentally ill, and agency that I currently work for has helped me to develop confidence in my work as I sought their assistance and guidance whenever I needed help. The experiences gained while working at the association was helpful to me as I could apply that knowledge and the skills learnt to help my church members. At my church, I was a youth leader and

Dispositional personality theories are quite different from biological personality theories. The two will be compared and dissected in this article. The Big Five Personality Test will also be analyzed and how it is used to study personality will be examined.

The unevenness of idealism and truth in an individual’s life can lead to the loss of sanity, deterioration of relationships and even death. By having a good balanced of idealism and truth, there is a greater potential that an individual will discover contentment in life. While pursuing an ideal, an

Many business leaders see participation in the fine arts as a plus in possible employees. Fine arts basic workplace skills such as self-discipline, teamwork, and even leadership skills. The 1996 magazine Business Week cites John Brademas, “Arts education is education that focuses on the ‘doing.’” This means that arts students actually apply the skills that they learn. When working on a piece of music or a play of some sort, fine

Dance is a unique sport because it combines the grit and sweat of sporting events, such as track and field, with the style and extravagance of a fashion show (D.Fowler, 2000).

• Guardian – concrete cooperators, speak mostly of their duties and responsibilities, of what they

Although these results appear to be encouraging, one must consider what improvements are missing when implementing the fine arts. One area that lacks improvement is the math and sciences. Garcia et. al states that there is no significant correlation between improved math and science scores and fine arts exposure. This lack of improvement is a serious factor that must be considered while discussing the effects of fine arts. In today’s society, the majority of growing career fields

important foundation in understanding the broader scope of how dance can be seen as a

Dance is one of the most beautiful, expressive forms of art known to mankind. It expresses joy, love, sorrow, anger, and the list truly goes on for all the possible emotions that it can convey. Dance not only can express how one feels, but it can tell a story or even be used to praise a higher power. Dance has intricately played an important role to every culture over the course of time. Two forms of dance that have not only stood against the test of time but have influenced the development of other various styles of dance is none other than Classical Ballet and Modern Dance.

“The arts are an essential element of education, just like reading writing, and arithmetic…music dance, painting, and theatre are all keys that unlock profound human understanding and accomplishment” (William Bennett, Former US Secretary of Education).

Dance and hockey. Two sports that doesn't get a lot of attention. They're not as popular as baseball and football. They take a lot more concentration.

For most elementary age students around the country the core subjects such as science, math, and reading are separated from the arts. However, schools across the country are slowly combining the arts with the other subjects and are finding success. Dance is one form of art that would have multiple benefits for students. Dance and physical movement should be incorporated into elementary education because it improves students’ attention and interest in learning, improves learning in core subjects, and promotes a healthy lifestyle in students.