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Eric · Joined: 08 Apr 2004 Posts: 44 Location: Hawaii

After teaching a lesson on personality types and goals I began to think about whether most language teachers are type A or B. I am definately type B and think that living in Japan would drive me up the wall if I was type A.

When I was a grade school teacher back home almost all the other elementary school teachers were type A and loved to laminate and organize. Just wondering which category the folks on this forum fit.

Aloha and Mele Kelikimaka which is Merry Christmas in Hawaiian.

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

In terms of shyness/outgoingness (is that a word?!?!? If not, then I must cite a grad school professor of mine: "It fills a lexical gap."), I am type B--more introverted, although people sometimes do not believe that I am really quite shy.

Are type As super-organized planners? If so, then I've got a bit of A in me as well. I live in a world of clutter (no laminating or physical organizing for me!), but mentally I always manage to stay on top of things, sometimes to the point of neurosis...

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Lynn · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 696 Location: in between

I'm type O. I think type O people have a unique set of challenges that comes with teaching.

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

Blood type? I don't even know my blood type!

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Lynn · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 696 Location: in between

I think I misunderstood. I thought this was about blood types. What is type A and type B personality types? I've never heard of this.

JimDunlop2 · Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Posts: 2286 Location: Japan

Here ya go:

http://nj.essortment.com/typeapersonali_rgcc.htm

test yourself here:

http://www.psych.uncc.edu/pagoolka/TypeA-B-intro.html

Lynn · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 696 Location: in between

I guess I'm type B. I scored 146.

chi-chi- · Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 194 Location: In la-la land

I think that Eric was dead on. I scored 280 Shocked

, Asia drove me up a freaking wall (although I do miss the food and shopping), and I am studying to be a teacher in the States.
I think that type A's, if they travel, like to go to more laid-back places, like Mexico or Hawaii. Balance is key. Type A around other Type A's=lots of exploding fireworks (and not necessarily the good kind.)
How did everyone else rate?
I'm willing to make an assumption that some of the more unhappy Japan poster's are indeed Type A's...

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

I got a 243--closer to A than I would have imagined! It must be all that studying ahead of time, showing up early, etc.

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TokyoLiz · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1548 Location: Tokyo, Japan

I scored 245 on that one. I guess I'm an A...

spidey · Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 3:10 am Post subject:

Scored a 140

I feel like I'm a little bit of both.

Does that make me an A/B?

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kittykelly · Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Posts: 21 Location: Toronto, ON Canada

lol I scored 172, right down the middle Laughing

Bat Girl · Joined: 24 Nov 2004 Posts: 19

Lynn wrote:

I think I misunderstood. I thought this was about blood types. What is type A and type B personality types? I've never heard of this.

Type A people are up tight and type B people are laid back!

I am a mix but probably more type A.

GambateBingBangBOOM · Joined: 04 Nov 2003 Posts: 2021 Location: Japan

I'm definately a type B.

I think the Jungian personality indicators (ie I am an INFP) work better. Here's a page with a link:

http://www.personalitytest.net/types/index.htm

Eleckid · Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 102 Location: Aichi, Japan

I'm 189...is that A or B?