| How much of a Master Student am I? by ________________________________________ | ??? | Not yet |
Yes |
| Inquisitive - I am curious about everything. By posing questions I generate interest even in mundane things. |
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| Able to Focus Attention -
The world, to a child, is new. I can focus attention, making the world always new. |
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| Willing to Change -
I welcome the unknown and am open to changes in my environment and changes in myself. |
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| Able to Organize and Sort -
I play with information, organizing pieces of data to discover relationships. |
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| Competent - Mastery of basic skills is important to me, and I practice until I know them cold. |
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| Joyful - I smile at nothing in particular other than amazement at the world and my experience of it. |
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| Able to Suspend Judgment -
I have opinions and positions, but am able to let go of them when appropriate. I don't let judgment get in the way of learning. Instead of saying "Prove it to me and then I'll believe it," I ask, "What if this were true?" and explore the possibilities. |
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| Energetic - I have a spring in my step, am enthusiastic in class, and play with the same intensity. |
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| Well - I value my body and treat it with respect, and I tend to my emotional and spiritual health, as well. |
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| Self-Aware - I regularly examine my life and evaluate myself and my behavior. |
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| Responsible - I know the difference between responsibility and blame. Rather than blame Raul for not giving us results, I work the problem even after class. |
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| Willing to Risk - I take on projects without guarantee of success, difficult topics in QR readings, the risks of offering my own explanation. |
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| Willing to Participate -
I am not happy as an observer; I want to be in the game. Others in my group can count on me. I make a commitment to keep working on a problem and follow through bringing my findings to our next meeting. |
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| Generalist - I am interested in everything, have a broad body of knowledge and can find value in nearly everything. |
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| Willing to Accept Paradox -
For me, something that seems contradictory or absurd may have meaning. |
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| Courageous - I admit my fear and choose to experience it fully. For me, presentations are opportunities to explore feelings of anxiety and tension. |
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| Self-Directed - Rewards or punishments offered by others do not motivate me. My motivation to learn comes from within myself. |
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| Spontaneous - I respond to the moment in fresh and surprising ways. |
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| Relaxed About Evaluations -
I recognize that evaluations are important, but they're not the only reason I study. I do not measure my worth as a human by some instructor's one-page dictum. |
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| Intuitive - I have learned to trust my feelings, and work to develop that sense. |
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| Creative - I can gather pieces of knowledge from a wide range of subjects and put them together in a new way. This is true in every aspect of my life. |
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| Willing to be Uncomfortable -
When discomfort is necessary to reach a goal, I am willing to endure it and to look at unpleasant things with detachment. |
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| Accepting - I accept myself, the people around me and the challenges that life offers. |
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| Willing to Laugh - My sense of humor includes the ability to laugh at myself. |
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| Hungry - Humans begin life with an appetite for knowledge. I tap into that hunger with the desire to learn for the sake of learning. |
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| Willing to Work - Inspiration is followed by sweat. Genius and creativity are mostly the result of persistence and work. I work with the intensity and focus of a child at play. |
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Adapted by Raul Nakasone from Definiton of a Master Student
Handout by Bill Ransom Bill's Definition of a Master Student (With more than
a nod to: Ellis, David. Becoming a Master Student. NY: Houghton Mifflin
Co., 1997)
TESC Nov.2002
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