Increasing students’ self-confidence by recognizing their talents: Lessons learned from the Talent Show
By Scott Fialkoff
EDI 15A Psychological Perspective: Teaching & Learning
School of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
February 19, 2009
On Thursday the class had a talent show. I volunteered to be the first one to present my talents. I really enjoy exercising and engaging in muscle strength training, so I decided to show the class different dance moves that I have learned. The dance moves that I presented to the class consisted of bending and extending the knees very precisely. I learned these dance skills during my time in my dance class last semester. I also showed the class finger push-ups and the amount of regular push-ups that I could do. The class was impressed and enjoyed watching my skills. This raised my confidence level because I proved to myself that I could be the first one to present my talents in an exciting fashion.
Some of the other students also had amazing talents that they presented. One girl who is a martial arts instructor showed us different moves with her nunchucks. She moved her nunchucks with such grace and elegance. This is because she has a lot of experience with martial arts. The moves she made looked easy to do because she had very good eye-hand coordination.
One other student also presented a different astonishing talent. This individual was able to create music by playing a saw. I found this to be amazing because I never knew it was possible to make music by using a common hardware tool. The music she produced was excellent. I was upset to see her put the saw away because it was really interesting and exciting to watch her create wonderful tunes with this item. Overall this was the best class that we have had this semester.
Long Island University, C. W. Post
February 19, 2009
On Thursday the class had a talent show. I volunteered to be the first one to present my talents. I really enjoy exercising and engaging in muscle strength training, so I decided to show the class different dance moves that I have learned. The dance moves that I presented to the class consisted of bending and extending the knees very precisely. I learned these dance skills during my time in my dance class last semester. I also showed the class finger push-ups and the amount of regular push-ups that I could do. The class was impressed and enjoyed watching my skills. This raised my confidence level because I proved to myself that I could be the first one to present my talents in an exciting fashion.
Some of the other students also had amazing talents that they presented. One girl who is a martial arts instructor showed us different moves with her nunchucks. She moved her nunchucks with such grace and elegance. This is because she has a lot of experience with martial arts. The moves she made looked easy to do because she had very good eye-hand coordination.
One other student also presented a different astonishing talent. This individual was able to create music by playing a saw. I found this to be amazing because I never knew it was possible to make music by using a common hardware tool. The music she produced was excellent. I was upset to see her put the saw away because it was really interesting and exciting to watch her create wonderful tunes with this item. Overall this was the best class that we have had this semester.
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