Driver: Fear of not being prepared for the unexpected
Motivation: to be competent and intelligent
Focus: what they know and do well
Strategy: withdraw from the world to study it
Dynamic
- prefer spending time on their own
- socially uncomfortable
- prefer to observe instead of participate
Communication Style
- usually quiet and reserved
- very talkative while discussing topics of great person interest (or mastery)
- factual, unemotional
- think lots before speaking
Learning Style
- learn best through observation (lecture, books)
- comprehension before participation
- satisfaction with full comprehension of a topic
- analysis, finding patterns, speculation, analysis paralysis
Work Ethic: Concentration and Solitude
- strong ability to focus
- hate concentration being interrupted
- prefer depth of knowledge to breadth of knowledge
- enjoy time alone and need time to think
- don’t like pressure of close supervision, thinking on their feet
- active minds full of ideas and concepts
- feel safe ‘inside’ and clumsy ‘outside’
- seek to reduce intrusion of their space
Ideal Classroom
- values knowledge, originality, curiosity
- topics are explored individually and in depth
- ample quiet time
- intellectual discussions
Personality Cluster
Wings: Individualist (4) and Questioner (6)
Stress Arrow: Enthusiast (7)
Scattered, distracted, and/or overstretched. Punitive. Emotionally cold.
Security Arrow: Challenger (8)
- Show you value them for who they are as well as for what they do
- Show them it is ok to relax and have fun
- Encourage them to speak out
- Encourage them to move from thought to action
> Unspoken Words – a case study
> Enneagram Personalities of Students
with thanks to Rob Fitzel www.fitzel.ca/enneagram/education/index.html
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