Teaching Type Continued

It is interesting to think that when I walk into a classroom that - all things being equal- that there will be an average breakdown of personality and learning types in that room. Each learning type has it's own preferences that keep it motivated and situations which it finds difficult. Can a class provide all things to all people? ES's are the most common type, they like things quick, simple and concrete, so they will probably hate me. Then they like the information to shut up so they can try things out and talk it over. Here's my list of to do's for four types of ES, IS, EN and IN

1. be quick
2. be simple
3. be concrete
4. provide activities and sharing
5. provide review
6. keep objectives, content and assessment aligned
7. practice delivery
8. I+1 not +5 - define finite goals explicitly
9. when asking for creativity, provide an out
10. recognize and celebrate competence and people who avoid failure instead of zone of proximal development
11. I + x = happiness - reward novel and infinite goals implicitly
12. create variety predictably, schedule spontaneous events
13. open to different interests
14. provide authentic problems
15. on group work provide an out