Week 14: Portrait of Possibility Revisited

·      During Week #5, you were asked to identify a particular student for whom you believed VTS might be a help, a challenge, or both.

o   You identified  VTS attributes that might have been beneficial to this student. Was this assessment accurate?  Why or why not?

I think the assessment was accurate. The twins may have the problem with identity, so they always want to show the different parts from each other. So they argued, the competed and do not listen to each other.

o   You developed a plan or strategy for addressing the needs of that student specifically with VTS.

Ø  How did that plan or strategy play out? 

During VTS, I always remind them of paying attention when the other is talking. Tell them they could not begin to talk until someone finishes his talking, “when you listen to others carefully, others will also listen to you carefully.”

Ø  Was is successful or unsuccessful?  Explain.

I think it was successful. Now when one kid is talking, the other will listen carefully, and when he finished, he will say “It’s your turn”. They became more respect others’ ideas, they began to say “I think he is right” , “I can explain his idea” rather than always insist themselves. They tend to cooperate with each other. The phenomenon is they always built up ideas by connecting their ideas together. They became to know and understand although they have something in common, but they still have something unique originally. VTS really helps a lot to identify themselves.