The thing I found interesting this week was the personality
type theory. This is a theory proposed by John Holland stating that people find
the work they are doing if the main features of the job fit well with the person’s
personality. He based this of finding 6 different personality types and what
career fields go along best with the personalities. The thing I would like to ask John Holland would
be why these personality types are so vague and where do I personally fit in
and how do you pick a career path off of something when you fall into so many
different personality categories?
I would say I have a lot of experience with the time school
started and how much I slept while I was in high school. I hardly slept during
my junior and senior year, this was mostly due to the fact that I had a job and
had to find time after work to do school work. I understand the concept of
going to bed early is good for your health and schooling, but what about all
the homework that doesn’t get done if you go to bed earlier instead of staying
up to do it. There would have been a lot that I didn’t learn if I would have
gone to bed earlier in the night.
The thing I would like to learn more about this week would
be what they talked about in the Frontline video about teen’s brains. Specifically
what I would like to know more about is the amount of sleep and how it correlates
to grades. That the more sleep and better sleep you get the better your grades
will be. Does this go for adults in college to or can we sleep very little and
still learn as much? I would also like to learn more about how starting school
later can be good and bad for students.
That's a good question, whether the amount of sleep we get as college students is as important to grades as high schoolers. I would have to think so to a point. I would like to know this answer as well, considering how little sleep I get these days!
ReplyDeleteI also would like to know the link between sleep and grades in college students. I personally thing sleep plays a large roll in how well a student does in school. I know sleep needs are dependent on age and health, but I believe an average adult needs about eight hours. Often times college students have many other reasonability's other than school, such as a family and work, making it extremely hard to get that much rest.
ReplyDeleteSleep is something I'm deprived of as well. I try and get 8 hours of sleep every night but sometimes it just isn't possible. 7 hours of sleep seems about the same as 8 but I sure notice a huge difference in how I feel during the day. It's important for us college students to try and maintain a decent sleep schedule or our grades will suffer.
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ReplyDeleteI think the doubt of you all is related to circadian rhythm which is the cycle of day and night that is perceived by almost all living organisms. Circadian rhythm controls a lot of biological activities, including hormonal and brain wave activity. So, it's extremely important to have the right amount of sleep you need - each one of us are different in this aspect as it depends on genetics, how you were "trained" when you were little (sleeping time), where you grow up (Alaska is an extreme environment with 6 months of light all day and 6 months of "darkness"), and age. It's not just the amount of sleep but also the quality. If sleep is interrupted several times, your body is continuously under stress.
ReplyDeleteSurely, in occasions or phases we can suffer sleep deprivation (having a baby, guard duty, and such) and still function "well". But it should not be for a long term situation. If you want to know more about that check out the role of melatonin.