I did not learn how to be passionate and to be curious from a textbook, those traits came from within. Little did I know that this Passion Quotient (PQ) and Curiosity Quotient (CQ) together means more than the Intelligent Quotient (IQ). Thomas Friedman speaks about this theory and gives individuals looking for jobs this key advice: “think like a new immigrant and stay hungry, think like an artisan and take pride, think like a starter upper and always be in beta, remember that PQ plus CQ will always trump IQ and think like a waitress at Perkins Pancake house in Minneapolis and be relentlessly entrepreneurial.” (Dickson 2015). This quote resonates a lot with me and makes me look back at my interview that landed my first year teaching job. I was asked the question "What do you know about personalized learning?" I was very upfront with my interviewers that I had not heard that term before. I proceeded to ask what the teaching approach was and asked if they had any recommendations of where I could learn more. Since I am so passionate about the teaching profession, I came across as curious during my interview and I would like to think that's what helped me land such an amazing position with great colleagues! After that interview, my curiosity has grown but I still wasn't great about asking questions. During my graduate level course about wicked problems and asking questions, I now feel more confident in my ability to ask those challenging questions and share them with my colleagues. Warren Berger (2014) explains that the more you question, the easier it will get and I believe that I am finally getting further into my question asking journey. Check out my infographic below where I connect passion and curiosity to my first year teaching and how reading A More Beautiful Question by Warren Berger (2014) has helped me grow as an inquisitive educator. References:
Berger, W. (2014). A More Beautiful Question; The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas . New York, NY: Bloomsbury. Dickson, J. (2015, May 9). (PQ + CQ) > IQ every time, author Thomas Friedman tells Ottawa crowd. iPolitics. Retrieved from: https://ipolitics.ca/2015/05/09/pqcqiq-every-time-author-thomas-friedman-tells-ottawa-crowd/
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