Hello, my name is Adam Sutherland.  At this point I'm working as a substitute teacher among other things but have taught 8th grade Language Arts and Social Studies for approximately 10 years prior to this.  I was teaching at a charter school for 8 years that closed down when the economy tanked.  In working for a charter, there is no union nor school district to place you so I found myself out of teaching.

I hold a multiple subject credential which has severely limited my preferred job search options so I've been working on updating my credential to a single subject in Social Studies.

Although somewhat frustrated due to circumstances (mainly administrative and operational) at my last position, three years out of the profession have shown me that teaching is truly the profession that gives me a sense of accomplishment and self-worth.  The ability to engage others and assist them to become successful learners and accomplish personal goals is why I taught and am working toward obtaining a full time position.

To be honest I take the results of these personality tests with a grain of salt, I tend to be all over the place.  However, I believe these types of results are representative of students you will find in any classroom.  There are always the students who want to answer every question and be the center of attention while there are others who would prefer to go unnoticed and then all those in between.  It is up to us as teachers to be aware of all these varying personality traits and tailor methods to reach all as effectively as possible.