I learned early in my relationship with my daughter that she would not have to find out the hard way how to make good choices. (Then I prayed the teacher would read and consider her comments!)Ībstract Sequential learners are wonderful at evaluating situations or needs and creating systems or procedures that are efficient and which meet those needs. The only thing I knew to tell her was to answer the questions anyway, but use asterisks and write her comments by the questions that to her seemed to present more than one answer. My daughter performed outstandingly in classes in which she was able to share her reasoning, but did less well in classes that were more concrete in their approach. If the question allows any room for situations in which that particular thing might not be true, AS learners will not know how to answer. They excel on tests that allow for variables in the answers. The abstract sequential child does poorly with tests that are true/false or multiple choice where the best answer is one that is true most of the time.
Too many assignments for the time allotted.Hearing a rant from the teacher which should be directed to a small number of children in the classroom but is instead verbalized to the whole group.The AS child will usually not demand the acceptance and support they need. Notice body language, pay attention to their frustrations, and listen to them talk. Don’t become too busy to be in tune with them. The best piece of advice I can offer is to take the time to notice the little things. I felt pretty awful for not picking up on it sooner. Turns out she had been having them for a solid year but was just then able to verbalize to me what her fears were. I will never forget pulling my upset 3rd grader into my lap one Sunday morning after she told me she’d had a nightmare. If you are the parent or teacher of an AS, any time you invest in becoming attuned with them will pay off in huge dividends to both of you. “How do you know that?” is a question an AS might vocalize on a regular basis.Ībstract sequential learners are in the great minority. This is one child to whom you don’t want to say, “Because I said so!” One of the little areas where my daughter and I butted heads frequently was over my relying heavily on my instincts but my daughter needing to see tangible proof of the facts.
To AS learners, gathering facts from recognized experts in their field is critical, so if you express an opinion, be prepared to back it up with some verifiable data. I have a child who is dominantly abstract sequential and have enjoyed and admired her for 32 years now! I have to admit that for years there were aspects of my daughter’s makeup that I didn’t know how to interpret, but after reading The Way They Learn when she was in 9th grade, a lot of the pieces suddenly fell into place. Best of all we will be equipped with the knowledge we need to relate beautifully to them. But if we take the time to delve beneath the surface with the goal of mining the gold in the child, the rewards will be great. For example, the abstract sequential child may seem to be aloof at times, may seem opinionated, may even seem argumentative on occasion, and when rushed, may come to a complete stand-still. There are always personal traits that can be misunderstood when in reality what is going on is positive. While their more random counterparts might not worry about rushing a job just to call it done, AS children would rather not do the work at all than do it in a haphazard manner. If they sense that they have too much to complete in the amount of time they have, they can become very distressed to the point of shutting down and refusing to do the work. At times it will take the AS child some time to even figure out WHAT they are feeling.Ībstract Sequential children have an inborn sense of how much time will be required to complete tasks they are asked to do and complete them thoroughly. They do not trust emotions and feelings unless they have had time to evaluate whether or not those feelings and emotions are completely justified. Their creation will meet a need and solve a problem. They are less likely to create simply for enjoyment, making things up out of thin air. What they create will likely be a system that will be useful and solve problems. While dominant Abstract Sequential people can imagine and create, they are firmly based in fact, logic, and expediency.
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