Essay On Marshmallow Challenge By Joseph Mccarthy

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Hanna, 1 of 3 Joseph Hanna McClure Keith English 101 November 11, 2014 Marshmallows and McCarthy The marshmallow challenge; This is a challenge, in which you and three other “team mates” are given eighteen minutes, a yard of yarn, a yard of tape, twenty sticks of spaghetti, and a marshmallow. The object of the game is for a group of four to build the tallest structure possible on which your marshmallow must rest. This challenge is a great way to describe the four types of learners. The Imaginative Artist, the Analytical Judge, the Common Sense Warrior, and the Dynamic Explorer are explained in Bernice McCarthy’s four-mat. When you are placed on a team, with three other people that probably have different styles of learning. With the probability…show more content…
Common Sense warriors desire real life application and thrive upon hands-on instruction. Traditional learning styles frustrate this type of learner unless he can see the real life application in the information presented. The Warrior likes to take things apart in order to better understand the way that the object functions. In the situation of the marshmallow challenge, the Common sense Warrior in- Hanna, 3 of 3 stantly begins to work on their structure and then evaluates and tweaks it to perfection. The fourth and final person is the Dynamic Explorer. A Dynamic Explorer does not care about order, but would rather take risks by accepting a daunting new challenge. The Dynamic Explorer learns best through trial and error, and he strives toward self discovery. The way that this type of learner will succeed in the marshmallow challenge is by building a structure through randomization of ideas knowing that it may or may not work. This theory is applicable to everyday life. In order to succeed in something, sometimes it may take more than your own opinion since you may see things differently than another
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