Victim or Creator

            A college professor told his students they would need a textbook for his class, by the first day of class all the students had the book except two.  The bookstore was out and the professor said they needed to have the book by the second week of class. The next time the class met, the teacher asked the two students did they get the textbook. One of the students said they were unable to get the textbook, and it was the bookstore fault for running out. The next student was asked the same question and she was able to get the text book. The professor wanted to know how she was able to get her textbook. She first, called around to nearby college bookstores and none of them had it; next she called around to bookstores in the region and none of them had any; finally she went on line and found a used copy and used the savings to pay for 2 – day delivery.

            The first student who was unable to get the book quit at the first road block. The bookstore being out of the book was not her fault, but stopping at that point did not allow her to achieve the goal of obtaining the book by the second week of class. The second student persevered and by doing so was able to obtain the goal of obtaining the book.  Professor David Mirman an experienced science educator, in his blog calls the second student response a Creator response; because a creator does whatever is necessary to achieve their goal. The first student’s response was a Victim response, which seeks to find blame for the negative situation and usually the response does not help them reach their goal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                             Works Cited

Mirman, David. "Do You Think like a Victim or a Creator?" You Are the Prime Mover. David Mirman, 2 Jan. 2012. Web. 16 Mar. 2015.      <http://youaretheprimemover.com/>.