Looking at Photos are a Key Element in Points of You ® Approach
From Instagram to the billboards you glance at while driving on the highway, we live in a world full of images. They evoke some type of reaction.
Looking at photos is a key element to what makes the Points of You ® approach so powerful. Each individual photograph can represent a particular issue or theme and when you use photos collectively, they offer the possibility in expanding the ongoing story you tell yourself.
“Photographs are footprints of our minds, mirrors of our lives, reflections from our hearts, frozen memories that we can hold in silent stillness in our hands — forever if we wish. They document not only where we have been, but also point the way to where we might perhaps be heading, whether or not we realize this yet ourselves…”
Judy Wieser, Author of, Phototherapy Techniques: Exploring the Secrets of Personal Snapshots and Family Albums
How to Look at a Photo
The Points of You® approach allows teachers to tap into their thoughts, feelings and memories serving as a bridge to reflecting on their own teacher practice.
Here’s a chance to try on your own. Now, take a look at the following photo. It represents the reason you became a teacher.
The Three Simple Ways to Look at a Photo
Here are the three simple ways you can look at this photo. Each step takes you deeper into interpreting the photo for yourself.
- What am I seeing in this photo? Make note of the details in this photo that connects to why you became a teacher.
- What do I know about this photo? Now consider the composition of the photo and how it connects to why you became a teacher.
- What am I feeling from the photo? Connect with the feelings this photo brings forward as to why you became a teacher.