So the headline reads, “Prince Charles Opens Up About Love & Life.” and Brain Type enthusiasts may be thinking, “Is this #16 BCIL really going to open up?” The extent of that has yet to be seen, as “Spotlight: Charles and Camilla” will air this Saturday at 7:30 ET on CNN.
On CNN’s web site, however, Prince Charles did open up a bit about his wife Camilla, and it’s all praise for the duchess. From a Brain Type’s perspective, many of his quotes are all-too predictable about himself and his #11 FCAL wife. Charles goes on to say, “It’s always marvelous to have somebody who, you know, you feel understands and wants to encourage. Although she certainly pokes fun if I get too serious about things. And all that helps.”
Well-stated. All things in proper context.
I have worked alongside at least two FCALs (in education) and at least two FEALs (in direct support). I also had an FCAL teacher in elementary, and I’ve dealt with a FEAL nurse, among a few other examples.
I concur with your assessment of these types’ behavioral tendencies. FEALs frequently show a frustration with me “not doing things,” or else doing them slowly. They are more in tune with the here-and-now. They also talk much more than FCALs about details. FCALs, seeing the bigger picture, tend to offer more hopeful and possible solutions to my problems, rather than focusing mostly on the here-and-now. I dealt with two different FCALs in my first go-around with student teaching. One, a Caucasian female, encouraged me to stay with student teaching. When that failed, another FCAL, an African-American male, encouraged me to try substitute teaching, which I’m currently doing. Despite “opposite demographics,” both showed similar behavior due to their shared BT. (Tragically, the African-American male died last month of cancer. His well-written obituary highlights his FCAL nature, worth a read for those seeking more understanding of the best attributes of FCAL: http://accents.mssu.edu/index.php/2015/02/mssu-mourns-loss-of-dr-al-cade-dean-of-the-school-of-education/ )
This isn’t to say FCAL is “better” than FEAL. FEALs are better suited to nursing and secretarial work, for instance, where their here-and-now, more detailed nature is direly needed. I can’t think of a better type for those lines of work. FCALs are better suited for education, at all levels (there is no level where they can’t succeed, elementary onward – again, my favorite teacher was FCAL, 4th grade. They are also better suited for encouraging others in “possible” pursuits instead of looking just at the here-and-now results, which is why they were so helpful to me when the here-and-now wasn’t working.
Anyway, just wanted to comment in-depth on my experiences with these BTs (at least ones that I’m very confident were these BTs, based on more extensive FACE-TO-FACE interaction, which always helps “confirm” a type better), especially since they are so far removed from me, and possess some very different “gifts.” 🙂
*small clarification for precision: the FCAL who encouraged me to stay with student teaching did so even when others were telling me to drop it altogether based on “current” results. She thought it “possible” that I could still excel with the right supports, and offered ideas (as a Conceptual) for how it “could” work. She really tried to be helpful even when the FCIR mentor teacher I was under was wanting to get rid of me for being unassertive (a common complaint FCIRs have of me).