Today, for the first real class meeting of SCI 105, I did one of the most uncomfortable things that I have EVER done in class. I tried to interact with a group of students who didn't know me very well...WITHOUT SPEAKING! For anyone who knows me, I am not a shy or quiet person...and I love to talk to people and tell stories, and hear stories, and, and, and,... So here we are, we're all a tribe of "primitives" without language or art.
The goal? Try to convey that: "The swift red fox jumps over the lazy brown dog" without language. So three groups of four students (including me as one of the group members) are trying to share this knowledge with the rest of our tribe.
Did it work? YES! Phew! What a relief. Imagine how the rest of our class would have gone if we had not succeeded at this task? Awkward! :) But instead, we all succeeded, I think we had fun doing it, and we got a chance to know one another a bit better...through laughter and self-humiliation!
We also introduced ourselves to one another in one big loop...introduce, shift to the right, introduce, shift to the right. What an icebreaker...I have to say that I was surprised at how much and how wonderfully everyone interacted in this...we got so loud in the hallway, I'm sure that Dr. Lee had "fun" trying to teach physics next door!
This class is AWESOME...I can feel it. You are such an important part of the success of this class and I can't thank you enough for humoring me and having fun with these goofy things. There will certainly be ... more ... to ... come!
Cheers!
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