I can honestly say this class is why every other major is jealous of us. This past week we participated in fun and engaging activities. The I like activities was a cliche but efficient way to get to know more about people. I enjoyed the “Silent Film Acting-vitie.” It was a fun and silly way to break the ice and put everyone at an even playing feeling without communication. Playing tag with our partners was a way to get active and get comfortable as well as creatively separate the classes. For example, my favorite activity of the day where we were split into groups and asked to make a positive spin on a negative statement. This took thinking outside of the box as well as a postive attitude :) To me, there’s never enough to say about creativity and how much spice it adds to activities.
All of these great activities went straight into my “bag of tricks” as successful handydandy icebreakers. Having a bag of tricks such as this is priceless to have in this field and countless situations. It’s something that is always in constant development for my own personal and professional life.
I found that I thrived once we stepped away from the desks :) and that I am easily outgoing as one of those students was very comfortable with the class from the moment we all got together.
To strive for excellence, I think I just allowed myself to be open to new ideas, activities and people. I have made it a point to myself to really try and see if I can get the most out of this class. I’ve will strive not to ever just walk through the activities but to truly engage and actively think how they can be used and manipulated with different populations and settings.
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