October 3rd was a very important day in our leadership classroom. The mood had been very low and uncomfortable in the room for a few days ahead, so finaly Tomkins adressed the entire class, and im very glad he did. I feel like it was a drowsy week to begin with, but as leaders i feel we should try to make the best of things. We cant deny that we were all acting in a non enthusiastic way, and we were not doing the best that we could within the classroom. When we came to class everyday, everyone sat in the same spot. We had almost been in school for about 3 weeks, and we still had not made the class more welcoming. Everyone would work and talk with those who they always talk to, and who they are most comfortable with.
I learned that even though we all have our own comfort zone, no matter how big it is, we need to try and step out of it. I think this is one of the biggest reasons that the mood felt so low. I think everyone was afraid to sit somewher else, or uncomfortable. I learned that its okay to have these feelings, and that we arnt the only ones, but to try and over come these things, and try to talk to more people. I think that the more people we talk to in the room, the more comfortable we will all be with eachother, and the higher the mood will be.
I learned that our class was still seperating so called 'clicks', and that it really didnt make anyone feel great. I learned that we are all very similar, and we are all there for the same reason. I got to hear from different classmates in the discussion, and learned more about others too. I know that the fact that being afraid about what others think of us goes along with being a teenager, but i feel that after todays convo, we really dont care what everyone else thinks of us, as long as we are ourselves, and thats what people should like the most about us.
I think that a lot of us where thinking the same thing as Robyn, or something along those lines, but no one was brave enough to speak out about it. I think Robyn did an awesome job describing what was going on, and i give her credit for helping lightning the mood in the class. I think Robyn deserves everyones thanks because after she said what she did, everyone really began to change for the better. Everyone else also helped make this change, and I appreciate each and everyone of us who is in this awesome leadership class. without them, this conversation would not have been as successfull, and our leadership class would not be as amazing. I think this is a great group of students and i love being a part of this leadership class.
I think that as the semester goes on we will get to know each other more and more, which will help with the whole situation. I know that as the semester has already gone one, the mood is a lot lighter in the class room and more comfortable. I think this conversation was a huge turning point for the class, and that we all made a change for the better. Now when we come to class, we sit with different people, or atleast in different spots. I like the way our class has turned out.
I think that the more activities we do and plan together will help bring us closer together. I fee that is is very important to work with other people and new people each time, for ourselves, and as a leader. I think since the end of the conversation, people had already started to step over the line. I think now, we are comfortable with almost everyone in the classroom. I think everyone has done a great job in trying to make the classroom more comfortable for everyone. I am sorry that Stephanie felt as if she had to drop the class, and i certainly hope that the rest of us did not trigger her to drop out of the class. I wish that the mood of the class now, was this way back then, but we all learned somehting extreamely important about life, and will hopefully learn from this experience.
I think the energizers really help our class grow as a group, as we get to interact and have fun with everyone. I think the Haunted house really let everyone work together even more. I think more 'projects' where we get to work together will help with group bonding. Im sure many more oppertunities will come up this semester that will allow us to continue to grow together.
I love this class, and everyone in it, and i hope everyone now feels the same way, especially after this conversation that we had!
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