Say what?!

Week 9, Day 1

Person A passes object to Person B and says:  "This is a what."
Person B takes the object and asks Person A:  "A what?"
Person A says to Person B:  "A what."
Person B:  "Oh, a what."
Person B passes object to Person C and says:  "This is a what."
Person C takes the object and asks Person B:  "A what?"
Person B asks Person A:  "A what?"
Person A says to Person B:  "A what."
Person B says to Person C:  "A what."
Person C:  "Oh, a what."
Person C passes object to Person D and says:  "This is a what."

...and so forth and so forth.

This was the game that we played in class today.  Everyone sat in a circle and after a couple of tries, we were able to pass one object ("what")  around the room.  But passing two objects ("what" and "who") around the room, in opposite directions, was much harder.  We tried many times but we just couldn' pass two objects successfully around the whole room.  Professor Moss told us that this was a communication/concentration exercise.  We need to be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in order to succeed in the real world.

We spent the rest of the class period watching a video about Sir Ken Robinson.  He lectured for at least 60 minutes nonstop...60 MINUTES NONSTOP!  WITHOUT ANY VISUAL AIDS!  I almost died from boredom.  I'm sure Robinson was a funny guy, because my classmates kept laughing at what he said.  I couldn't understand some of the things that he was saying, since he had a British accent.  And no visual aids!  He should have at least shown a PowerPoint presentation as he talked; that would've kept me focused.  I tend to pay better attention when pictures are involved.  I did manage to get something out of Robinson's looooong lecture.  He said that "talent is buried deep and not easily seen on the surface."  It is up to us to discover talent.  Robinson gave the examples of Elvis and the Beatles; when they were young, people didn't think that they were very talented.  They grew up to be quite successful singers and musicians.  Robinson also said that the economy needed to do three things:  think differently, and see opportunities and take them; work in teams/groups; and communicate.