July 24, 2015

Experience the Struggle - Celebrate New Growth



In this activity, participants are asked to draw a path between two stars.  (A smaller one is drawn inside a larger one using Microsoft Word shapes.)  This would be extremely easy for most, except they are given a limitation which states they must look into the mirror image rather than the drawing itself.  One team member holds a piece of card stock to block the normal view while another one holds a mirror at just the right angle.  The "drawing" team member looks into the mirror and immediately realizes this is much more difficult than expected.  The struggle begins!  Engagement will thrive while team members want to try it over and over again.  In most cases, improvement is evident with each new attempt as the brain learns to compensate for the distorted view.  Try this out with your students, using mirrors from the dollar store.  They will immediately understand how it feels to struggle.  Teach them to love the struggle, because with patience, passion, and persistence comes a reason to celebrate new growth. 

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