jaime_rope_reflection

 Reflection July 26,2010 11:20 pm

There will be teachers who will assume the leadership role when confronted with a "learning challenge". I am elated to see not one but several others who have the passion for problem solving. It is also interesting to note that each has his own way of solving the problem. I realize that when one takes the role to lead (to solve), this leader must not falter but sustain his/her leadership. He/she must be willing to live /walk through with the rest of the group until the challenge has been solved. The conversations have been meaningful at a personal standpoint but these collectively have not been directed towards achieving the solution. I felt that everyone was ready to act out their part when someone gave the order. I would have liked to hear a plan clearly laid out and everyone agreeing to it .Then it was right to have seen the action.

Leader : Here is the plan. We are 15 people and holding on to a 25ft rope. let us place the endpoints together to divide the rope into 2 segments.12.5 ft.These endpoints will stay stationary next we will determine the midpoints of these segments .afterwhich ,we ask the teacher holding the ropes on these midpoints to walk opposite each other until the whole rope is streched to form a perfect square.This is a solution, is everyone in agreement to try this? 

I felt that we forgot to layout how the work was going to start and how it was going to end. The roles that each one played were not clearly defined thus making it difficult for each player to know the extent of work he needs to contribute. On the other hand, we must learn to see the limitations that we have ( blindfold) and be able to find alternatives that will compensate this incapacity ( using Mr. Acosta's assistance). We should have tapped into this resource and made the solution much simpler than what we had tried to do...we somehow failed to trust the good judgements and decisions.