Getting to know you . . .
This week we revisit a fun activity from primary school: show-and-tell.
Provocation
A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
Your closest friends were once unknown to you.
Anon
In order for us to get to know each other we need to employ respect and trust.
We respect the confidences that are shared in Wellness classes. We trust our classmates with some information about ourselves.
Helpful dispositions to bring to the activity: curiosity, openness, interest in others, suspension of judgement, suspension of preconceived ideas.
Each of us has certain touchstone items that say something about who we are.
• What is the intersection of objects and memory?
• How might sharing a memory help others understand who we are?
• How well do we really know each other?
• Are there classmates we have labelled and dismissed?
• How might we change our thinking about others?
Task
Share your thoughts and feelings about your item. Let us get to know you better through this sharing.
