Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Sight and hearing
I have often felt that there never seems to be enough time teaching farmcraft to relate to the individual children. While, compared to the 10 mins of being an animal for Enchanted Forest, it seems like plenty of time. I also have a new appreciation for being able to make eye contact with the children that I am talking to. I really disliked not being able to see, okay, to be fair, I could see some. At one point though between the hat I had on my head to try and stay warm, and the mask, my vision was drastically obscured, and it wasn't until the group left that I finally was able to adjust it, at that point I couldn't tell if anyone was waiting to ask a question, or as some children did raised their hands. This a great reason to have a guide, and it was nice to have someone else to help with encouraging questions, or even repeating quiet ones. (I found it difficult to hear with the mask on.) I enjoyed being a guide on Friday, and talking with the group between stations, and even trying to encourage questions, or repeating ones that had been missed. I am glad to have sight and hearing intact. I am also glad to have longer periods of time than 10 mins to interact with students.
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I think many of the costumes had limited visibility. It was an obstacle at first for me as well, but I quickly got used to it. It was a nice reminder that I was masked, a different character, that my head wasn't my head. It was a veil separating the reality of a 29-year-old yipping and crawling around on all fours, and a talking fox making people laugh.
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