One of the most important things I learned from last week's class was that not every conversation has to be a sit-down, ask questions type of conversation. This, for me, took a lot of the pressure off. I learned that we can go for a walk if we want to or play a game. It helped me to know that there could be other things in my back pocket besides a list of questions that I could use if the conversation lagged. Additionally, this reminded me that there's a lot of freedom in these conversation circles. We are looking to fulfill the goals of the circle, but we can do that in whatever way we feel our group would like to do. This was really encouraging for me and a great reminder.
Knowing this has allowed me to have a lot more fun with planning and thinking of ideas. Additionally it was great to be able to have a list of possible things to do that I could show the students in my circle. They could look at the list and even came up with their own ideas based off of what other groups had done in the past. I thought that this was very helpful.
Going through the different scenarios, or case studies, was also something I took away from last week's class. They had some really good insights into some different situations that might come up, and having the peace of mind that came from that conversation definitely helped me coming into this week. I don't necessarily think that anything really crazy or bad is going to happen, but it's nice to know that problems do arise but they are easily dealt with.
I am having a really great experience so far. Our first two conversations were very organic and required little to no help from my "back-pocket questions." Everyone in my group is really interested in being there, and it's fun to see them start to interact with one another. They are quickly becoming friends, and I know that I have a lot to learn from them this semester. I'm really looking forward to next week!
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