Hypothesis of Fear Assignment

For my fear project, I hypothesis that the class will react in displeasure with what I am planning. Their reactions might include anxiety, stress, shock, and nervousness. I hope it gets taken some what seriously as some people might not be fearful of what I'm planning, but I think everyone on some level is fearful for what I want to do.

Talking Stick

I thought the talking stick was an interesting idea to use in a classroom setting. The flow and focus of the conversation seemed a lot different. When everyone knows only one person can talk at one time it can slow the conversation to a point where you can only speak when that person is ready to pass the stick. It also gives you time to think about if what you have to say is important enough for everyone to direct their full attention to you and also taking the time to get the stick. There were times I wanted to say something but by the time I had a chance to get the stick or did actually take it I kinda lost track of where I was in the conversation. I also thought it was a lot harder to carry on a conversation because a conversation requires quick questions or responses to continue the conversation and it wasn't easily done while having to pass the stick. I think the talking stick would be better in more heated debates where only one person should be allowed to talk at a time. It's not very useful for casual conversation unless you wanted to make a physical exercise out of it or use a projectile of some sort. Overall, I thought the talking stick was a fun and different way to conduct the class discussion. I don't know if I would like to use it all the time but it could come in very useful in certain situations.

Roadblock and senses

For this assignment the roadblock I chose was time. For some reason I have a problem with time. I uses to think I didn't have enough time but now I don't know how to use the time I have effectively. So for one of my senses i chose taste. I decided to bake a cake in the shape of a clock and had all my friends over to eat it. The second sense I chose was sight. I decided not to look at a clock intentionally for one day. I chose a day I didn't have to go to school or work so I didn't have to worry about time at all. It was, in a way, therapeutic. I went about my daily routine but instead relied upon how I was feeling to do things such as eat. I can't tell you how hard it is to not look at a clock because they are everywhere and you don't realize it untill you're trying not to look at one.