I think I liked this chapter, mostly because i think it said some good things in regards to my feelings about life and lots of things. I know that I don't need to know everthing because my community knows things. For example, most of my friends are artisitics, so to have myself tagged in facebook pictures, I don't need to be the picture taker.
Being apart of the community and the personal reality reminded me of Harry Potter. For Ron's dad understanding the muggle world was really hard because he wasn't apart of it and couldn't really understand life without magic.
Practicum reflections
1. AA. Rachel, Jim and I got to do AA on Friday. It was nice relaxed and we got to take control. One of the things I think is important is the hike, here the kids get to see and expereince what they learned in the morning. If we make the morning so long that we cut short the afternoon, we are not making it worth while for the class to come all the way out to Merry Lea.
2. I am struggling with this next thought but I will try and put it into words. Practicum so far is not all that challenging for me. I have worked at summer camps for 9 years, worked with inner city kids for 2, worked year round at a camp doing environmental education/recreation things. I am not challenged. I don't feel like I can change things, partly because the participants expect something and they like it and because it is a well developed progam, and doesn't need a whole lot of changes. So why am I doing this?
3. I am not planning on working in a nature center when I leave here. All of our practicums are placed in a nature center. How is this helping me? I love community, the debate if talking to a community member who really wants to tell you a story of eating a chicken bone or going to pick up compost on time is important or another time. Working with a local community is great, there is the diversity where you get the most random skills from people. Also people know you and won't feel hurt if you are honest. Here I can't say to a parent I can't listen to them or not to tell me their chicken bone story because I will never see them again.
4. I understand that practicum is like a job, but I am not sure if this practicum or sugar bush will challenge or help me develop enough to brag about in job interviews. I would love to work with community on more of a personal level with my practicum.
5. I know some of these issues are way bigger then the people who are forced to read this blog. As a group I would like to honestly hear and think creatively about these thigns.
wooooooo for more time on the hike!!!! The hikes that we lead for AA are very important bc we have control of the group and can do what we want on the hike rather than follow a script. And i'm not totally sure what I want to do after this program, I'll probably try a few things out, but I think you are right that we need experience in a community rather than the programs we have only been doing.
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