After learning a quote has been attributed to Chinese and Aboriginal cultures
Despite offering an empowering environment, we were surprised with the disempowering effects of our lack of knowledge of non scientific Traditions, we were surprised to see ourselves so embedded in the scientific world that we acted against our empowerment commitments, inadvertently denying recognition to aboriginal culture in class.
Student 1: How come?
Student 2: They want me to guess what they are thinking and I have my own ideas. I don’t like teacher’s “Guess what I’m thinking” game. They don’t want to listen to my ideas, I don’t say a word.
Student 1: Give me a concrete example…
Student 2: They ask “what should we have done” instead of “what could we have done” so they already have their idea…they are just pretending to be interested in our ideas.
Student 1: Ah, like yesterday on TV, they wanted audience opinion but the question was “don’t you think we have a moral responsibility to…?” Seriously, they should ask “what are the pros and cons...”
Student 1:I was surprised that “Stress Management” was the first theme the class chose to study
Student 2: I thought it was a good choice. The relaxing techniques have helped me a lot. Don’t you feel stressed by coming to school?
Student 1: Yesterday I got so mad. I could use the deep breathing technique but I just stopped breathing…I tried to kill myself but unfortunately here I am (laugh). M1 (a classmate) had asked my help so I hadn’t read the text when the discussion began. I tried hard to understand what was going on…I was lost. Nothing was making sense. I was so irritated that I could not face the teacher so I turned to the side and I saw the phrase “Just do it!” on the side black board. That is what I need: a black board to understand me (laugh)
