"Don't Touch Me!" was difficult at first and partially frustrating. However, it was a good teambuilding activity. We had to communicate with each other on different levels: finding a partner across the circle, brainstorming ideas (and sharing them), and leading the class.
On Tuesday, we had three or four ideas being talked about at the same time and people couldn't agree on the same thing. Today, however, I think we were more open with each other. I liked the idea of "the ripple effect" and also of getting closer to the center of the circle. Our gym class has come a long way since the beginning of the year. We should keep up the great work!
The activity "Don't Touch Me" was challenging at first, because it is hard to communicate with everyone and to agree on a idea with 30 people. The second day though, we got better at working with each other and we were more open to other people's idea.
I learned to open up to what everyone has to say and if mistakes happen to let them fly, and not bother me. I liked what Mr. H said about if we bumped someone or the ring, it was the teams bump (mistake) not an individuals bump (mistake). I learned about teamwork and communication. Overall, I liked this activity
At first I thought "Don't Touch Me!" was difficult, and communicating with everyone was hard. This activity was a good teambuilding activity and we all learned to communicate a little better with each other. I liked " Don't Touch Me!" because it helped the class get closer to each other and helped us communicate a lot more than we have this whole year.
"Don't touch me!" was very frustrating at first because people didn't know who their partners were because they made no eye contact or signal to the other person across from them to let them know. But after when we started to cooperate and listen to each other's ideas how to make the activity work, "Don't touch me!" wasn't all that bad and I enjoyed it.
I thought it was a great way to get us all to communicate. I was a little frustrated at first but it became easier and easier as everyone learned to listen to eachother. -brown eyes
it was a good way for us to communicate. it was really easy we just werent fast at it, but we kept coming up with new strategies to try to improve our time.
it was interesting and we definitely got the hang of it once we got going but a lot of people still dont want to speak up or contribute what they wanna say
i didnt really like the activity because... 1. its was kinda boring and i couldnt stay focused on it this early in the morning. 2. the achievement of the 45 person FRESHMAN class of doing it in 9 seconds was kind of a downer because it was a really high goal that there was no way we were ever goiing to reach. 3. the 9 seconds thing was kind of unbelievable...they were freshman+thy had an odd # + there were more of them
forgot to put my name on the bottom of the last post...
-dang it
P.S.-to hinohosa, if ur giving us a blog to post on over the weekend and its due on the sunday (or monday) i cant post on time unless the new topic is on the blog by 4th period.
btw, i didnt really like how u talked about integrity today because u made it sound like abby was saying that she had superior integrity to everyone else in the class when all she said was that she thought that some1 wasnt being honest or that they didnt know that the rope had touched them. -Dang It
P.S.-yes, i am posting all this at the same time, i just split them up cause they would have made a HUGE single blogpost.
I think that this activity should be easy but when you cant communicate and people dont pay attention it becomes a frustrating nightmare. We got the hang of it in the end. Ya Go Us!!
At first, this activity was frustrating because everyone had their own ideas. Then, after we started finding ways that worked we began to listen to each other for suggestions.
"Don't Touch Me!" would have been great, but the social dynamics were a little crazy. I feel like after every activity, we circle up and cite "poor communication" as an issue, or say that nobody is listening to each other. In reality, during this whole activity, the issue was either a. NO communication (idly observing) or b. introducing an idea and letting it die and waiting for somebody to grab control with a mediocre idea.
I feel like poor communication is a real issue, yes, but citing it as the main dysfunction for every activity is inaccurate.
I thought that "Don't touch me!" was kind of interesting. It showed how more considerate and caring for other people in the class we have become but I notice that not everyone listens to what everyone has to say. I tried giving my input and thoughts to what we should've about going about this task but no one stopped to listen. After a while I just told myself screw it.
i think the "Dont Touch Me!" activity was good for our class. I think we are doing better at listening to people. We aren't there yet but we are doing better. But the thing i dont like is that sometimes when people are making a suggestion, some other people are annoyed and ignore their ideas. I wish that some people would just care more about other people.
I didnt really like this activity cause we had so much trouble doing it. I feel no one really listened to what others had to say (poor communication again) yea thats it -Srej...
This activity really wasn't that hard, but it's really annoying when we yell at eachother just because it's not working out perfectly. and sometimes, it's not that people aren't paying attention or don't care about what people suggest, it's that not everyone can hear the idea or can't understand it.
I think that the activity helped us to communicate more and we started to work together as a team rather than as a bunch of people who are in the same gym class.
At first, our comunication was horrible. No one was paying attention, and for those who were, they were doing their own thing rather than working together AS A CLASS (not just in a little group).
We did, though, get better. our communication is better and we are starting to care more and work together more.
p.s. sorry my response is late. i had to work a lot this weekend and didn't have much time.
This activity was really difficult because we kept having to do it over and over, and no one was listening to what others had to say. I got confused at times, and the activity got old after a while.
It was hard thinking of a way to succeed but i thought i was good that we got better and better every time. We had trouble listening to eachother but at the end we deffinately got better.
DOn't touch me pretty hard ..!!! Alot of issues with getting our act together..!! We had alot of good ideas but for some reason we couldnt get them to work adequately!! It was a bit frustrating !!
I didnt really like dont touch me because it was just making everyone yell at people. The worst part that made me most mad was the people that blame everyone else for not trying hard enough in class, give those people really dirty looks and it was really bothering me. I want to get close with our gym period and trust everyone, but when people are being hypocritical and point fingers it doesnt help one bit. xGREENxGOLDx
I wasn't a huge fan of "Don't Touch Me" but it was definitely a bit different than anything else we've done. And I think that we had trobule communicating b/c some people were saying how some other people weren't trying--even thought they were--and those people took those comments to heart and that refelected on how we did in "Don't Touch Me!"
Personally, i find that picking metaphors for our failure as a class out of every activity doesn't help much. i don't think communication is our issue - we do what has to be done, just don't swap ideas we don't need. The issue is simply completing the activity. Sometimes that's difficult.I find that the 10 minutes of lecture at the end of every day takes up time we could be using to actually do the things you're stressing. Other wise, i found this activity vaguely interesting, although i wouldn't fancy a second go at it.
The activity was very exciting, yet extremely slow... It showed me that people need to start listening and until they do, our activities are going to be a mess. Also, I feel that people should speak up more. When we were collaborating on ideas, there were always people speaking while a person silently lay an idea for the class. Also, the fact that certain people acted sort of obstinate and only considered his/her own ideas REALLY bothered me...
So, overall, the activity was fun, but it showed the chaotic state of our class. While some tried to enjoy their mornings, others spoiled the challenges by being lazy.
I have been teaching since 1995. I started teaching at Winston Campus Junior High in Palatine. In 2001 I began teaching at Fremd. I am an assistant golf and wrestling coach. I have also coached boys gymnastics and I was a sponsor for Powder Puff Football and Outdoor Adventure Club. I am the 4th child of 5, 3 older sisters and 1 younger brother. I am married and I have two great boys 2 1/2 year old and a 5 week old. Chase and Brody. I love it when I come home and chase yells out "DADDY" and has a big smile on his face and is coming to hug me.
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"Don't Touch Me!" was difficult at first and partially frustrating. However, it was a good teambuilding activity. We had to communicate with each other on different levels: finding a partner across the circle, brainstorming ideas (and sharing them), and leading the class.
On Tuesday, we had three or four ideas being talked about at the same time and people couldn't agree on the same thing. Today, however, I think we were more open with each other. I liked the idea of "the ripple effect" and also of getting closer to the center of the circle. Our gym class has come a long way since the beginning of the year. We should keep up the great work!
~Padfoot's Mirror
The activity "Don't Touch Me" was challenging at first, because it is hard to communicate with everyone and to agree on a idea with 30 people. The second day though, we got better at working with each other and we were more open to other people's idea.
I learned to open up to what everyone has to say and if mistakes happen to let them fly, and not bother me. I liked what Mr. H said about if we bumped someone or the ring, it was the teams bump (mistake) not an individuals bump (mistake). I learned about teamwork and communication. Overall, I liked this activity
~forever21~
At first I thought "Don't Touch Me!" was difficult, and communicating with everyone was hard. This activity was a good teambuilding activity and we all learned to communicate a little better with each other. I liked " Don't Touch Me!" because it helped the class get closer to each other and helped us communicate a lot more than we have this whole year.
~12~
"Don't touch me!" was very frustrating at first because people didn't know who their partners were because they made no eye contact or signal to the other person across from them to let them know. But after when we started to cooperate and listen to each other's ideas how to make the activity work, "Don't touch me!" wasn't all that bad and I enjoyed it.
I thought it was a great way to get us all to communicate. I was a little frustrated at first but it became easier and easier as everyone learned to listen to eachother. -brown eyes
it was a good way for us to communicate. it was really easy we just werent fast at it, but we kept coming up with new strategies to try to improve our time.
it was interesting and we definitely got the hang of it once we got going but a lot of people still dont want to speak up or contribute what they wanna say
-2441
i didnt really like the activity because...
1. its was kinda boring and i couldnt stay focused on it this early in the morning.
2. the achievement of the 45 person FRESHMAN class of doing it in 9 seconds was kind of a downer because it was a really high goal that there was no way we were ever goiing to reach.
3. the 9 seconds thing was kind of unbelievable...they were freshman+thy had an odd # + there were more of them
forgot to put my name on the bottom of the last post...
-dang it
P.S.-to hinohosa, if ur giving us a blog to post on over the weekend and its due on the sunday (or monday) i cant post on time unless the new topic is on the blog by 4th period.
btw, i didnt really like how u talked about integrity today because u made it sound like abby was saying that she had superior integrity to everyone else in the class when all she said was that she thought that some1 wasnt being honest or that they didnt know that the rope had touched them.
-Dang It
P.S.-yes, i am posting all this at the same time, i just split them up cause they would have made a HUGE single blogpost.
I think that this activity should be easy but when you cant communicate and people dont pay attention it becomes a frustrating nightmare. We got the hang of it in the end. Ya Go Us!!
~*A Sweet Far Thing*~
i thought it was a good listening tool i felt like i left my egoes at the door and fought it out.
At first, this activity was frustrating because everyone had their own ideas. Then, after we started finding ways that worked we began to listen to each other for suggestions.
-720
"Don't Touch Me!" would have been great, but the social dynamics were a little crazy. I feel like after every activity, we circle up and cite "poor communication" as an issue, or say that nobody is listening to each other. In reality, during this whole activity, the issue was either a. NO communication (idly observing) or b. introducing an idea and letting it die and waiting for somebody to grab control with a mediocre idea.
I feel like poor communication is a real issue, yes, but citing it as the main dysfunction for every activity is inaccurate.
I thought that "Don't touch me!" was kind of interesting. It showed how more considerate and caring for other people in the class we have become but I notice that not everyone listens to what everyone has to say. I tried giving my input and thoughts to what we should've about going about this task but no one stopped to listen. After a while I just told myself screw it.
- John Miller
i think the "Dont Touch Me!" activity was good for our class. I think we are doing better at listening to people. We aren't there yet but we are doing better. But the thing i dont like is that sometimes when people are making a suggestion, some other people are annoyed and ignore their ideas. I wish that some people would just care more about other people.
-tangle elfwitch
I didnt really like this activity cause we had so much trouble doing it. I feel no one really listened to what others had to say (poor communication again) yea thats it
-Srej...
This activity really wasn't that hard, but it's really annoying when we yell at eachother just because it's not working out perfectly. and sometimes, it's not that people aren't paying attention or don't care about what people suggest, it's that not everyone can hear the idea or can't understand it.
superman
I think that the activity helped us to communicate more and we started to work together as a team rather than as a bunch of people who are in the same gym class.
scorpion
At first, our comunication was horrible. No one was paying attention, and for those who were, they were doing their own thing rather than working together AS A CLASS (not just in a little group).
We did, though, get better. our communication is better and we are starting to care more and work together more.
p.s. sorry my response is late. i had to work a lot this weekend and didn't have much time.
~Parchment Moon
p.s.s. im loving our new background!
although its not as cool as 6th period polkadots!
~Parchment Moon
I thought this was a good way to help us communicate better as a class.
This activity was really difficult because we kept having to do it over and over, and no one was listening to what others had to say. I got confused at times, and the activity got old after a while.
-WOFS
It was hard thinking of a way to succeed but i thought i was good that we got better and better every time. We had trouble listening to eachother but at the end we deffinately got better.
This is really the first activity I just didn't like at all. I thought it was very boring and redundant.
I am also very tired of the same people taking charge over and over again... Speak up guys, we aren't going to bite you.
-West
DOn't touch me pretty hard ..!!! Alot of issues with getting our act together..!! We had alot of good ideas but for some reason we couldnt get them to work adequately!! It was a bit frustrating !!
*buttercup*
I didnt really like dont touch me because it was just making everyone yell at people. The worst part that made me most mad was the people that blame everyone else for not trying hard enough in class, give those people really dirty looks and it was really bothering me. I want to get close with our gym period and trust everyone, but when people are being hypocritical and point fingers it doesnt help one bit.
xGREENxGOLDx
I wasn't a huge fan of "Don't Touch Me" but it was definitely a bit different than anything else we've done. And I think that we had trobule communicating b/c some people were saying how some other people weren't trying--even thought they were--and those people took those comments to heart and that refelected on how we did in "Don't Touch Me!"
*Stargazer*
Personally, i find that picking metaphors for our failure as a class out of every activity doesn't help much. i don't think communication is our issue - we do what has to be done, just don't swap ideas we don't need. The issue is simply completing the activity. Sometimes that's difficult.I find that the 10 minutes of lecture at the end of every day takes up time we could be using to actually do the things you're stressing. Other wise, i found this activity vaguely interesting, although i wouldn't fancy a second go at it.
-anthropomorphology
The activity was very exciting, yet extremely slow... It showed me that people need to start listening and until they do, our activities are going to be a mess. Also, I feel that people should speak up more. When we were collaborating on ideas, there were always people speaking while a person silently lay an idea for the class. Also, the fact that certain people acted sort of obstinate and only considered his/her own ideas REALLY bothered me...
So, overall, the activity was fun, but it showed the chaotic state of our class. While some tried to enjoy their mornings, others spoiled the challenges by being lazy.
-Ascending
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Sorry my answer was late!
I know I won't get the points, but I still wanted to respond...
=)
-Ascending
i didnt really like this activity becuase it was kinda boring.
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