Electric fence! Give us your point of view about this activity.
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I like the idea of the activety, but I really don't like the way we are getting ourselves over the rope. I am uncomfortable with people entering my personal boundaries with our "crowd surfing" idea. I hope we don't have to do that activety again and i hope that there is another different one we could do instead.
What can I say about this actitivity? Could I say that there were many ways of getting each other over? Could I say how uncomfortable a vast majority was with people lifting them up? I thought that this activity, in theory, is great. However, in reality, it wasn't so great. In fact, I found it quite nerveracking having people lift me over the rope. I know, I know. It's Outdoor Adventure and I'm going to be climbing 30+ feet in the air. But I felt that being thirty feet up in the air with people holding a rope is a lot more comfortable than being lifted only four feet in the air with my peers' hands. This isn't an entire issue of trust, per say. It's an issue of personal boundaries and innerstruggles. I understand how this was supposed to be a breakthrough as a class hurtling over individuals'apprehensions while getting over a rope, but honestly, I did not enjoy it at all. I like the rope swinging around and around, not the rope hanging so still in the air.
Okay, so I didn't enjoy it that much because having a bunch of hands touch me and carry me over the rope was way beyond my comfort zone. I wish that we could have found a different way to do it (even though there probably wasn't a different way to do it...). *Stargazer*
What can i say...???That i'm disappointed that the class voted to abandon this activity? Or maybe that people always revert to I rather than we. I think that we as a class took two steps forward just to take three steps back.
i agree with the other posts as well. i didnt like how we started out either because some people just started to take over and talk amongst themselves without telling anyone what was going on so i didnt want to be involved. some people just immediatley reject ideas as well. i think all this activity really did was take us a step back from our teamwork and make people feel uncomfortable with their weight
i didnt really like this activity because it was less about team build ing and more about personal boundaries and appropriatness(i know i spelled that wrong...). having your own personal space really has nothing to do with team building cause when we're climbing we wont have anyone by us so we wont need to worry about that. And also, i understand the whole trust thing and all, but i heard moer than 1 person saying that someone grabbed their butt or something and yes it was on accident, but it still doesnt help any fell more like a team when that happens.
i didnt really like this activity because it was less about team build ing and more about personal boundaries and appropriatness(i know i spelled that wrong...). having your own personal space really has nothing to do with team building cause when we're climbing we wont have anyone by us so we wont need to worry about that. And also, i understand the whole trust thing and all, but i heard moer than 1 person saying that someone grabbed their butt or something and yes it was on accident, but it still doesnt help any fell more like a team when that happens.
P.S.-i know that im usually the one that says that the team building activities are stupid/boring/pointless. this is because im in outdoor adventure club and ive climbed multiple walls without knowing a thing about the ppl holding the rope except their name and i was fine with it and so were they when i was holding the rope even though i had never done it before.
I think that this activity helped us to get closer as a class. I don't believe we took any steps back, and I was very happy about the outcome. I thought it was fun, as well. The only thing I felt that we needed to work on was getting frustrated when something didn't work. The goal isn't to get over the rope, it is to grow together as a class.
I liked this activity! I thought it was fun and challenging for the class because it made people step out of their comfort zones. I know that I was one of the first people to "crowd surf" because I feel like I can trust everyone. Other people aren't that way yet though, and I respect that. This activity helped people break though their comfort zones and be confident.
I did not like this activity cause it got frustrating to get into a groove and then tire out and hit the wire with just 9 people left. I thought it was ok other than the fact that we couldnt do it.
I thought it was difficult because we had to touch people while going over but if every body free jumped we would of accomplished it and we would help the people that cant jump but i thought it was a good activity.
I think that this was a very good activity. I feel we accomplished a lot as a class. I believe that everyone gained some trust with one another, which will be very important when it comes to climbing. Overall, I liked this activity a lot. -720
Its really frustrating to see all these people say that the activity made them really uncomfortable. If it was really that bad, they should have put some suggestions forward or helped out. Instead, most of the class was just standing around while a few people were trying to do the majority of the work. There may have been some better ways of getting the whole class over but most of them were probably never said. I didn't like this activity. -brown eyes
I absolutely love the way we attempted this activity, crowd surfing was awesome and it worked really well (we almost got everyone over and i'm sure we can get everyone over.) Anyone who felt uncomfortable because of everyone touching them was definitely overreacting. Also, this class isn't JUST about climbing, so it's not like this activity was pointless. I feel like the more activities we do, the closer we get and i know i feel a lot more comfortable now. If you didn't like the way we were doing this then tell us a better way because i thought everyone was fine with it until i read these posts. -superman
Unlike most other activities, this was the most penetrating of them ALL. When we began this activity, we kind of had this "I know its true... DUH" kind of insight towards how easy the activity was. But, as it was so obvious to see, people began to feel VERY uncomfortable being lifted and *poked* all over by other people who we had only known for, I believe, 10 weeks or so. And, to be completely honest, I wouldn't want people who barely know me, to touch me or "crowd surf" me... To be honest, I would probably feel much,much,much,much,much...... Don't know how much I can emphasize this.... safer I would feel to be climbing a daunting 100-foot wall with 7 people than be carried by others...
The main issue I had was that some people honestly need to get their "WILD" sides dooowwwnnnn!!!!! I was extremely aggravated by the fact that some, not naming anyone, were **throwing** people apparently with their rush of adrenaline....
Sorry about the negative expression, but it was the truth to me, and I do feel somewhat glad that we stopped the activity.
To wrap things up, the activity may have been a challenge, but it was definitely not the safest all year... Certain people need to get their minds straight...
Oh, ranting onwards, I would like to add stuff....
I would like to address the fact that people blamed those who didn't like this activity for not suggesting things... To be honest, if on person seems to be excited about something, others will "go with the flow" and that way no one will speak up...
Also, I don't see how suggestions would have help. I mean, ppl were already speaking their half, and those who didn't want to crowd surf did express it one way or another... - Sitting away from others - Talking amongst themselves - Not giving their best to the activity **REALLY OBVIOUS**
I am not blaming anyone. The only reason I am taking on and on is that I was somewhat opposed to doing such an activity, eventhough it got our minds working at 7:45 in the morning....
Well that's enough for now ___ (=_=) Sleep time...
This activity is horrible to say the least. Not that it was a hard thing to get done, but our class really wasn't together during it. People were either afraid of being dropped or having their personal space violated, which isn't a bad thing, we just have to learn to trust each other more.
I really thought electric fence was fun. Yea I felt bad for some people but they just need to learn to be less insecure. I understand that we don't like to be touched by alot of people but let's be mature about this. People arnt touching u to be creepy. There trying to help you over the electric fence that could cook you. I liked the activity but I voted against doing it again because people were getting frustrated and it was making me mad. Maybe later in the future we can try Again. -green and gold
This activity was really hard because only a few people make decisions and it makes me made when people critisize them when theydon't speak up about anything else
This activity was really hard because only a few people make decisions and it makes me made when people critisize them when theydon't speak up about anything else
i didnt like this activity because i was not comfortable having people lift me up. it was just trust issues though, and everyone including me needs to get over them. -WOFS
This activity was really hard for me to do because I had to trust that people would get me over the rope without dropping me on the ground. Also it was a challenge because I had to watch the rope so I wouldn't let my body hit it. After I went over I felt better about the activity. I didn't relly like the activity because I felt like people were not really all together and trying as hard as we have tried on other activities.
hmm... i honestly really didn't have a problem getting lifted by people. but then again, i understand where everyone else is coming from. this WAS a frustrating activity and it WAS more of an overcoming personal boundaries thing.
i didnt like the way we were getting over the rope because i felt a bit uncomfortable. It was just a very hard activity because i needed to really push my self in order to get away from my comfort zone. I felt that it just was difficult to have so many hands touching me all at once. One of the main issue was that some of us felt that the ppl carrying us wouldnt be able to sustain our weight. I guess instead it brought out alot of insecurities! ~ButterCup~
I feel like the activity isn't flawed as people are suggesting. Gravity is a constant and so it the rope, and the ONLY way we're going to get anybody over the rope is by touching them.
The point of the activity is to stretch your comfort zone. I liked it.
I don't have much to say really about this activity. I honestly had no problem with it. I was disappointed at how easily everyone gave up on the activity just because we screwed up a couple of times. Just because there were a few mess ups doesn't mean that the activity is impossible to do, I hope we will revisit this activity.
I was very self consious at first but after i did it, i felt more confident. this was a challenging activity but i liked how it made us think outside the box
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.
30 comments:
I like the idea of the activety, but I really don't like the way we are getting ourselves over the rope. I am uncomfortable with people entering my personal boundaries with our "crowd surfing" idea.
I hope we don't have to do that activety again and i hope that there is another different one we could do instead.
What can I say about this actitivity? Could I say that there were many ways of getting each other over? Could I say how uncomfortable a vast majority was with people lifting them up? I thought that this activity, in theory, is great. However, in reality, it wasn't so great. In fact, I found it quite nerveracking having people lift me over the rope. I know, I know. It's Outdoor Adventure and I'm going to be climbing 30+ feet in the air. But I felt that being thirty feet up in the air with people holding a rope is a lot more comfortable than being lifted only four feet in the air with my peers' hands. This isn't an entire issue of trust, per say. It's an issue of personal boundaries and innerstruggles. I understand how this was supposed to be a breakthrough as a class hurtling over individuals'apprehensions while getting over a rope, but honestly, I did not enjoy it at all. I like the rope swinging around and around, not the rope hanging so still in the air.
Okay, so I didn't enjoy it that much because having a bunch of hands touch me and carry me over the rope was way beyond my comfort zone. I wish that we could have found a different way to do it (even though there probably wasn't a different way to do it...).
*Stargazer*
What can i say...???That i'm disappointed that the class voted to abandon this activity? Or maybe that people always revert to I rather than we. I think that we as a class took two steps forward just to take three steps back.
~*A Sweet Far Thing*~
i agree with the other posts as well. i didnt like how we started out either because some people just started to take over and talk amongst themselves without telling anyone what was going on so i didnt want to be involved. some people just immediatley reject ideas as well. i think all this activity really did was take us a step back from our teamwork and make people feel uncomfortable with their weight
-2441
I didnt think this was a good activity either because it didnt make everyone comfortable with eachother it did the opposite.
i didnt really like this activity because it was less about team build ing and more about personal boundaries and appropriatness(i know i spelled that wrong...). having your own personal space really has nothing to do with team building cause when we're climbing we wont have anyone by us so we wont need to worry about that. And also, i understand the whole trust thing and all, but i heard moer than 1 person saying that someone grabbed their butt or something and yes it was on accident, but it still doesnt help any fell more like a team when that happens.
--Dang It
i didnt really like this activity because it was less about team build ing and more about personal boundaries and appropriatness(i know i spelled that wrong...). having your own personal space really has nothing to do with team building cause when we're climbing we wont have anyone by us so we wont need to worry about that. And also, i understand the whole trust thing and all, but i heard moer than 1 person saying that someone grabbed their butt or something and yes it was on accident, but it still doesnt help any fell more like a team when that happens.
--Dang It
P.S.-i know that im usually the one that says that the team building activities are stupid/boring/pointless. this is because im in outdoor adventure club and ive climbed multiple walls without knowing a thing about the ppl holding the rope except their name and i was fine with it and so were they when i was holding the rope even though i had never done it before.
--Dang It
I think that this activity helped us to get closer as a class. I don't believe we took any steps back, and I was very happy about the outcome. I thought it was fun, as well. The only thing I felt that we needed to work on was getting frustrated when something didn't work. The goal isn't to get over the rope, it is to grow together as a class.
I liked this activity! I thought it was fun and challenging for the class because it made people step out of their comfort zones. I know that I was one of the first people to "crowd surf" because I feel like I can trust everyone. Other people aren't that way yet though, and I respect that. This activity helped people break though their comfort zones and be confident.
I did not like this activity cause it got frustrating to get into a groove and then tire out and hit the wire with just 9 people left. I thought it was ok other than the fact that we couldnt do it.
-Srej...
I thought it was difficult because we had to touch people while going over but if every body free jumped we would of accomplished it and we would help the people that cant jump but i thought it was a good activity.
I think that this was a very good activity. I feel we accomplished a lot as a class. I believe that everyone gained some trust with one another, which will be very important when it comes to climbing. Overall, I liked this activity a lot.
-720
Its really frustrating to see all these people say that the activity made them really uncomfortable. If it was really that bad, they should have put some suggestions forward or helped out. Instead, most of the class was just standing around while a few people were trying to do the majority of the work. There may have been some better ways of getting the whole class over but most of them were probably never said. I didn't like this activity.
-brown eyes
I absolutely love the way we attempted this activity, crowd surfing was awesome and it worked really well (we almost got everyone over and i'm sure we can get everyone over.) Anyone who felt uncomfortable because of everyone touching them was definitely overreacting. Also, this class isn't JUST about climbing, so it's not like this activity was pointless. I feel like the more activities we do, the closer we get and i know i feel a lot more comfortable now. If you didn't like the way we were doing this then tell us a better way because i thought everyone was fine with it until i read these posts.
-superman
Welllllll.....
Unlike most other activities, this was the most penetrating of them ALL. When we began this activity, we kind of had this "I know its true... DUH" kind of insight towards how easy the activity was. But, as it was so obvious to see, people began to feel VERY uncomfortable being lifted and *poked* all over by other people who we had only known for, I believe, 10 weeks or so. And, to be completely honest, I wouldn't want people who barely know me, to touch me or "crowd surf" me...
To be honest, I would probably feel much,much,much,much,much...... Don't know how much I can emphasize this.... safer I would feel to be climbing a daunting 100-foot wall with 7 people than be carried by others...
The main issue I had was that some people honestly need to get their "WILD" sides dooowwwnnnn!!!!! I was extremely aggravated by the fact that some, not naming anyone, were **throwing** people apparently with their rush of adrenaline....
Sorry about the negative expression, but it was the truth to me, and I do feel somewhat glad that we stopped the activity.
To wrap things up, the activity may have been a challenge, but it was definitely not the safest all year... Certain people need to get their minds straight...
-Ascending
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Oh, ranting onwards, I would like to add stuff....
I would like to address the fact that people blamed those who didn't like this activity for not suggesting things...
To be honest, if on person seems to be excited about something, others will "go with the flow" and that way no one will speak up...
Also, I don't see how suggestions would have help. I mean, ppl were already speaking their half, and those who didn't want to crowd surf did express it one way or another...
- Sitting away from others
- Talking amongst themselves
- Not giving their best to the activity **REALLY OBVIOUS**
I am not blaming anyone. The only reason I am taking on and on is that I was somewhat opposed to doing such an activity, eventhough it got our minds working at 7:45 in the morning....
Well that's enough for now
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(=_=) Sleep time...
-Ascending
This activity is horrible to say the least. Not that it was a hard thing to get done, but our class really wasn't together during it. People were either afraid of being dropped or having their personal space violated, which isn't a bad thing, we just have to learn to trust each other more.
-kobeef
I really thought electric fence was fun. Yea I felt bad for some people but they just need to learn to be less insecure. I understand that we don't like to be touched by alot of people but let's be mature about this. People arnt touching u to be creepy. There trying to help you over the electric fence that could cook you. I liked the activity but I voted against doing it again because people were getting frustrated and it was making me mad. Maybe later in the future we can try Again.
-green and gold
This activity was really hard because only a few people make decisions and it makes me made when people critisize them when theydon't speak up about anything else
Evil_Dr.
This activity was really hard because only a few people make decisions and it makes me made when people critisize them when theydon't speak up about anything else
Evil_Dr.
i didnt like this activity because i was not comfortable having people lift me up. it was just trust issues though, and everyone including me needs to get over them.
-WOFS
This activity was really hard for me to do because I had to trust that people would get me over the rope without dropping me on the ground. Also it was a challenge because I had to watch the rope so I wouldn't let my body hit it. After I went over I felt better about the activity. I didn't relly like the activity because I felt like people were not really all together and trying as hard as we have tried on other activities.
~12~
hmm...
i honestly really didn't have a problem getting lifted by people.
but then again, i understand where everyone else is coming from.
this WAS a frustrating activity and it WAS more of an overcoming personal boundaries thing.
i didnt like the way we were getting over the rope because i felt a bit uncomfortable. It was just a very hard activity because i needed to really push my self in order to get away from my comfort zone. I felt that it just was difficult to have so many hands touching me all at once. One of the main issue was that some of us felt that the ppl carrying us wouldnt be able to sustain our weight. I guess instead it brought out alot of insecurities!
~ButterCup~
I feel like the activity isn't flawed as people are suggesting. Gravity is a constant and so it the rope, and the ONLY way we're going to get anybody over the rope is by touching them.
The point of the activity is to stretch your comfort zone. I liked it.
I don't have much to say really about this activity. I honestly had no problem with it. I was disappointed at how easily everyone gave up on the activity just because we screwed up a couple of times. Just because there were a few mess ups doesn't mean that the activity is impossible to do, I hope we will revisit this activity.
-John Miller
i think it was a good idea for like a day but after doing it a couple of times it got old and boring.
564
I was very self consious at first but after i did it, i felt more confident. this was a challenging activity but i liked how it made us think outside the box
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