10/02/2022
Parts 1) Which activities we have done today. To learn, reflect about what? Name, conditions to do it, which objectives, it is for children or adults or both, any other version (Can you imagine or do you know any other activity to do with same or similar purpose?
During today's session, I adopted the role of observer, not a participant. This has allowed me to admire the different behaviours and compare the different feelings conveyed by my peers in the different dynamics that I have been present.
With their eyes closed, everyone grabbed their hands and stood in a circle; then began to roll together like a knot until mobility was disabled and finally unfolded (during the procedure they were unable to use their sense of sight).
The next activity was that some of my classmates, also without the sense of sight, had to be pushed around the gym and the others had to redirect and stop them. This was all about feeling comfortable without seeing and that made them (in my opinion) more aware of their body and measures and capacities.
Then they went around the class in different rhythms and with different roles.
The conclusion I have about this session is that it has been more difficult for me to understand the objectives because my goal was not to achieve them but focus on observing how my colleagues acted. One of the things I want to point out is how from the beginning to the end of the dynamics my teammates have become freer, more comfortable and more secure. At first, I guess, feeling safe with movement without the sense of sight can be very hard, but gradually you master more of your own body and as you gain more confidence, you increase the security of your body and the space you are at.
3) Connections with the concepts of the subject, articles, readings, videos, your own experience or learnings from other subjects, degrees…
I related today's session to a disease that we are currently studying in the subject of Strategies and Fundamentals of Attention to Diversity. Although the reflection I would make on the exercise would be more related to the enormous capacity that the other senses acquire when you lose the sense of sight, and it could also be related to the article read in the classroom, what I thought was in those children who have to go on with their lives without the sense of sight, and the few resources that are unfortunately going to support them. And the change that we as teachers should push for to make the path smoother for them.