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fandomhigh2013-02-15 08:52 am
furnaceface) wrote in fandomhigh2013-02-15 08:52 am
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Fandom Invasions: A Survival Guide- Friday, Period One
This week, the classroom setup was pretty straightforward. It was the day after a frustrating Hallmark holiday, there was a dance coming up and Jono was still sore from the beating he'd taken from Jubes on Tuesday. He reserved the right to go as low-effort as he could manage, this week.
"Our topic for the day is supposed to be teamwork," he said, launching into his lecture. "On teamwork, and strength in numbers, and how we can't be expected to carry the weight of the entire world on our shoulders, particularly if there are people there with you who are willing to help you lift it. For a lot of you, 'accepting help' and 'swallowing your pride' are more or less synonymous with one another, and I sympathize with you. It's difficult for many to accept help when what needs to be done is something that they feel they ought to be able to handle on their own."
Jono, for one, was terrible at it. He wouldn't deny so if somebody called him out on it, either.
"Sometimes, it's easier to think of it less as accepting that you can't do something alone, and more as... thinking about how much better something might turn out if you add the skills and knowledge that other people have to offer into the situation, as well. Granted, all of this banks on your ability to play nice with others, but that seems to be something that most of you have figured out. Good job."
Little victories. Jonothon would take 'em where he could find 'em.
"This week, the assignment is fairly straightforward. Sit down and write down two lists. The first should be a list of strengths that you possess, things that you could bring to a group in a crisis situation here on the island. The second, of... not even necessarily weaknesses, but of things that you might want to seek out assistance with, all the same. Each list should have at least something on it. And if you want to work in pairs or teams in order to write these lists, then all power to you."
[Open!]
"Our topic for the day is supposed to be teamwork," he said, launching into his lecture. "On teamwork, and strength in numbers, and how we can't be expected to carry the weight of the entire world on our shoulders, particularly if there are people there with you who are willing to help you lift it. For a lot of you, 'accepting help' and 'swallowing your pride' are more or less synonymous with one another, and I sympathize with you. It's difficult for many to accept help when what needs to be done is something that they feel they ought to be able to handle on their own."
Jono, for one, was terrible at it. He wouldn't deny so if somebody called him out on it, either.
"Sometimes, it's easier to think of it less as accepting that you can't do something alone, and more as... thinking about how much better something might turn out if you add the skills and knowledge that other people have to offer into the situation, as well. Granted, all of this banks on your ability to play nice with others, but that seems to be something that most of you have figured out. Good job."
Little victories. Jonothon would take 'em where he could find 'em.
"This week, the assignment is fairly straightforward. Sit down and write down two lists. The first should be a list of strengths that you possess, things that you could bring to a group in a crisis situation here on the island. The second, of... not even necessarily weaknesses, but of things that you might want to seek out assistance with, all the same. Each list should have at least something on it. And if you want to work in pairs or teams in order to write these lists, then all power to you."
[Open!]
Talk to Jono!