“Isn’t it interesting that each student who has given a seminar has been dismayed by his or her performance? After a wonderfully enlightening discussion last night of Love’s Labor’s Lost, I want to say that just like the men who presented the “Nine Worthies,” each of us is vulnerable when we present or even when we speak up in such a small group. It can be intimidating, I know. Let’s take a lesson from Shakespeare who stresses with that play within the play that it is not only okay (but best) to be human, to expose ourselves, to express our uncertainties and limitations. That’s the beauty of drama, and it is the beauty of teaching and learning (especially in such a small group). The freer people feel to explore ideas that they are developing, the freer we feel to question and challenge, to suggest and encourage one another, the better our seminar experience will be. We come in with some ideas (sometimes more than others), but we should leave buzzing with new insights and things that we’d never thought of and questions, questions, questions. So … let’s not worry about our performances, let’s accept our humanity and just show what we’ve got. “
The wise words of Dr. Mary Jo Kietzman. I absolutely love her and my school. 🙂
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