Monday, February 2, 2009
Painful Memories Exercise
Today in CSR309 we did an exercise where we had to write down some painful times in our lives. Before we wrote down ours, the professor opened up first and told the class about things in his life that cause him pain everyday. I think that when someone is able to open up emotionally with people about such personal things it really makes you feel like you can trust that person. I have only had one other teacher or professor in my entire life that I truly feel wanted to connect with the students in their class. It makes me want to work harder for that person becuase I really do feel that he is working to make us better people instead of just showing up everyday to do a job. The exercises that he has provided so far have taught me more about myself as a person than I would have ever guessed I would have learned all year. I wish that all my classes that I have taken here at Purdue could be as useful for my future as this one is.
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I never really thought of this exercise in this way, but I agree with you. If we did not know some of the more personal things about Feinberg (and some of the things he told us are pretty personal!) we might not respect him as a leader as much. It is a lot easier to take criticism and advice from someone who you know on a personal level.
ReplyDeleteThis post could have been better if you had proof-read it first, there are a few spelling errors. It also might have helped to include how you will use this lesson in leadership situations you encounter. There's always a line of too much information being shared, but everyone needs to understand their comfort level, and this might have been something you could have included.