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After years of teaching this lesson I finally wrote this for my Master’s Terminal Paper for
the University of Oregon. The introductory paragraph to this lesson, as found in my
paper, is included after the lesson.
The Framing Story: Read this before the lesson/activity.
Try Softer
A young boy traveled across Japan to the school of a famous
martial artist. When he arrived at the dojo he was given an audience by
the sensei.
“What do you wish from me?” the master asked.
“I wish to be your student and become the finest karateka in the
land,” the boy replied. “How long must I study?”
“Ten years at least,” the master answered.
“Ten years is a long time,” said the boy. “What if I studied twice as
hard as all your other students?”
“Twenty years,” replied the master.
“Twenty years! What if I practice day and night with all my effort?”
“Thirty years,” was the master’s reply.
“How is it that each time I say I will work harder, you tell me that it
will take longer?” the boy asked.
“The answer is clear. When one eye is fixed upon your destination,
there is only one eye left with which to find the Way.”
‘Zen in the Martial Arts’ by Joe Hyams (p.95)
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Look at one group, “The task for this group is to get four X’s in a row and your
team gets a treat.”
Look at the other group, “The task for this group is to get four O’s in a row and
your team gets a treat.”
The groups alternate opportunities to put a mark on the grid, and the students in
each group will take turns so that they rotate who gets to place the mark on the grid. (If
they are sitting in rows and rotate to the back this works best or else there is crowding
at the grid and no one can see what is happening).
*In a chapter titled ‘Finding New Ways’, authors Bandler & Grinder (1979) describe
‘reframing’, or making a distinction between behavior and intention (p. 138).
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The framing story or metaphor, “Try Softer” has more meaning to the students as a
result of the challenge- Tick-Tack-Treat, and the challenge has more meaning to the
students when the connection is made to the story. Win-Win. Furthermore, the
experience far more meaningful than just explicitly explaining the concept. Also, even
the spectators that don’t get to participate and ‘experience’ the challenge have a more
for them.
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Think Win-Win
Win-Win is a belief in the Third Alternative.
It's not your way or my way; it's a better way.
A higher way.
(Quote taken from a motivational poster)
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The following is the introductory paragraph to the above lesson in my Master’s Terminal
Metaphors and Stories
“A rose by any other name…” in my opinion may smell sweeter! When we discover
something hidden, something we do not expect to find, the experience can be rich and
rewarding. The use of metaphors as a learning tool is of particular interest to me.
Metaphors We Live By, by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson recognize that, “Our
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ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally
metaphorical in nature” (p. 3). Later they state, “…metaphor provides a way of partially
communicating unshared experiences…” (p. 225). Metaphors are an essential learning
tool: Delozier & Grinder (1987) describe their presentation strategy, “Each day we cycled
on the same themes so that one day we might be verbally explicit and on another day
the same theme would appear metaphorically” (p. xvii). Furthermore, Berg (2004)
factors, and allow the researcher to represent action when theorizing about various
explanations or relationships,” (p. 187), thus emphasizing the value or metaphors not
the leadership retreats that I have developed. Furthermore, the use of reflection journals
explanations combined with the metaphorical story or activity. It may seem odd to delve
this deeply into the use of metaphors and journaling but leadership skills can be difficult
teaching leadership concepts. Like the girl in “The Butterfly Story”, (found at:
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development does not emerge beyond that experience.
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