¡Juggling lessons offer uch more than just fun By Brenda Nolan fcf The Print ■ Who said education can’t be ■in? Loren Wolfford, part-time ¡psychology instructor, believes K can and should be fun. ■Education can be enjoyable, [and you might as well have a ■ood time doing it,” said Wolf- ■ord. BWolfford’s most recent in- ■hovation is teaching his studen ts in “Personal Development Rd College Success” how to Bggle. Their text is Juggling Kt the Complete Klutz by ■ohn Cassidy and B.C. Rim- Raux. ■How in the world did he wink of juggling? According to Elfford, a family member Ecieved the book as a Christ- Mas gift. He watched the reac- | tions of his family as they Essed it around. Everyone Eve juggling a try and when Bey couldn’t succeed, they’d By, “This is silly,” or “I could Ever do this.” If someone Bughed at them, they’d feel Bolish. Wolfford then realized Eat this was exactly what his Ridents were dealing with at Enool. ■They were trying something Ew: learning. ■Juggling is an opportunity» ¡ft students to explore how to approach something new. They can learn how they learn; 'find out what gets in the way of their learning and do less of it, and also find out what helps them learn and do more of it,” said Wolfford. “The main factor in learning is how a person feels about himself and what he believes his limits are,” said Wolfford. If a student can accomplish a goal which once seemed im possible, such as juggling, he will improves his own self- concept and realize his poten tial, according to Wolfford. Wolfford hopes to improve his students’ self images by helping them gain confidence, determination, concentration, and also pride in their abilities. Juggling will help a student learn to deal with frustration. It will' change, “This is im possible” (after dropping the Ball for the 300th time), to “I’ll keep going, I’ll get it yet,” ac cording to Wolfford. Another benefit of juggling is that everyone (except one person) in the class is starting at ground zero. “Education is usually too isolating. Kids are forced into competition. With juggling, students can share a common experience and develop mutual support,” stated Wolfford. Wolfford’s students are assigned to practice five minutes a day, twice a day, every day. Five minutes of ciass time will be dedicated to practice and all other practice time is to be recorded in the students’ journals, Wolfford said. Wolfford himself doesn’t know how to juggle. He will learn step by step along with his students. The. teaching method is a lit tle unorthodox, yet the studen ts are responding to it well. “I never thought I could juggle but I’m already, starting, to do it,” said Walt Hamilton, a class member. “I’m really glad I’m taking the class. Loren’s got a level head on his shoulders and he knows how to teach what he’s teaching.” “I feel it’s important to know about myself,” stated Martin Kennedy, “and out of all my classes I think Loren’s will be the most beneficial.” • Wolfford really knows how to relate to his students, accor ding to Denise Kline. She thinks his teaching style en courages students to learn. Learning to juggle is helping her build her confidence and determination. “I’m proving to myself I can do anything if I set Loren Wolfford practices his juggling technique along my mind to it!” with his psychology students. Photo by Greg Kienzle Against the clock Contest pits best of student wits ■It wasn’t exactly the GE [College Bowl with Harvard and Yale battling for academic superiority before a national I TV audience, but the second annual College. Bowl’s Rliminary matches on Mon Bay in the Community Center I came a close second as intellec ts displayed their flair for ¡trivia in the intramural com- ■ition. swered correctly, but if the toss- up question was answered in correctly, the incorrect team was penalized five points. On toss-up questions only individuals were allowed to an swer, but on the bonus questions teams could pool their ~ resources to find the elusive facts needed for more bonus points. A few of the questions were “easy points” as moderator Woods commented after asking where Pearl Harbor was located, but overall questions were tougher such as, “In 1911 there were two in dependent countries in Africa. Ethiopia was one. Name the other.” If you knew it was Liberia, then you should > have participated in the College Bowl yourself. But if you were like the millions who don’t know the answer to that one, then it’s easy to realize the questions provided by the Readers Digest are no piece of cake. about “So who cares history?” one might- say, but tested also questions •> mathematical skills. Without using scratch paper, find the answer to this equation2 plus By Mike Koller Of The Print ■earns A and B answered Estions ranging from John Lennon to Joseph Stalin in the Rning match at 2 p.m. The [game went along smoothy with Moderator Joe Woods con- irollinc the tempo with the Besse of a young Alan Lud- den.Woods’ style combined [excellent phrasing of each BUestion and well-timed Bnorous remarks during the Bourse of the heated com- Btion. ■ Each match lasted ap- ■rbximately 45 minutes with a pve minute halftime break to I give the teams a chance to cool | their overworked brains. 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