Trevor Butler Blogger Journal 4

Basketball can be viewed as both a mirror and a window to the students I teach it to. When young minds see how passionate an individual is about a certain topic, they tend to be intrigued. It can cause either a mirror or window effect, depending on how it is interpreted.

The mirror metaphor helps one reflect on their own experiences and struggles, helping them improve and succeed in life. Basketball is all about conducting oneself through perseverance. The game did not go to plan? You messed up in a play? You turned the ball over? You did not win? You got hurt? All these scenarios would likely bring out bad character in an individual, but they can look in the "mirror" and "reflect" on how they handled the situation and look for ways they could handle it differently in the future.

The window metaphor can offer an experience different from one's own. Witnessing how someone else reacts to a certain situation can also help you decide how you might want to react to the same situation. Watching someone not be afraid to mess up, knowing it will make them better, makes others want to do the same. If one is afraid to shoot the ball in fear they are going to miss the shot, they are setting themselves up for failure and will never improve. You miss 100% of the shots you do not take.

Basketball is a gateway for one's growth. When students see the game of basketball through the mirror and window, they are able to learn about themselves while learning from the experiences of others in the process. These perspectives help them reflect and respond to certain situations they face in life. This provides a framework to be capable, sensible, and resilient individuals. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Trevor Butler Blogger Journal 3

I experienced standardized testing through my K-12 years in many different ways. Teachers would change their lesson plans up the week before to run through test prep to get us ready. Their whole demeanor would change. We would come in on test day and grab a #2 pencil and go to our assigned seat. From there we were given a scantron sheet and sat in silence until we filled it out and everyone was finished. I do not remember the names of the tests given throughout my younger years. The PreACT and ACT were the main ones throughout my high school years. Each test made me feel stressed out, anxious, and scared. I believe they caused these emotions because they are such big tests that determine if I may be ready for the next grade level and even what colleges I can apply to due to my ACT score. Every person will have different opinions on the negative aspects of these tests. I believe they cause way too much stress on students and even teachers. Too much stress can cause students to perform ...
Read more

Trevor Butler Blogger Journal 7

It is a never-ending battle for teachers in today's society, where the advancement of technology is never-ending. It is very important for teachers to step up and help the younger generations as they grow. Teachers should help students learn how to correctly search for information relevant to their studies and be able to process it in a useful way. They should help them navigate credibility or not to avoid scammers. Once I become a teacher, I plan on teaching my students how to correctly cite and paraphrase the information that they access online to complete a school project to avoid plagiarism. This matters more than ever because the internet is readily accessible by the click of a button. The internet is a very helpful tool in a child's education but can drastically alter their future if used incorrectly. Social media has destroyed many futures by just uploading one single post or copying and pasting information from the internet into one's own work. So teaching these re...
Read more