The Catcher Harkness- 6/5/18

Today in class we had two separate harkness discussions about chapters 6-16 with our combined small groups. We were combined into groups of two small groups, so three groups total. In this harkness we could discuss anything that we deemed fit that could be concluded about Holden. Our group spent a lot of time discussing Holden's maturity and his family and how the two of them exist side by side instead of two separate ideas. After we had the harkness in a small group, the whole class came together in one giant circle and we discussed the ideas that were shared in our small groups. While it was difficult for some to get their point across, Mr. Rivers made a Google Classroom assignment for everyone to share something you were planning on saying but could not say due to someone talking or the lack of time in the class. This is a great idea for the class because not everyone can always speak, especially when there are a lot of other people trying to get their ideas in.
This relates in the world because sometimes you have to learn that sometimes you can't always say what you want or have the time to say what you may find to be a good idea. So instead we are learning to troubleshoot our problems by giving the idea, if we can't share our ideas, but if our idea is a good one, we should try to find a way to share it. But the harkness, like always, helps with our social skills when talking with people about a forced topic. This will prepare us for times when we aren't speaking to classmates about a forced topic and in this age, social encounters are becoming more scarce due to more developed technologies but with these harkness, we can become more proficient in social skills that are supposed to be second nature.