One of the hardest situations I have ever experienced was losing way in the mountain at night.
When I was 10 years old, I participated in camping school. The main event of the program was “Kimodameshi”. It was a program that groups of four kids walked through the small mountain at night. The way was short and teachers watched out us secretly, so it must have been safe. However our team lost the way (because we did not follow the way teachers told us, we were so bad kids).
We got panicked when we found we lost the way, but soon we laughed at the situation and began to get help. We shouted for help and notified our place by flashlights. In five minutes, teachers found us.
I think we could practice the 3rd and the 8th strategies Perkins suggest: “instilling optimism” and “finding something to laugh about”. Although it does not seem to be a serious situation, it was frightening for 10 years old kids. To be honest, I was so scared because it was so dark and I heard a ghost story about the mountain. However, I could behave unashamedly thanks to friends.
We learned a lot of things from the experience although we were so scolded by teachers.
Hi Suzu,
返信削除It sounds as though your teachers succeeded perfectly in providing you with a great educational experience, and it seems you learned much more from getting lost than if you had simply followed directions.
Thank you for sharing your "survival" story.
Ken