Learning styles...

I liked reading around Honey and Mumfords model of learning styles.  For me this seemed to be an understandable and relateable model to follow.  The steps are as follows:

Having an experience

Reviewing the experience

Concluding from the experience

Planning the next steps.

Out of the bits i have written about in my journal, i want to relate this to my current broken hand.


So the first step, having an experience.  The experience here being inflicting an injury on myself.  It wasn't a particularly painful experience but concerning enough to make the trip to  A and E (15 hours later) and then have the cast put on.


Then to review what happened.  The doctor says, no getting it wet, don't get it too sweaty, no lifting heavy objects.  However, as a performer this also means, no dancing jobs, no auditions, no dance classes, no running or swimming for fitness, not lifting weights or going to the gym.  This could set me back a number of weeks in terms of my ability as a professional.


So to conclude, having a broken hand is a bad thing for a performer.  I an extremely lucky that i am not currently in a run of a show or about to start a contract.  The title of this course is "professional practice" and having a broken hand and a cast demonstrate (in my eyes) poor professional practice.  


In future, i will really think about how i conduct myself.  When cycling will i try and squeeze through that gap?  At the gym, will i lift it myself or will i ask for help form a spotter?  Winter is coming and the floor will start to become icy, am i wearing the right footwear, traveling safely, or should i even leave the house?


These sort of steps and way of thinking will help in insuring that i am a successful and reliable professional in the future.