The Five Senses | Period 1 | Friday | July 9
Fraser quite liked having the first class of the day. It meant he got to see the students before anyone else and he got to instill his knowledge before anyone else. He liked knowing that he'd be the first to teach them on Fridays. Today, they were meeting in a regular classroom but that probably wouldn't last.
"Good morning," Fraser said, addressing the class politely. "Welcome to The Five Sense, I'm Constable Benton Fraser. I see some familiar faces and some not so familiar faces but I welcome all of you. If you're here, you'd like to either fine tune or learn how to use each of your five senses. In most of my experience, people tend to rely too heavily on one or two of their senses. They see when they should listen, they touch when they should hear, they smell when they should see. There could be many reasons for that reliance. A past experience might have told them that using one sense is the best way to go, they might not see how using a different sense will help them, and they just might not be able to use a different sense. There are many reasons."
Fraser paused and clasped his hands behind his back. "In this class, we're going to try and break you out of the set molds of wanting to over rely on one sense. You might be a strong smeller but what happens if you touch something instead? Your eyesight might be sharp so that means we'll blindfold you and make you hear. This class is going to be about changing the way you perceive things to both aide and educate you."
At that, Fraser smiled. Even if their senses didn't become stronger, he'd known he at least helped them realize they could. "We're, of course, going to do introductions. I like knowing my students and I think you should know me as well. My name is Benton Fraser, I'm the head of school security and formerly a liaison to the Chicago police department for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. I'm getting married in August and I think my strongest sense is my sense of taste. It's very helpful in tracking criminals."
Fraser was just going to leave that there, let them wonder. "Now, it's your turn. Please tell me your name, a little bit about yourself and what you think your strongest sense is. Sound easy? Good. I'll be choosing two TA's during this exercise so be prepared. All right, let's start."
"Good morning," Fraser said, addressing the class politely. "Welcome to The Five Sense, I'm Constable Benton Fraser. I see some familiar faces and some not so familiar faces but I welcome all of you. If you're here, you'd like to either fine tune or learn how to use each of your five senses. In most of my experience, people tend to rely too heavily on one or two of their senses. They see when they should listen, they touch when they should hear, they smell when they should see. There could be many reasons for that reliance. A past experience might have told them that using one sense is the best way to go, they might not see how using a different sense will help them, and they just might not be able to use a different sense. There are many reasons."
Fraser paused and clasped his hands behind his back. "In this class, we're going to try and break you out of the set molds of wanting to over rely on one sense. You might be a strong smeller but what happens if you touch something instead? Your eyesight might be sharp so that means we'll blindfold you and make you hear. This class is going to be about changing the way you perceive things to both aide and educate you."
At that, Fraser smiled. Even if their senses didn't become stronger, he'd known he at least helped them realize they could. "We're, of course, going to do introductions. I like knowing my students and I think you should know me as well. My name is Benton Fraser, I'm the head of school security and formerly a liaison to the Chicago police department for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. I'm getting married in August and I think my strongest sense is my sense of taste. It's very helpful in tracking criminals."
Fraser was just going to leave that there, let them wonder. "Now, it's your turn. Please tell me your name, a little bit about yourself and what you think your strongest sense is. Sound easy? Good. I'll be choosing two TA's during this exercise so be prepared. All right, let's start."