Before I get anymore comments or direct email regarding my horse teaser I shall elaborate. The idea has come from a reoccurring thought I’ve had when thinking about classes and how much I and other people understand them.
For instance, when thinking about strategy class I’m on my horse currently riding along. I understand it; can answer questions in class; and most importantly the questions I ask in class are based on an understanding of the material and wanting to know a little more. If I’m riding it hard and fast (the horse remember – bum leg) then I’m really in control.
Similar thoughts can be made when thinking about someone in control of their careers, jobs, etc.
If a person happens to start missing the point of class or becomes completely confused then they’ve fallen off their horse. Hopefully they work pretty hard to remount and ride on (again the horse) but it’s the phenomenon in Finance class that is the most entertaining. Just by looking at people’s faces you can tell where they are in relation to their horse.
Some people are on or very near their horse but for others the horse has thrown them, probably kicked them in the forehead and left in the middle of the night. Hell, if some of the questions in class are an indication they may not either know where their horse is or even remember that a horse existed in the past. One could say they have a horse shoe print on their forehead.
I may start handing out horse shoes as an award of confusion like a special prize. These prizes can go to either the student or teacher.
A good example is with my class dealing with the economy. Normally after reading the book I come to class completely on my horse. Supply, demand and pricing baby – it’s all pretty clear because the darn subject isn’t too complex but by the end of the class and the professor’s discussion points I’m normally either hanging on to the side of the horse as it gallops toward a cliff or I am on my ass watching the horse run off into the distance.
It never fails but thanks to the trusty book everything is righted by the next class.
Losing the horse happens to everyone. Sometimes our horse is by our side and sometimes it’s off fraternizing with other horses way out of sight.
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