By Amy Green, USA, on the first educational session with the cast
“What would Batman do?” was the question the education team had us thinking about on our very first day. We were in an education workshop called Thwap, which is one of the many noises that pop up when Batman fights the Joker.
It was a workshop about comfort zones, growth, and challenging ouselves. They explained that there are three different zones: Comfort, Challenge, and Panic. We discussed what zones we were currently in and what helped us get out of panic and back into challenge.
The Education Team as Batman, Robin, and The Joker
Batman, unlike other superheroes, is just an ordinary guy. He is in his comfort zone when he is Bruce Wayne, living a life of luxury. He’s in his panic zone when he retreats to his batcave. But when he’s fighting crime as Batman, he is in his challenge zone. Batman has no super powers, he just works very hard, uses great tools, and has support from Robin. The challenge zone is where growth happens and is where we are encouraged to put ourselves in throughout this semester. As we challenge ourselves, we become more comfortable with new things, and our comfort zone grows. “What would Batman do?” is a question Cast A 2010 will be asking ourselves this entire semester, and we challenge you to take on Batman’s mindset, too.
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