fandom as a teacher
Dec. 19th, 2018 08:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bendingsignpostIn a very weird way, I increasing realize how much fandom has prepared me for working in childcare.
That is, I already know so many of the traps people fall into when they're 1) overexcited, 2) deeply invested, and 3) are stuck in groups not solely of their own choosing.
Something I had to repeat a lot today was "Is a game more important than a person?" Fortunately, the kids I was asking let out sullen no's, but a couple other kids started asking me theoretical questions. ("What if it's someone really, really, really, really bad?" "Is a game more important than a person?" "But what if they killed loads of people?" "If that person is less important than a game, then people are less important than a game. Are people less important than a game?" "...No.")
The other one has been what I'm deeming the Not Your Problem filter test:
That is, I already know so many of the traps people fall into when they're 1) overexcited, 2) deeply invested, and 3) are stuck in groups not solely of their own choosing.
Something I had to repeat a lot today was "Is a game more important than a person?" Fortunately, the kids I was asking let out sullen no's, but a couple other kids started asking me theoretical questions. ("What if it's someone really, really, really, really bad?" "Is a game more important than a person?" "But what if they killed loads of people?" "If that person is less important than a game, then people are less important than a game. Are people less important than a game?" "...No.")
The other one has been what I'm deeming the Not Your Problem filter test:
- Is it definitely a problem?
- Why is it a problem?
- What makes it your problem?
