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Lecturer I Antonio (Tony) Alvarez
(School of Social Work)
Student Comments:
“Each student had to form a relationship with their stick and create a journal reflecting our thoughts and feelings throughout our experience.”
“I mean, it’s obviously great as a walking stick, but what else can a stick achieve?”
“I try to interact with it a few minutes every day—usually rubbing my hands over the bug holes, thinking about the time it took for the insects to burrow into the wood, and the unforeseen, unintentional beauty that resulted.”
“Makes me think about the childhoods of a lot of the youth. They see everything and experience so much, but have no voice.”
"In the beginning, I thought the project was too free-spirited and impractical. Why would I want to spend hours and days carrying a stick around in awkward situations and wracking my brain to find some unique way to make it my own? ...because being a good social worker requires self-reflection, creativity, innovation, knowing how to handle awkward moments, and the ability to take control of a therapeutic process.”
“A huge revelation...the Stick did not need to be anything, but rather it was a means of our experience. ... I have learned the power and influence of creating experiences. They are life-transforming, no matter if they fail.”
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