[nagdu] Harness Signs Real and Imagined

[Larry D. Keeler]

So Tami, does this make you an educated player?  I read once that people 
usually remember about10% of what we hear but if humor is added it can rise 
as high as80%.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tami Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Harness Signs Real and Imagined


> Lisa,
>
> I hadn't thought of your suggestion. I like it. Causes blindness, hehehe. 
> /grin/
>
> Well, fun and play and humor are good ways to educate, and I think there 
> is even some learning theory about that. You know, educational games for 
> children and all that. Heck, when I'm struggling through learning a new 
> skill, I still just play with it and get way more bang for buck than if I 
> knuckle down and only do grinding study. The grinding study is important, 
> too, but... Sometimes, for me, it becomes self-defeating. So then I play 
> and the grinding study is more productive, too, because then I can play 
> better... /smile/
>
> So I try the serious informative style of communication and education, 
> then I end up giggling or saying something surprising or something. It 
> actually can seem to help another person understand. Or they get huffy and 
> go away because I don't take blindness seriously enough! Okay, so guess 
> what that statement makes me do? You got it! I giggle. /lol/
>
> Tami
>
> On 01/26/2012 10:14 AM, Lisa belville wrote:
>> My favorite Harness sign would say, in all bold Red letters:
>>
>>
>> Warning! Petting This Working Guide Dog Causes Blindness!
>>
>> And yes, having a sign say something like "Dog doesn't bite, but the
>> owner does" would be funny.
>>
>> Honestly, people have asked me if my little black lab bites. They asked
>> me if My Golden/Lab cross was a Pit Bull, A Rottweiler, a Mastiff. . .
>> People just aren't that observant even though they have the eyes.
>>
>> I'm all in favor of education, but the desire to learn and the emotional
>> and intellectual abilities have to be there in order for real education
>> to work. So why not have a bit of fun. If it makes people stop and see
>> past the dog and the blindness, it gives us a chance to do some honest
>> one on one educating and maybe make someone laugh in the process.
>>
>> Lisa And KT, who is most definitely a Lab
>>
>> Hey, guess what! guess what! guess what! Aww crap, I forgot!
>> Lisa Belville
>> missktlab1217 at frontier.com
>>
>>
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