Last night, I had a candid discussion with my mom, who was mostly roasting me. She's always brutally honest about her critics, and like they say, the truth can sting. However, with her, I never feel like it comes from a bad place; it comes from a place where she wants me to improve, grow, and become a better person. Interestingly, that day, I also read Proverbs 12:1, which says, "Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid." So, their whole conversation resonated with me.

Welcome to my brain dump. It's the morning, and I finally get to sit down with a cup of coffee while contemplating life and empty it out a little.

Now, back to Strawberry. We exchanged ideas on improving my confidence and explaining concepts to others without losing my cool.

While my background isn't in education, I have experience teaching people. I have extensive experience talking in a crowd in three languages. However, I often get frustrated when someone struggles to grasp a concept quickly.

Let's just say I love Agora type of conversation.

Agora is where all citizens, whether famous philosophers or simple craftspeople, congregate to conduct their business, engage in debate, and worship their god.

🔗 What is Agora?

So, you see, the key is that people in Agora know what they're talking about and are willing to engage in debate. That being said, it's easier to teach people with a foundation and quick to absorb new information.

Anyhow, the subject we chose was "Strawberry". 🍓 🍓 🍓 🍓 🍓

Here's how it goes: We imagine there will be 20 people in the room, a mix of strangers. They might not know about strawberries. Now, picture yourself as someone who is passionate about strawberries and eager to share your knowledge and enthusiasm about them. How would you approach it?

After some type of debate, here's what I finally came to in our discussion.

First, you must gauge their interest and do a knowledge check.

Has anyone in the room ever known about strawberries?

Let's imagine this dreadful scenario: a genius who knows everything related to strawberries is in the room, while the rest of the people are unsure what strawberries are.

With such an imbalance, how would you engage the genius in the room? If you're going over something that this person is already familiar with, that person might easily become disengaged.

The way to do this is to create a connection with that person by engaging questions,keeping their interest alive, and allowing them a space to ask/debate further. After that, you explain Strawberry to the rest of the room.

Be as descriptive as possible, and never assume that everyone knows what you're talking about; chances are they might not be.

So, you can show them what a strawberry looks like, its components, and its taste. Then, you can move further to something practical that they can do with a strawberry. You need to also keep the cool trick later for them to be interested in. Finally, ask the genius if there's something he'd like to do with a strawberry. Maybe this genius can share what he knows in the room as well as things that others can learn.

Try to create a space that is win-win and open to discussion.

Patience is also the key to this whole process. My mom told me that there is a clear difference between good and bad teachers, and it shows. The best teachers can turn someone who hates strawberries into someone who enjoys them and considers the possibility of trying them. The bad one can turn someone who loves strawberries into someone who hates it.

Sometimes, it's all about being charming enough to spark their interest in trying strawberries. They do not necessarily like or care about strawberries, but they find you engaging and feel motivated to try them.

This isn't definitely about Strawberry. 🍓 🍓 🍓 🍓

Anyway, see you around