AVReading

  A few years ago, Tzitel engaged students in a group activity where students had to simply move a full glass of water a few inches.   The catch was that they couldn’t touch the glass.   Instead, they   used five pieces of string, attached to a rubber band that fit around the rim of the glass.   To make matters worse, group members   were blindfolded with one unblindfolded director guiding them through the process.  The struggle is that if an individual pulls on the string to a greater degree than the others, the glass tips.  So not only do the participants have to pull the string at just the right tension, but also do so in sync with one another.  It seemed almost impossible.  I sat and watched for nearly a half an hour while seven groups worked to accomplish the feat.  Tensions began to rise, and you could sense frustration setting in.  Students had been convinced that it simply was not physically possible t...