How to make it work at the MPC – Casual talk with Alejo. D11

I got really upset at the morning because of how most MPC’ers and Bert see the process of knowledge. Yesterday we spend about an hour or so discussing sets. Yes, I had say sets. Simple, easy sets. Some people didn’t even get it after that tedious hour. I’m not saying I’m a math genius or that I know everything. I’m saying there is no need to spend that much time discussing simple things in group when we can read about it before and then discuss the questions and understanding while we are on the group. So I recommended that in the morning meeting. I recommended that we should read something about the subject before we got into the class so it would be easier for everyone to understand more rapidly. To my surprise, almost everyone took it the wrong way, especially Bert. They thought I was saying I knew everything and that it was a waste of time to spend time with the group talking about simple things (I do think it’s a waste of time trying to understand everything in a philosophical way when things are simpler that what they appear to be). Bert started arguing (and interrupting me) that we should learn about the process of group learning and not be thinking we know everything. Nevertheless, I keep thinking that if we keep it that way our process of learning would be slowly and painful.

After the morning meeting, I talked with Alejo, my cousin. He thought it the same way I did, so we started to see what could we do to improve the learning environment and the speed of learning in the group. He arrived to the conclusion that there are some MPC’ers that should talk less, meaning that they should ask more direct questions and not babble with the subject. How are we going to achieve this? Being honest and respectful to those MPC’ers, telling what they should be improving to make better interventions and make a better contribution to the group. Also, encouraging those who are making a good job, but stand back for others to participate. Finally, making everyone understand we are not in the right path and that we should come well prepared for the classes.