Showing posts with label Homelessness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Homelessness. Show all posts

Saturday, February 20, 2016

#Great Trinity Experiment: Students Teach Class on Homelessness

Junior Rebecca Prager collects ideas 
from the class about ways to help homeless people
Photos by Nate Borchers
By Nate Borchers​

Trinity​ University ​juniors Rebecca Prager, Jay Stracke and senior Ana Ruiz reversed the conventional​teaching-learning structure​and became the professors on the causes and solutions of homelessness. At least for one afternoon.

The mini-course they taught, “The Evolving Face of Homelessness,” challenged more than 20 attendees, including Trinity faculty and students, to rethink the perception of homelessness, as part of “The Great Trinity Experiment” on Thursday.

In an activity called “Cross The Line,” participants of the class moved into different areas of the room designated “Yes”, “No” or “Unsure” in response to a series of statements, ranging from general ones such as “I was born in Texas,” to more complicated ones like “I believe homelessness is something that we can end forever.”