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COURAGE ''It takes courage to live and to learn all over again, despite all negative prognoses'' HISTORY OF ALEX Alex is 21 years old when he gets hit by a car riding his motorcycle. The car was pursued by a police car because of Joyriding and alcohol abuse of the driver. The police arrested the driver and thought that Alex was dead. In the hospital the doctors diagnosed a serious coma and had little hopes on recovery. On the plea of Alex' sister, he is brought to a coma hospital. After seven weeks he starts blinking his eyes for the first time. It is five years later. Alex comes to the interview in the restaurant with his bicycle. He tells us about everything he had to learn anew. Eating, drinking, moving his arms, his legs, his own native language, foreign languages, using the computer, cooking. At first also his memory dissapeared. Five long years of therapy, cognitive as well as physical. With an unbelievable courage and perseverance, Alex fought himself back into day-to-day life. Shortly he left the therapeutic hospital and has its own place to live. He goes to school again, is member of a sports center and he's rebuilding his social contacts. A history of courage, about which we were impressed and which we gladly wish to share with you (only the name Alex has been made up; the story is true).
This courage has got everything to do with emotional intelligence. EQ AND STORIES In my work as educational advizer and coach at CPS (the Netherlands), I recognize the importance that schools bring the IQ and EQ in balance. Education has actually got to start with stories humans share with one another and on which they build their learning, teachers as well as pupils. I am very glad I can cooperate with colleagues in San Francisco and now also with European collegues. The English-speakers are so far better represented than the German, French, Spanish, … speakers. We would like to get in touch with other-than-English-speaking teachers and others who feel related to the implementation of EQ in instruction. If you know colleagues, who could be interested, please send this e-zine to them. We gladly share our stories with you and like to hear from you. Tell us your stories in your own language! Aat van der Harst European Network on Emotional Quality © 2002-2008 |