Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Mind Museum



              Being a mind mover gives you power. You get to know what other people think and you try to create series of illusions to confuse their mind. After doing so, you can manipulate their mind and control them for a period of time. That’s what I thought. But seriously, what is a mind mover? What do they do and why are they called such?  

                Like a teacher, mind movers try to integrate new knowledge to their guests/students by sharing their thoughts and background about a particular subject, say chemistry and physics.  But, they are not the typical instructors who keep on feeding you a lot of information until your brain shuts down. Instead, they will try to move you, physically and mentally. They will encourage you to inquire more about your environment by enticing your mind to scientific concepts. They do this by carrying out an experiment using ordinary tools and perform a seemingly magic show. For instance, they will use ethyl alcohol on money and try to burn it. Without doubt, it will burn. That’s how normal people, especially kids, predict it. Fortunately, it won’t. Because of some scientific concepts, a five hundred pesos bill would not burn because of fire if it is applied with ethyl alcohol and water. But, the most important part of this show is the explanation why such thing occurred. Is it black magic or science? This initiation in the concept will garner curiosity to the viewers. And, this curiosity will, hopefully, move the people to act to satisfy their questions in mind.

                What made mind movers a distinct type of teachers is their unique process of teaching their students. Usually, teachers will try to input new information without the students being engaged with it. For example, a type of combustion is being discussed without the students seeing the process itself, from start to end. On the other hand, mind movers will let you experience the process itself, such as pressure, by being able to see it effect on a container, for instance. Personally, this method seems effective because it turns on the start of every educational adventure. Instead of answers, they give the guests questions to explore.

Al Francis Masallo
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