Go Back to that Person

We are four and a half weeks into Semester One of HITC and the students are learning some valuable lessons, which is kind of why they're in school, to learn and grow. One of the biggest things that's being learned involves communication. The world we live in seems to be slowly moving away from person to person to contact, and at the same time is rapidly increasing in electronic communication such as Facebook, email, texts, etc. We've had several instances just recently where things were communicated to the students, and yet what was being communicated was not fully understood by them. They had questions, ideas, thoughts and other things that needed clarification. So what were the students encouraged to do? To go back to the person who was communicating to them and clear it up :) Too often we don't or won't do this, going back to the person we're not on the same page with. If we don't go back to them, one of two things will probably happen. Either you'll be bewildered and confused, which often leads you to do nothing. Or secondly, you'll go to others and tell them about what happened, as if you're trying to align them to your point of view, putting the other person in a negative light. Either of these choices won't solve the issue, and will more than likely make it bigger. What's the solution? Go back to the person and communicate with them. Be open and solve the issue at hand. As students this week have gone back, they've been able to communicate, clarify and understand :) This has frequently resulted in the student being able to do exactly what's needed and not having to do things that weren't needed. It's been the solution for them. Are you going to go back and do the same?