Teaching Henna Tatoo was a great experience, it generally went well. However, comments/feedback from my colleagues allowed me to focus my attention on the aspects that I wouldn’t have noticed otherwise. For instance, one of the comments from one of my colleagues reads as the following:
“Overall the performance is very good but if you could help the students make the mehndi with us.”
On a side note, mehndi is another word for Henna which is widely used in countries like Pakistan and India. The above comment is a great suggestion and a deep observation.
My initial plan was to have the students see/observe me designing henna before asking them to try it. However, I changed my plan on the fly for time restrains. Also, I now realized that I could have the students watch a mini video/lesson on designing henna before asking them to try it.
Similarly, I noticed I’m given a ‘2’ on assessment aspect of the lesson planning by almost all of the teammates. It’s an indication that I need to work on that.
Likewise, one of the other comments reads:
“It would have been nice to see real example of Mehndi being used on people’s skin.”
Absolutely, I agree with the above! I hesitated to allow the students design henna on their hands for safety reasons, as it comes with chemicals that may be reactive for certain skin types. In the future, it could be made possible by ensuring that the containing chemicals are not reactive and asking students if they sensitive skin.
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