Our "dilemma"

If, as we explain, the frame experiment arises as our attempt to study and address a dilemma or "mess" then what dilemma(s) are we experiencing in our own community-engaged inquiry?

Here are a few that come quickly to mind:

* My attempts to foster critical reflection seem to fall flat much of the time. My students are sharp, and they like to leap from observation to interpretation or assumption very rapidly. But because they're sharp, and feel pretty sure of themselves, they're impatient with the premise that there's more to the critical reflection process than see-feel-respond zip zip zip. I'm struggling to teach this.

* I'm also less than satisfied with my own critical reflection: I'm not giving it enough time or priority, I'm not cultivating understanding with myself or following my serendiptous, associative thoughts enough.

* A related dilemma: I find my students and me focusing too much time on product and not enough on process and context. Once our community research begins we make that our priority above all--even to the point that I sometimes skip CIQs to give them more class time to collaborate.