TACTics Journal

A Publication for and by TOC for Education Practitioners

May 26, 2000

CONTENTS

          NETWORKING

          (1) A Bolt of Lightning –A True Story, Jackie Trimble

          (2) Another World Traveler -Paul Gerdes, Cheryl A. Edwards

            CONNECTIONS

          (3) Sneak Preview: 4th International TOC for Education Upgrade

            QUOTE

(4)  Marion Wright Edelman

            EDITORS’ NOTE

          (5) Kay Buckner-Seal and Cheryl Edwards

 

NETWORKING

(1)      A Bolt of Lightening -A True Story

From Jackie Trimble, Seattle Washington, USA

 

Jim and I are teaching ballroom dance.  We were thrown into this because our instructors had health problems and so they turned it over to us.  We were struggling with what to teach, when to teach which group (beginner, intermediate, advanced) etc.  We were sitting in a restaurant one evening trying to decide what our students needed to know.  A bolt of lightening hit me and I said, "Why not do a PrT?"  Jim laughed and said of course, we were making this much too hard!

(2)      Another World Traveler- Paul Gerdes

Cheryl A. Edwards

 

”Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed

citizens can change the world.  Indeed, it is the only thing

 that ever has.” —Margaret Mead

 

In cooperation with Send International, Paul Gerdes from Farmington Hills, MI, USA just returned from a humanitarian trip to Samara, Russia.  While in Samara, Paul taught a group of 30 people who are responsible for either teaching children or training teachers to teach children in schools and churches.  Paul reports that after training these educators in the Evaporating Cloud and the Negative Branch, they immediately saw the possibilities and were thinking in terms of a Positive Branch on the value of getting the TACT training into their schools, maybe?  It’s people like you and Paul who are helping to make the dream come true.  All of us together will make it happen.

 

CONNECTIONS

(3) SNEAK PREVIEW OF COMING ATTRACTIONS!

 

4th International TOC for Education Upgrade Conference

August 9-12, 2000

Monterrey, Mexico

Conference Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Lunch: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

 

Conference Registration

$75.00 covers the cost of lunches. 

Send checks payable to TOC for Education, Inc. along with your registration forms* to:

Attention: Bernie Kean

TOC for Education, Inc.

1532 Glenlake Circle

Niceville, FL   32578  USA

 

*Conference flier and registration forms were sent using the same method that you receive the TACTics Journal.  Please see TACTics, May 19, 2000 for hotel and travel information.

 

TENTATIVE AGENDA:

Wednesday, August 9, 2000

·        Opening Remarks:  Fernando Canales Clariond, Governor of Nuevo Leon, Mexico

                                             Kathy Suerken, President & CEO, TOC for Education, Inc.

·        The Vision of TOC in Mexico: Jose Martinez, Secretary of Education, Nuevo Leon

·        TOC in Action: The Children of Mexico (case studies and testimonials)

·        TOC Around the World: Succinct highlights of the most cutting edge TOC applications from educators of:  Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela, and Yugoslavia.

·        Keynote Address: Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Founder, TOC for Education, Inc.

Thursday, August 10, 2000

·        Presentation of paper by Efrat Goldratt on "Overcoming the Nine Layers of Resistance to Change"

·        Interactive workshops on how to overcome resistance to change:

--In teaching students.  Participants will receive a courtesy copy of a self-guided TOC student workbook.

--In convincing others of a new idea.  Participants will receive a hard copy of a PowerPoint presentation which effectively uses the layers of resistance in giving a presentation.

Friday, August 11, 2000

Three strands of Workshops:

·        Student Discipline: The use of TOC to enable students to take responsibility for their behaviors.

·        Curriculum Content: The use of TOC to enable students to derive and understand information rather than memorize it.

·        School Administration: The use of TOC to more effectively strategize actions which will ensure desired improvements.

Saturday, August 12, 2000

TOC on the Cutting Edge: CHAT Sessions:

·        Dr. Goldratt's latest application of TOC (CHAT) in any organization to create holistic solutions through genuine consensus.

·        Using the TOC strategic planning processes (PRT and Transition Trees) to develop an interactive TOC Chat internet room for children worldwide.

·        Open Forum Q & A

·        Closing Remarks:  Kathy Suerken, President & CEO, TOC for Education, Inc.                                      

                                  Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt, Founder, TOC for Education, Inc.

QUOTE

(4)     “You really can change the world if you care enough.”

—Marion Wright Edelman

EDITORS' NOTE

(5)     Hey Jackie and Jim, good luck with the ballroom dancing lessons!  It’s so much fun; we’d love to join you.  Hmmm… a negative branch from this class would be interesting? J

To our entire TOCFE family, we would really love to hear your comments, examples and concerns.  Please continue to share so that we all may maintain our POOGI.

Send HYPERLINK to:

                   bucknek@resa.net

                   redwards@sault.com  NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS!

Send mail to:

                   Cheryl A. Edwards

                   2253 S. Hill Island Road

                   Cedarville, MI 49719 USA