CONNECTIONS:
More Cheers from Conference Attendees!
(1) Great Feelings and Good Memories, Gila Glatter
(2) Solving Problems Diplomatically, Prof. Luis Joaquin Perez Reyna
(3) TACT, ETC goes International, Cheryl Edwards
(4) Up to the Challenge?, Francois Moll
EDITORS’ NOTE
(5) Kay Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A. Edwards
CONNECTIONS: More
Cheers from Conference Attendees!
(1) Great Feelings and Good Memories
From Gila Glatter, Director, TOCFE Israel
Hi TOC for Education Family,
I’m home in Israel with a great feelings
and good memories from the conference and the Mexican people.
It was a great privilege for me to attend TOC for Education’s 4th International Conference in Mexico. Everything was so beautifully organized and
meaningful for me. So, it has touched
and awakened my heart with a sort of pride, being a part of such a magnificent
vision, a vision of making our world a worthy place in which to live, a place
in which everyone’s actions can move towards win/win relations.
I have come home, to Israel, with more
ideas to work on, ideas I want to spread among my friends, colleagues and
students. I was very impressed by the
applications that were presented through the conference. Dr. Goldratt’s keynote has clarified many
things with which I had been confused.
Unconnected knowledge that was in my mind and was not being used
properly has become clearer and more connected.
Despite the recognition that I’m going to have a long hard trip these coming days, I feel I have the internal motivation working towards achieving the high moral TOC goal. I’m going to satisfy my two needs: lighting mine and other educators eyes with the logical and practical tools and, also, being realistic with the resources I am bringing with me. I hope to succeed in achieving these both.
Thanks again,
Love to you all,
Gila
(2) Solving Problems Diplomatically
From Luis Joaquin Perez Reyna, Monterrey,
Mexico
TACT is good for dealing with diverse
problems that present themselves in our daily lives. Problems can be solved no matter how simple or difficult with the
strategies of TOC. I recommend the TACT
course because it is useful in solving problems diplomatically.
(3) TACT,
ETC. Goes International
From Cheryl Edwards
A TACT, ETC. trainers class was held in
Monterrey, Mexico the week preceding the TOCFE conference. What made it different from other TACT, ETC.
classes? This class had an
international flavor with two representatives from Malaysia, Singapore and the
United States, and one representative from Yugoslavia. An incredible mix of educators, who were so
enthusiastic about what they were learning, chose to continue their learning
well after the 9 AM-5:30 PM scheduled class times. The class usually adjourned around 7:30 only to reconvene at a
local restaurant where they continued discussions on the thinking tools. Have you noticed that learning about the TOC
Thinking Tools and Strategies seems to create a need for more thinking and more
knowledge regardless of the age of the learner? What a privilege to have been the facilitator for this incredible
class!
Congratulations to our latest TACT, ETC.
graduates.
(4) Up to the
Challenge?
From Francois
Moll, Director TOC for Education, South Africa
On the wall of my office are the yellow
Post-it Notes which made up the IO map for the musical I have just
directed. I have used this method
before, but it struck me now that everything has moved from present to past how
effective the tool has been. The target
may not seem very ambitious but in light of the obstacles it was a huge challenge.
“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” has, to the best
of my knowledge, never been performed on stage before hence there was no script
for a stage production. The technical demands included flying the car and
floating it and an array of other computer and aerial effects. The production involved more than 150 high
school students and had to be put together entirely after hours in two months.
The
success was overwhelming! We sold out the second week of the run and
had to add seating to accommodate the demand and grossed over R18000 (+$2570)
with ticket prices averaging R12 (less than $2). This says nothing about the educational benefits of such a show.
My main point is that from my experience, I think all fundraisers and major events at any school should be run from the IO map!
Love to all,
Francois
(5) Kay
Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A. Edwards
Thanks to all who contributed to this
week’s TACTics. We hope to receive more
recounts from attendees of the TOC for
Education’s 4th International Conference
in Mexico.
If
you were unable to attend the conference but would really like to know what
went on, you may order the tapes from Evalyn and Lyman Ellis, who donated their
expert services and equipment to TOC for Education.
Recordings by Ellis
536 Timber Lane. Post Office Box 120502
Big Bear Lake, CA USA 92315-8942
Phone: 1.800.262.0429
email: ellis@bigbear.net
Video and audiocassettes are available for
individual days of the conference or for the entire conference. You will find the agenda in TACTics, 8/11/2000.
If you would like to share with us, send
hyperlink to:
<bucknek@resa.net> or
<redwards@sault.com>.
Or, you may send it by mail to:
Cheryl
A. Edwards
2253
S. Hill Island Road
Cedarville,
MI 49719 USA