TACTics Journal

A Publication for and by TOC for Education Practitioners

October 11, 2002

 

 

In this week’s issue:

Reader’s Response

(1)          Don Evans

(2)     Marcia Hutchinson

Editors’ Notes

  (3)   Kay Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A. Edwards

 

 

READERS’ RESPONSE

(1)        In Response to “Just Go With the Flow,” From Petra Pouw-Legene, TACTics, October 4, 2002

 

I’d like to share my thoughts concerning the inquiry from Petra Pouw-Legene in regards to her concern that she left a Cloud unfinished.

 

The Cloud, when used correctly (as it was in your article), can generate a significant level of insight which can make people very uncomfortable.  This is not a negative because being uncomfortable with personal insights that bring a clearer vision of current reality shows that one is not taking the situation lightly.  Also, when the light bulb goes on it is essential to take the extra time to decompress those new realizations.

 

In this situation it would seem that stopping the dialogue was a positive because there was a search for the true need that merits taking more time. How often have we ourselves been challenged to identify the true need in our own Clouds and we have struggled-sometimes for days-to figure it out.  That such significant progress was made is testament to how well Petra is at recognizing her intuition, acknowledging it and valuing the other persons’ struggle enough to be willing to stop and not force the issue.  She and Liz were right in not pushing their assumption of the need on the other person in an effort to "complete" the process.  As a result, Anna was at peace with the work Petra and Liz did with her and perhaps for the first time in a long time, because of the care that was taken, Anna was at Peace with herself and her dilemma, and Liz gained her own insights.

 

Outstanding, Petra and Liz, this is what it is all about!  These struggles often take many years to form and it is not always possible to possess the instant courage it might take to verbalize the real need and make the decision that the Injection will bring.  It is Efrat's Change-Don't Change Cloud.  What is Anna's constraint in regards to feeling safe and secure in verbalizing the B?

 

Peace,

Marcia Hutchinson

Colorado, USA

 

 

(2)        In a meeting last month with Denise Meyer and her TOCFE Los Angeles group, she mentioned how she hears co-workers discussing problems and she automatically builds "clouds" in her mind.  I was impressed, and since I'm working with her in a Jonah program, I was challenged.

 

One way to know you are truly acquiring a tool for thinking and problem solving is when you begin to "see" things you didn't before, like applications for "clouds."  I'm pleased to say that my thinking is improving, my paradigm is shifting, and I'm starting to construct "clouds" when I hear people sharing problems.

 

This is a personal breakthrough (like dreaming in a foreign language you are trying to learn).  Thanks to TOCFE, Eli, and the TOC family for their continued work towards changing how the world thinks.  It happens one person at a time.  It's happening to me.  Thanks.

 

Don Evans

Middle School Teacher

Fullerton, CA, USA

 

 

EDITORS’ NOTES

(3)        Kay Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A. Edwards

 

TACTics is a great way to communicate with the others who use the Thinking and Communication Tools within the context of education.  When you share, we all benefit.  When we benefit, we help the children.  Thanks for contributing, Marcia and Don. 

 

Your ideas are welcomed—send your responses, applications of the thinking processes, lessons, announcements, and etc. by mail to: Cheryl A. Edwards, 2253 S. Hill Island Rd., Cedarville, Michigan 49719, USA.  Or send hyperlink to cedwards@cedarville.net or bucknek@earthlink.net.

 

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