TACTics Journal

A Publication for and by TOC for Education Practitioners

July 4, 2003

In this week’s issue:

Connections

(1) A Letter from Malaysia, Kathy Suerken

(2) A Letter of Appreciation, Francis and Rafael Conde

Editors’ Notes

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

CONNECTIONS

(1) A Letter from Malaysia

From Kathy Suerken <suerken@cox.net>

A recent letter from the Director of the Curriculum Development Centre, Ministry of Education,

Malaysia, substantively conveys the global impact of TOCFE. It reads:

Dear Mrs. Kathy Suerken,

Donation Of Knowledge (Theory of Constraints for Education) to the

children of Malaysia:

On behalf of the Ministry of Education, Malaysia, the Curriculum

Development Centre would like to express our sincere appreciation and

thanks for the donation of knowledge from TOCFE , Inc. that started with a

briefing on 21 February 2000 followed by a full course on Thinking and

Communication Tools (TACT) from 26-30 June 2000 conducted here in

Malaysia.

We are pleased to inform you that since 2001, TOC and its applications have

been included in our on-going Transition Programme for Year One students

throughout the country. This has benefited administrators and teachers

from almost 8000 Malaysian primary schools who have been introduced to

TOC as well as around 500,000 Year one children each year. The donated

knowledge has been included in the kit for the Transition Programme as well

as the Teacher Training Module for the programme and disseminated to all

our primary schools.

At present, on a pilot basis, teachers of subjects in Social Sciences in

Malaysian secondary schools undergoing our curriculum review orientation

courses are also being taught TOC tools and skills so that they can use them

in teaching and learning of content in the classroom with their own students

in secondary schools.

We believe the application of the TOC tools to the school environment will

lead to significant improvements in our children’s abilities to think, learn and

communicate meaningfully. It is our sincere hope that other children in the

world will also benefit from this donated knowledge from your organization.

We wish you all of the best in your future endeavours.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. SHARIFAH MAIMUNAH BT. SYUED ZIN

Director, Curriculum Development Centre

Ministry of Education, Malaysia

(2) A Letter of Appreciation

From Francis and Rafael Conde, Columbia

Dear Colleagues and Friends of the TOCFE Community,

Francis and I, the proud parents of Ana María, appreciate your kindness with

our daughter. She deserves this input but your generosity goes even

further than her performance. I like to say that friendship is the best

value and you really demonstrate that. Thanks a lot from the bottom of our

heart.

Francis and Rafael

EDITORS’ NOTES

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

It’s always good to hear from you. Thanks to all for sharing. Please 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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