TACTics
Journal
A Publication for and by TOC
for Education Practitioners
March 28, 2003
In this week’s issue:
Connections
(1) News Flash!, Kathy Suerken
Reader Feedback
(2) Joyce Beasley
(3) Denise Meyer
Editors’ Notes
(4) Kay Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A.
Edwards
CONNECTIONS
(1) News Flash: 7 Th International Conference Delegations, Additional
Speakers and You!
By Kathy Suerken, suerken@cox.net
• From the Philippines, Dr. Nora
Uy:
“We have just finalized the
list of participants to the 7 th TOCFE International Conference in Florida. There are 22 of us.”
• From Serbia, Snezana Klasnja,
Director of Professional Development, Serbian Ministry of Education:
“I am very happy to accept your
invitation to share the story of our efforts to bring TOC into our education
system. I will feel privileged to participate in an international gathering
where educators share ideas about using TOC methods to build schools that meet
the needs of children.”
• From Russia, Svetlana
Tchoubakova from Dubna, who will also be sharing her unique TOCFE experiences
in Russia:
“Last August I had a talk on
TOC at the ‘Women’s Forum of the 5 Former Soviet Republics.’ There were 170
participants, specialists from different pedagogical universities, teachers’
training institutes, who were very much impressed about TOC marching over the
world. Since then, I have been performing TOC activities with different groups:
1. Scouts, where the goal is to
spread the use of concrete tools. I try to meet the scout groups once per week
or two weeks after introduction. You know, the CLOUD is working amazingly, but
the negative branch is used more frequent.
2. A very important group is a
regional women’s group called ‘Stimula.’ They asked me to conduct an every week
seminar on TOC—from one side information, about the materials which are used
all around the world and the TACTics Journal and the other part-concrete
practice of real situation treated with CLOUD, negative branch and the
Ambitious Target. Of course, to do it regularly every week is not easy because
of work obligations, but we have managed to do this practice EVERY WEEK since
the New Year, because step by step more and more people got interested in the
tools!
3. Teachers and psychologists,
though with distrust at first, but still, after introduction, although of
course not all, I am happy to see some of them try to practice it at school.
4. The most difficult contingent is police, with whom I have been
working almost for 2 years on the project of domestic violence against children
and women. Now, after many meetings with the staff of the division who work
with crime among youth at risk, they are using these tools, finally! The first
obstacle was their assumption that these tools could unite the criminals in the
crime! I never expected such a vision of the subject! And you know, the
favourite and simple phrase by Eli Goldratt, ‘PEOPLE ARE GOOD’ played a great
role in assuring these people that the tools are to be used for the growth of
the personality too, and for the future of these young people. Then it was
tried and began to work at this police division. All the questions in promoting
this practice were discussed with the head of the division in detail.”
• TO ALL OF YOU, who are
helping to create these incredible results and who need to hear and respond to them
first hand: If planning to attend, PLEASE DON’T FORGET to make reservations
with the hotel. Remember, our block of
rooms will only be held until April 24, 2003 (afterwards, reservations only if
space available.) If you are coming from overseas and need help in handling
these details, please email me. Bernie I will make every effort to assist you.
For reservations, USA toll
free: 800.874.8962. Please reserve your room under the TOCFE Conference block
of rooms, which include a boxed continental breakfast-up to two per room. The
following prices are for maximum of 2 people per room (additional person is
$10/person per night up to maximum of 4 per room).
Standard: $120 (plus tax) per
night.
Courtyard: $135 (plus tax) per
night
Poolside: $155 (plus tax) per
night
Beach Front: $175 (plus tax)
per night
• Attendees also need to
register with TOCFE in order to ensure that we order the correct number of
meals and have materials for you. Full conference registration is $125 for 4
days and includes all lunches, coffee breaks, materials and a special dinner
event. To download a registration form or to see the most current conference
agenda, visit www.tocforeducation.com. You can also email me
directly at suerken@cox.net
to receive either.
I so much look forward to welcoming
you to Florida and where the saga of TOCFE began but which now only continues
because of YOU.
READERS’
FEEDBACK
Re: TACTics Journal, March 21,
2003, “Annotated Reading List for the Evaporating Cloud”
(2) Thanks, this annotated reading list is very
helpful and I plan to use it with several workshops I'm planning.
Joyce Beasley
Detroit, Michigan, USA
(3) Thank you, Cheryl, for reminding us of all the
stories and the clouds inherent in them. I'm keeping them for future reference.
These kinds of resources are of real use to us.
Denise Meyer
Los Angeles, California, USA.EDITORS’ NOTES
(4) Kay Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A.
Edwards
It’s great to hear from you,
Joyce and Denise! And to our entire TOCFE family—what’s on your mind? Share it
with us! 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.
You may also view TACTics in its intended
formatting, by visiting our web
site at www.tocforeducation.com. Click on “What’s New.”