TACTics Journal

A Publication for and by TOC for Education Practitioners

November 14, 2003

In this week’s issue:

Elementary/Secondary TACTics

(1) Yani’s Goal: Practice Session Sample, Cheryl A. Edwards

Quote

(2) Albert Einstein

Editor’s Notes

(3) Kay Buckner-Seal

ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY TACTICS

(1) Yani’s Goal: Practice Session Example

From Cheryl A. Edwards

As educators, we know that it is important to provide students with

opportunities to learn, to practice what they have learned, and then time to

apply what they have learned to authentic situations. The story of Yani’s

Goal is based on the teach/practice/apply methodology.

There are three parts in each chapter of Yani’s Goal. In the first part, Yani

learns how to use a TOC tool. In the second part, he is given several

opportunities to practice what he has learned, and in the third part, he uses

what he has learned in an authentic situation.

The following lesson is an example of what a student might find in the

practice sessions.

A slight difference…the practice sessions in Yani’s Goal are interactive.

TACTics is not. So, we have left some of the questions unanswered. Won’t

you answer the questions, fill in the TOC graphics and have a little fun with

us?

If you have not done so already, you may want to check out

www.tocforschools.com, where you will be able to “Take a Tour” of Yani’s

Goal as well get more information on the other components of the program.

Be sure not to miss the “Learning Objectives” listed for each chapter.

From Endangered Species, “Wild Cats,” p.15 Jo Ellen Moore,

1991, EVAN-MOOR CORP., 18 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Monterey, CA

93940-5746

“Many of the large wild cats are in danger. All of these cats need large,

undisturbed habitats in which to hunt and to reproduce. Since they are

predators, the habitat must also be safe for the animals on which they prey.

The jaguar (Mexico to Argentina), the snow leopard (Central and Eastern

Asia) are just three of the wild cats which have become endangered.

Hunters are one of the biggest problems for these big cats. They are killed

as trophies to hang on someone’s wall and for their skins, which are turned

into coats and other types of clothing. Some countries have laws against

selling items made from the fur of endangered species, but there are enough

places where they can be either legally or illegally be sold that the cats are

still being hunted.”

UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM

Fill in the Cloud graphic as you answer these questions.

WANTS

_ D - What do the hunters want in this selection?

_ D’ What does the other side want?

NEEDS

_ B Why do hunters want to hunt and kill endangered animals/wild cats?

_ C – Why do some want hunters to NOT hunt and kill endangered

animals/wild cats?

COMMON GOAL

_ A - Why would we want to solve this problem? What would we gain by

enjoying trophies, fur coats and other clothing AND keeping wild cats on

our earth?

Common Goal Needs Wants

A B D

C D’

FINDING A WIN/WIN SOLUTION

_ Can you think of a solution that meets both NEEDS:

¨ Being able to enjoy trophies, fur coats and other clothing from wild cats

AND

¨ Keeping the wild cats on our Earth?

Fill in your solution here:

_ Which of the following solutions do you think would meet both NEEDS?

1. Create a law that controls hunters and the number of wild cats they

can kill; then set up an reserve for the wild cats in which they can hunt and

reproduce undisturbed.

2 Forbid hunters from killing wild cats under any situation.

3 Make fake furs for people to hang on their walls and wear.

QUOTE

(2) Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that

created them. —Albert Einstein

Hunt and kill endangered animalswild

cats

Not to hunt and kill endangered

animals-wild cats

EDITOR’S NOTES

(3) Kay Buckner-Seal

Cheryl, thanks for providing us with a practice session sample of Yani’s Goal.

I have visited the website and it amazed me. It’s designed for children, but

there is much that adults can learn from the interactive lessons.

This week’s TACTics includes graphics, which can been seen in the pdf

version. Please note that the pdf version of TACTics is attached. However,

you must have Acrobat Reader to open the file, which is freely available for

download from: www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html. If you

have the Reader installed but still can't open the file, drag it from this email

to your desktop, launch the Reader, and open from the FILE menu.

You may also view TACTics in its intended formatting, by visiting our web

site at www.tocforeducation.com. Click on “What's New.”

Remember that this newsletter depends on your contributions. We welcome

your responses, applications of the thinking processes, lessons,

announcements, and etc. Send 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. We look forward to

hearing from you.