TACTics Journal
A Publication for and by TOC for Education Practitioners
In this week’s issue:
Connections
(1) Estimados Amigos/Dear Friends, Javier Arevalo
Readers' Feedback
(2)
(3) Zzippi Margalit
Editors’ Notes
(4)
CONNECTIONS
(1) Estimados Amigos/Dear Friends
From Javier Arevalo,
In
progress. Just receiving notes from
some of the teachers that have used
the tools saying how great the
results are, is rewarding. Here are a few of
the comments (in Spanish with English translations):
Estimados amigos:
Quiero compartir con ustedes las positivas impresiones de nuestras
docentes una vez realizado el curso
Dear Friends:
I want to share with you the positive reactions from our teachers
emanating
from the workshop they attended,
and were provided by you.
“Agradezco la oportunidad que
nos brindaron de compartir esta experiencia
enriquecedora. Hoy llegamos con ganas de
poner en práctica lo aprendido,
segura estoy que la mayoría
queremos la armonía y formar niños y niñas sanos
espiritualmente capaces de resolver
conflictos sin violencia.
Muchas Gracias!”
Ana María D’ascencao
INDASE
“I want to thank the
opportunity that you gave us in sharing such a
rewarding experience. Today we arrived
with the energy to put what we
learned into practice, ensured that
all of us want harmony and to form
healthy boys and girls in spirit and
capable of solving conflicts without
violence. Thanks so much.” Ana Maria
D’Ascencao
Fue un taller muy valioso que me
enriqueció personal y profesionalmente. Son
estrategias aplicables al entorno
escolar que ayudaran tambien a los niños a
crecer personalmente.
Fue especial
Olga Santelíz de Gutierrez
INDASE
It was a valuable workshop that enriched me personally and
professionally.
These are strategies applicable to the school environment that will
help
children grow. It was very special. Olga
Santelíz.
Doy las gracias por la oportunidad de experimentar una forma ta
eficiente de
resolver conflictos y de comprender
que la solución no puede ser
obligada…Estuvo magnífico.
Norelkis Cardozo
INDASE
I thank you for the opportunity to experience such and efficient
way of
solving conflicts and to understand
that the solution can not be forced…It
was magnificent. Norelkys
Cardozo.
De mas está decir lo satisfechos que estamos todos de haber participado en
esta experiencia y no queremos
dejar pasar la oportunidad de manifestarles
nuestro interés en prepararnos
valiosa experiencia.
It is beyond words how satisfied we all are of having participated
in this
experience and we do not want to miss
the chance to manifest our interest
in becoming facilitators to
multiply this valuable experience.
Marisela Díaz de Aurrecoechea
Directora (Director)
INDASE
Tengo que contarte que se me han
presentado unos rollos con los muchachos
gradisimos y todos los he solucionado o
por lo menos han quedado en camino
de solucion con el metodo de la
nube y con las ramas logicas, ha sido
realmente emocionante ver
dan cuenta que ellos mismos
pueden razonar en la solucion de sus problemas,
sin la necesidad de esperar un
regaño
gracias por las enseñanzas que ahora
puedo aplicar y ver el provecho de las
mismas.
Gracias por todo. Con cariño y agradecimiento
se despide: Yelitza Querales.
I have to tell you that I have been confronted with several big
issues with
the kids and all of them I have
solved them or are in the road to be solved
with the Cloud and the Branches.
It has been really exciting to see the kids
and how their face changes when
they see that they can, by themselves
reason and come up with a solution
to their problems, without the need to
wait for reprimands or impositions
from the teacher. So a huge thank you
for the teachings that I can now
put to practice, and see the end benefit.
Thanks for all. With love and gratitude, yours.
Yelitza Querales (Pastoral
Familiar e Infancia)
READERS' FEEDBACK
(2) From
This piece is in response to an article that was published in our
TACTics entitled, "A Request from Kathy," from Kathy
Suerken <suerken@cox.net>. The
request
was as follows:
"One of our team members needs YOUR help! Sandra Fierro has a
very important upcoming
presentation (early December) to a secondary school group and needs as many
relevant
curriculum examples as possible. As we know, authentic, less than perfect
examples are very
effective in such situations."
Dear Sandra,
I wanted to send you some examples of using the tools in the
curriculum.
The constraints I had were the time and my knowledge of English
terminology in biology, chemistry, and
even geography. So I am sending you
the ones I could easily
translate into English. They are certainly less than
perfect, but the teachers who have
been using them with pupils all report
that the students loved working
with the content in this way, particularly
discussing the assumptions. One
interesting example a teacher once shared
was a cloud in Biology—the
internal conflict the plants might have had at the
time in their evolution before
moving out of the water and onto the land.
A: survival
B: development
C: safety
D: go out of water
D': stay in water
The assumptions were very interesting, but I do not remember them—things
to do with light, air etc.
Perhaps your knowledge of natural science is better
than mine, so you could list
them.
Good luck with your presentation.
Zana
(3) From Zzippi
Margalit
This piece is in response to an article published in our
entitled "A Small Example to Share," from
Dear Jeff,
Your story about David gave me a lot of inspiration. You brought
one more
example of the special blend of
characteristics of the tools and the people
of TOC: Affection and Mind.
Thank you!
If only I had such a Big Brother when I was a young girl.
Yours,
Zzippi Margalit
EDITORS’ NOTES
(4)
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