TACTics Journal

A Publication for and by TOC for Education Practitioners

January 3, 2003

In this week’s issue:

Networking

(1) TOCFE/Accelerated Learning Systems: E-Learning Cloud Lesson,

Cheryl A. Edwards

Connections

(2) Well Done TOC Trainers!, Eleanor May-Brenneker

(3) Warm Hugs, Alejandrina Gonzalez

Editors’ Notes

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

NETWORKING

(1) TOCFE/Accelerated Learning Systems: E-Learning Cloud

Lesson, Cheryl A. Edwards, Michigan, USA

The following is a Cloud lesson based on the format of the lessons in the new E-Learning site. It is

part of a continuing series of lessons, which will be featured in our TACTics Journal in cooperation

with TOCFE and Accelerated Learning Systems, LTD.

The Frog Prince, by Brothers Grimm

One summer day a princess was playing with her golden ball. It rolled and

fell into a deep dark pond. She began to cry because the ball was her

favorite toy. A frog heard her and asked her why she was crying. She told

him how she had lost her ball. I will bring back your ball,” the frog said,

“but only if you promise to love me and let me be with you.” So the princess

promised because after all he was just a frog.

That evening, the Princess was shocked when the frog came to dinner. She

told her father of the promise she had made to the frog. ”You must always

keep your promises,” said the king. “Yes, but…” said the Princess. She did

not like the idea of letting the frog in at all because the frog was cold and

wet and slimy. He was disgusting.

UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM

Who has the problem? (Participants will click on a picture.).

A. The Frog

B. The King

C. The Princess

Participants will click here for an answer:

The Princess had the problem. She did not know what to do.

WANTS

What was the Princess’ problem? What two things did the Princess want to

do that she could not do at the same time?

D- On one side the Princess WANTED to…

Click here for an answer:

Keep her promise to the Frog.

D’- BUT on the other side the Princess WANTED…

Click for an answer.

Not keep her promise to the Frog.

Can both of these ‘wants’ happen at the same time?

NEEDS

B– Why does the Princess want to keep her promise to the Frog?

Because?

Click for an answer:

Do what her father says. Do what is right.

C– Why does the Princess not want to keep her promise to the Frog?

Click for an answer:

Not have a disgusting unpleasant Frog around.

COMMON GOAL

A– What would the Princess gain if she could solve this problem?

Click for an answer:

Feel good and be happy with herself.

FINDING A WIN/WIN SOLUTION

Can you think of a way that:

The princess can do the right thing and not have an unpleasant frog around?

Your solution:

Some solutions to think about. Which solutions would be win/win?

1. The Princess allows the frog to play with her only when she is outdoors.

2. The Princess cleans up the frog and makes a special home for him in her

room.

3. The Princes gives the frog her gold ball to go away.

Have you ever had a problem like this? A time when it seemed that if you

did the ‘right thing’ it would be very difficult for you? How did you solve the

problem? How would you solve the problem now, using the Cloud?

For more information on the E-Learning Site check the following TACTics

issues:

December 6, 2002

Kathy's Focus TOCFE E-Learning Site Article

December 13, 2002

Prologue: The Story of Yani’s Goal

CONNECTIONS

2. Well Done TOC Trainers!

From Eleanor May-Brenneker, Netherlands

Dear Tactics Friends,

We wish you a HAPPY, HEALTHY, HUMOROUS, HARMONIOUS 2003!

At a pre-Christmas party here in London UK, I had quite a TOC surprise. I

bumped into a professor of Classics from Los Angeles, California. You know

perhaps how educators gravitate towards each other unknowingly. Chalk

seeks chalk… His observation was, so he told me, that in the school opposite

his, the behaviour of the students had miraculously and drastically changed

since the pupils attended a regular half-hour sessions of conflict resolution

and Peer mediation. In our conversation it turned out to be a TOCFE

programme that was up and running in that school!

The professor did not know a thing about TOCFE; the only thing was that he

was extremely impressed with the changes in the school that hitherto had

been a no-go area for him and many others. "Now I feel quite happy walking

around in that school and going up and down the staircases," he said.

Well done, TOC Trainers!

Eleanor & TOCFE Netherlands Family

3. Warm Hugs

From Alejandrina Gonzalez

I just want to give a very warm hug at this time and wish for a wonderful

New Year. God bless you and yours families. God give to you health and

happiness for you and yours families.

Love,

Alejandrina and Family

EDITORS’ NOTES

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

Feel free to share 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.

To view TACTics in its intended formatting, visit our web site at

www.tocforeducation.com and click on “What’s New.”