[From Rick Marken (01.01.01.1530)]
Stefan Balke (2001.01.01) --
I want to share some thoughts _about_ the "I see you have
choosen" phrase...
3.) Instead of evaluate and classify something he can't know
(the decision of the student) the teacher should say what he
surely knows: namely his own decision to send a student to the
"Trainingsraum" (our RTC). By doing so, all the students in the
classroom see that the teacher takes resposibility for his own
decision.
That is wonderfully said, Stefan. And a _great_ augmentation of
the program. Thanks for this refreshing and heartening post on RTP.
You've already made my year a very happy one.
Best regards
Rick
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Life Learning Associates e-mail: marken@mindreadings.com
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[From Stefan Balke (2001.01.01]
I want to share some thoughts _about_ the "I see you have choosen" phrase.
(Mary, thank's a lot for your helpful tutoring regarding the witness and the
importance of being about). Ca. 20-30 Schools in Germany are working with
the process and as far as I know nobody uses the phrase. I spoke about the
phrase and my problems with it in all of the schools.
1.) As everybody knows in the CSG, nobody can see a decision of another
person. Therefore the phrase is misleading and can provoke angry discussions
(which could be still more angry in the classroom than here on the net).
2.) If I ask the students about their decision, they occasionally tell, that
they a) decided to stay in the class room and stay on with their action or
b) didn't decide anything.
3.) Instead of evaluate and classify something he can't know (the decision
of the student) the teacher should say what he surely knows: namely his own
decision to send a student to the "Trainingsraum" (our RTC). By doing so,
all the students in the classroom see that the teacher takes resposibility
for his own decision.
4.) By using the phrase the teacher doesn't make clear what his part of the
responsibility is. But exactly this being clear is a main part of the
fairness which the teacher wants to teach the students.
5.) The main quarrel in the classroom deals about fairness. So it is very
important that the teacher is a good model in the matter of fairness. He
shouldn't use the phrase "I see you have choosen ... " on a regular basis,
because he doesn't make clear his decision and claims to be a mind reader.
Most students control for not being mind readed as it requires a higher
degree of intimacy.
But if he uses the phrase in a context where all the above mentioned
problems are excluded, there will be no problems.
With best wishes for the new year
Stefan