OS with children: What are the unstated assumptions and aims of OS?

[Elena A. Marchuk]

yes, Joelle, you got me!

but I feel guilty that I did not believe that working further in OS we could
come to the same results... again, not that I'm much oriented on them and I
don't push people ever in facilitating OS, but if children 'don't know' how
to do things and making projects could be a sort of effective work, team
building, interesting life, they finished with very interesting and usefull
discussions for them and some said : I thought it is a problem but we solve
it in 15 minutes, so probably I'm too severe in evaluating the process but
it seemed to me like going nowhere, though great discussions... and not
because it was the fault of OS or children, but lack of experience of them -
they were mostly newcomers, while experienced... were busy

thank you for puting this in a way I tried to explain.

may be there are some other thoughts after my second try.

let me check the reports and give you more proper explaining of my concerns
after leting you know what is there, OK?

best wishes

elena

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joelle Lyons Everett" <JLEShelton at aol.com>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: OS with children: What are the unstated assumptions and aims of
OS?


> Elena--
>
> At the Women's Leadership Institute at the Ob Sea, we included a half-day
on
> implementation planning, with some very specific exercises designed to
help
> the women think about their projects and how to accomplish them.  Of
course,
> they already had projects identified and in many cases were working on
them,
> from the earlier conference which you were a part of.
>
> Anyway, in the whole week, whenever we presented a concept or methodology,
we
> had the participants work in project teams to see how the concept might
apply
> to their project.  And in the afternoon focussed on implementation, the
> groups used Force Field analysis to develop a strategy, drew network
diagrams
> to identify people who might be resources, and constructed project flow
> charts, with dates and people responsible for the specific tasks.  Many
women
> told us that they understood their projects in a new way.
>
> I think my key learning here is that most Russians have a very short
history
> of being able to implement their own ideas, so the ideas may not be very
> ambitious and the planning not very concrete.  No lack of talent, but for
> many people a lack of experience.
>
> Anyway, you are doing good work with the Rotaract youth, and building a
firm
> foundation for the future!
>
> Love,
>
> Joelle
>
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