OSLIST Digest - 4 Nov 2004 to 5 Nov 2004 (#2004-295)

[Chris Corrigan]

In Otto Scharmer, Peter Senge, Betty Sue Flowers and Joe Jaworski's
new book, "Prescence" this is called "Prototyping."  It's interesting
stuff.

Chris


On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 09:12:20 -0500, Alan Klein <alan at klein.net> wrote:
> The British open school teachers used to call this "mucking about". It is a
> stage of exploration when new materials are introduced to kids in the
> classroom and they try out different things without direction or expected
> results.
>
> My daughter's modern dances are choreographed in much the same way. The
> choreographer suggests a theme or teaches a basic pattern of movement or
> introduces a new piece of equipment and the dancers "muck about" with it
> until they have worked out the possibilities.
>
> BTW, I liked Chris's book and knew Mary Leue, who was the founding director
> for many many years of The Albany Free School, where Chris works.
>
> ~Alan Klein
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathleen Pichola
>
> I've enjoyed the thread about muddling through.   The progressive
> education people get this. There is a book by Chris Mercaglioni (SP)
> called, Making it up as we go along.  He has been the director of an
> alternative school and a strong voice for collaborating with kids to
> learn together.  I think public schools have a similar mind set to the
> corporate world., plan, plan,, plan.  It feels fear based to me.  We
> can't let kids have down time for fear of what they would do, get out of
> control?  And of course, they would, at first...until they figure out we
> are working together.
>
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