OS in schools

[Yoav Peck]

Michael, 
I appreciate your encouragement. Good to hear that OS has worked well in
school settings. I wonder about the possibility of teachers and students
doing OS together. My worry is that the teachers' participation will make it
difficult for students to take part freely. Like bosses and workers
together, with an even greater gap in the relative power of the two groups.
Yoav  


Dear Yoav Peck,
over the last few years I have facilitated open space gatherings for 
daycare centers, elementary schools, highschools, vocational 
schools....and I know that several others on this list are very active 
in this field.
My experience is that if there is a burning, complex, conflicting issue 
that needs to be dealt with in a school setting, an open space gathering 
for all involved is a good way to go...advancement of human dignity is 
guaranteed in the process everytime without it being explicitly 
mentioned. Its just one of the byproducts of working and being in open 
space along with others, such as productivity, happiness, fun, 
exhilaration, discovery, peace, love, grief,reconciliation,...

Prerequisite: There has to be a burning issue...

Greetings from Berlin
mmp


Yoav Peck wrote:
> */To: Joelle, Ashley, and anyone else with experience opening space in 
> schools /*
> 
> I would appreciate hearing from you about your experiences, and/or 
> resources you may recommend.
> 
> I conduct school programs for the advancement of human dignity and I 
> would love to incorporate OS into my work this year.
> 
> Thanks! Yoav Peck, Jerusalem
> 
>  
> 
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> *From:* OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] *On Behalf Of 
> *Joelle Lyons Everett
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 18, 2006 7:00 AM
> *To:* OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> *Subject:* Re: More OS with 3rd graders
> 
>  
> 
> Ashley--
> 
> Fun, indeed!  This is really great, that students at your school are 
> learning to self-organize and help themselves.
> 
> Years ago, I opened space for the teachers and staff of an elementary 
> school.  The students were not involved in this one, though the first 
> graders set up the room (a small gymnasium) at the end of their recess.  
> In the course of preparing for the OS, I learned that this school was 
> using a talking stick to resolve conflicts between students.  When there 
> was a problem, someone would run to get the talking stick, and both 
> parties would take turns saying whatever needed to be said, until they 
> could work out a solution.
> 
> Sounds like your school is growing people who might learn to solve 
> disputes without violence.
> 
> Joelle
> 
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