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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>(Paul, I do remember "shazam" but not
exactly where it's from --I must be just a little bit old! ;-)<BR><BR>I would
love to meet up with you and Joelle, please let me know when you'll be in
Seattle.)<BR><BR>It makes sense to me that suspension of the rules, willingness
to try something out of the ordinary, and freedom for people to choose their
teams & their projects themselves would allow for powerful results<SPAN
class=961105221-25062004>--<EM>and, </EM></SPAN>I'm still wondering how much the
training/education in shared vocabulary and tools, the introduction of radically
different possibilities<SPAN class=961105221-25062004> to the whole group
together</SPAN>, and so on, contributes to the conditions for "ripening," for
moving us closer to that "edge of chaos" from where the next miracle takes
birth.<BR><BR>One of the phrases from Harrison's The Practice of Peace book that
has stayed with me most is "The Practice of Peace is the intentional creation of
the requisite conditions under which Peace may occur." so, I am always intrigued
to learn more about the specific ways that people create those conditions, how
they tend to and cultivate the terrain<SPAN class=961105221-25062004>
</SPAN>(that "care and feeding" piece)<SPAN
class=961105221-25062004>.</SPAN><BR><BR>Lately <SPAN
class=961105221-25062004>my friend Rowan </SPAN>and I have been experimenting
with applying the principles of Open Space to our teaching work (with great
suggestions from Michael H, thank you!). It <SPAN
class=961105221-25062004>has</SPAN> certainly<SPAN
class=961105221-25062004> been</SPAN> easier to bring those principles/law
into courses that are electives--we get to write a passionate course
description/invitation, and students then choose to take the course if it stirs
their own passion. The students in the elective course we did last year took
immediately to the dynamics of passion and responsibility, and created<SPAN
class=961105221-25062004> several good projects and</SPAN> a deep community
which has had the interesting outcome of encouraging several of the students to
leave our school, to more truly follow their passions. (uh-oh! Courses that open
space for self-organization are what we now call "the outlaw curriculum.")
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<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>Where I have felt
much more <SPAN class=961105221-25062004>muddl-y</SPAN> is when I have
experimented in required courses<SPAN class=961105221-25062004>--most of the
students enjoy generating their own discussion topics and projects, and
they've done great work together; and at the same time, some students
have told me that they don't like chaos, they want me just to tell them what to
do, and one of them definitely didn't want to sit in any
<EM>circle</EM>! :-) </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=961105221-25062004>I will let you know what happens
next...</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=961105221-25062004></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=961105221-25062004>thank you!</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=961105221-25062004>Christy</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=961105221-25062004> </SPAN>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
EVERETT813@aol.com [mailto:EVERETT813@aol.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June
24, 2004 12:41 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Care and
Feeding<BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT
face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR>Sorry, hit the
wrong button---were major factors. But, I'm reluctant to say what was
"the" major cause---I don't think one exists, it was a confluence of
influences and events and "shazam", a miracle. (You have to be quite old
to understand "Shazam", lol)<BR><BR>Since Joelle and I come to Seattle
frequently, maybe we could meet up and talk
sometime?<BR><BR>sincerely,<BR><BR>Paul Everett</FONT><FONT face=Geneva
color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT> * *
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