“If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.”
(Carl G Jung, 1875-1961, Swiss psychiatrist and humanist)
29 November, 2010
It has been soooooo long since I signed in.....but you see I had gone to Rajpur, Gujarat to conduct...facilitate...participate...[ in] a drama camp. I will soon write about it. But At this moment I have some thoughts to share....
06 November, 2010
Never Doubt
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.-Margaret Mead
Have you thought of why we use the quote written above ?!
Each component of Margaret Mead’s compelling formula for changing the world is an essential element.
Her direct to “never doubt” tells skeptics that they are wrong – you really can change the world – and it also emphasizes the transformative power that belief plays for those who have successfully wanted to change the world.
History has demonstrated that small teams of thoughtful committed people have achieved extraordinary things. The Civil Rights Movement began as a series of small groups carrying out small actions, such as sitting down at a segregated lunch counter.
A “small group” give emphasis to the remarkable power of teamwork to transform, to inspire, and to succeed. Teams can accomplish amazing and seemingly impossible things because they have the ability to generate new energies. Just as the whole is greater than the sum of its parts because the whole includes the connections between each part, high achieving teams generate more energy, will, passion, and ideas than the sum of what their individual members alone could muster.
To be successful, a team must also be “thoughtful,” constantly generating strategies, tactics, and analyses for success.
Nevertheless the critical component for success is “commitment.” Those who succeed in world-changing activities have an unwavering, passionate, almost irrational commitment to their cause. Any of us can choose to use this formula, to find a cause we are passionately committed to, to recruit a team as passionate as ourselves, to generate ideas and strategies, and to stay the course, to be committed, fundamentally committed, until success is achieved.
Reflect on what is your commitment? What are you doing to achieve it? Are you really really trying?
04 November, 2010
Hi ,I am sharing this 'action research template' with all my teachers in Gujarat ..especially those involved with me in Making -magic in Gujarat. It is drawn by Jack Whitehead... all who have followed my teacher-training sessions have heard about Jack and his work... I am also including some links for teachers who want to use this template but do not exactly what is expected....Jack in his mail had included some action plans carried out by himself , Sonia, Marie ..etc...I would suggest try it out... and write back and tell me how and what you think...this is a way as Jack says... 'to share your commitment to improve your practice...' And as I have said repeatedly ...to improve as a teacher we cannot wait for GCERT , SSA ... the heads.. the bureaucrats...politicians..ministers...so on and so forth...to help us. WE HAVE TO GET UP AND DO SOMETHING for ourselves and our students... http://www.actionresearch.net/writings/actionplanning/soniahutchisonarplanning.pdf Marie Huxtable http://www.actionresearch.net/writings/actionplanning/mariehuxtablearplanning.pdf Andrew Henon http://www.actionresearch.net/writings/actionplanning/andrewhenonarplanning.pdf Joan Walton http://www.actionresearch.net/writings/actionplanning/joanwaltonarplanning.pdf Nigel Harrisson http://www.actionresearch.net/writings/actionplanning/nigelharrissonarplanning.pdf Christine Jones http://www.actionresearch.net/writings/actionplanning/chrisjonesarplanning.pdf Jack Whitehead http://www.actionresearch.net/writings/actionplanning/jackwhiteheadarplanning.pdf Action Planning Template http://www.actionresearch.net/writings/actionplanning/arplannertemplate.doc
Framework and rationale for research
| Issue / Question | Response |
| What really matters to me? What do I care passionately about? What kind of difference do I want to make in the world? | |
| What are my values and why? | |
| What is my concern? | |
| Why am I concerned? | |
| What kind of experiences can I describe to show the reasons for my concerns? | |
| What can I do about it? | |
| What will I do about it? | |
| How do I evaluate the educational influences of my actions? | |
| How do I demonstrate the validity of the account of my educational influence in learning? | |
| How do I modify my concerns, ideas and actions in the light of my evaluation? | |
03 November, 2010
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