At 01:54 PM 6/3/2002 -0300, Judith Richardson wrote:
Hi Julie wonderful to hear you are offering OST in the classroom
such a trendsetter!! As I mentioned to you, I experienced in the
beginning that after I had opened space a few times I chose to
abbreviate the opening and noticed a lack of participation in the way of
few topics being posted, no one wanting to leave their seats, side
conversations taking place anyway! I was making the assumption that we
had done this a few times, so why repeat and repeat and .....
The participants recognized that there was a difference when we did not
officially open the circle students mentioned things such as not
recognizing the circle, not feeling motivated, same old.... same old,
they even made an assumption that I was less than interested if I didn't
open the space! I made the commitment to do a full opening, recognizing
the circle, inner wisdom, four principles, and law of mobility twice
a week! practice.... practice..... <grin>
It is a hard lesson, and I learned it the way you did Judy... In one of the
early OSONOS I figured that everybody had certainly been "there" before so
why bother with the details. Just cut to the chase. Here's the paper,
there's the Wall. Go! How wrong I was. They all sat there and looked at me
like the proverbial skunk at a garden party. Not nice. Anyhow outside of
the power of "expected ritual" there is also the matter of what I would
call "cooking time." People may come real passionate to do something, but
they need a little time to let the good stuff come to the top, or
something. So, I guess it is back to the standard drill.
ho
Harrison Owen
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