In a message dated 6/3/02 2:47:37 PM, [email protected] writes: << Anyhow outside of
the power of "expected ritual" there is also the matter of what I would call "cooking time." >> Harrison-- I like this concept of "cooking time." Even when teaching, it always seems to me that the meat of the subject needs to be spaced out some with time for things to stew. In our recent series of seminars we have deliberately chosen to limit the ideas presented in each session, leaving lots of time for discussion, skill practice (and yes, ritual. . .) The rate of rentention of new ideas and trying out of new behaviors has been very high. At the start of a meeting, there is also a need to allow time for everyone to arrive, mentally and emotionally, into the space. And breathe a little before they try to start working. As for repetition, part of the pleasure of a good story is in its retelling . . . Joelle * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
