Just a tiny bit of feedback, Raffi, and I aplogize in advance if I sound like the lawyer I used to be . . . . but I suggest that you make it clear that the principles you list are quotes from Angeles' book, The Fourfold Way. I see that you acknowledge her work but generally quotations are given clear attribution.
On 5/1/05, Raffi Aftandelian <[email protected]> wrote: > [apologies as this is x-post from the Genuine Contact electronic > discussion group] > > Greetings all! > > Below is a draft invitation of an electronic discussion group that I > am creating around the study of English. My intention was to use the > medicine wheel as the planning vehicle for drafting the invitation. > > The intention of the discussion group is to create a space for > students and teachers to just *be* together. To enjoy each other's > company, to "hang" (to lie about, in US slang), to dialog > (superficially or deeply). > > Might you comment on it if you have a chance, to help me tighten it > where necessary? > > Maybe there are style and grammar mistakes here? > > Thanks much! > Raffi > > englishcircle > > Welcome to englishcircle. This is an electronic discussion list for > students and teachers of English as a foreign language. It is also > open to any other interested people. I see this open space as a place > to just enjoy each other's company. It is also a place to drink tea or > coffee, eat cookies or fruit together. And it is a place for > potentially deep dialog between students and teachers of English as a > foreign language. > > Why Englishcircle? > I think the best EFL learning takes place when we can demonstrate our > courage and slowly (or quickly) step out of our roles as students and > teachers and just be Ourselves...to the extent we feel we can. > > Indeed, one of my most powerful EFL classes was a one-to-one class > where the student (quite unexpectedly) shared his thoughts on > spirituality for a whole hour nonstop. So important were those > thoughts, that *i* took 3 pages of notes. Never had he spoken so > crisply or clearly as in that lesson. > > I feel we have many ideas about how the learning/teaching of English > takes place. Many questions still remain. My hope is that this space > will inspire people to ask the hard questions. My hope is that > teachers will rise to the challenge and try answering the questions > students have...and the other way around. > > Circle guidelines > I do not want to prescribe any rules of behavior for this list. I > trust that participants will find their own way as to what is best > suited for this list. > > In other words, while I am formally the owner of this group, my aim is > for people to find their own way in this space. > > I do ask, however, that participants consider the following four principles > as guidelines in their attitude and in what they post on the > discussion group: > > 1. Show up and choose to be present. > > 2. Pay attention to what has heart and meaning. > > 3. Tell the truth without blame or judgment. > > 4. Be open to outcome, not attached to outcome. > > Also, I trust that discussion group participants will use their judgment in > choosing to use languages other than English in posting here. > > And finally, I would like to acknowledge those who brought me to > create this discussion group. > > First, I wish to thank my parents (and my ancestors) for the wisdom, love, > and knowledge they have passed on > to me. The more immediate inspirations for this discussion group are > the Genuine Contact Program (www.genuinecontact.net), Open Space > Technology (http://openspaceworld.org/), and the medicine wheel as > taught by Angeles Arrien (www.angelesarrien.com) > > Wishing you joy and blessings in the Open Space of englishcircle. > > Warmly, > Raffi Aftandelian > > mailto:[email protected] > > * > * > ========================================================== > [email protected] > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > -- Warmly, Therese Fitzpatrick * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
