--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > This was a request from Chris Busch of the David Lynch > > > Foundation > > > > > as a > > > > > > correction to the piece that I had forwarded you about the > > > school > > > > > principal > > > > > > of the year award: > > > > > > > "The school principal did not publicly attribute his > school's > > > > > success, nor > > > > > > his achievement of the National Principal of the Year > award, to > > > TM. > > > > > That > > > > > > doesn't mean he's not thrilled with the program he is. He > > > > > expressed his > > > > > > support on the video clip that was included with the email > > > > even > > > > > though the > > > > > > school is not identified by name on the video a decision > the > > > > > school favors > > > > > > at this point. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It's important though that we be accurate. In addition, it > is > > > > > important that > > > > > > we preserve the identity of the new school projects while > they > > > are > > > > > still new > > > > > > and a little tender. After a while, when the program is > well- > > > > > established > > > > > > they will be happy to proclaim their implementation of a > school- > > > > > wide Quiet > > > > > > Time period featuring TM practice. For now, it is better > not to > > > > > stir the > > > > > > sleeping elephants. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I appreciate your informing anyone to whom you sent the > email > > > and > > > > > asking > > > > > > them to do the same. " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We collected some wonderful interviews of faculty and > students > > > > > reporting on > > > > > > their experiences that we wanted to make available while > > > > > preserving the > > > > > > identity of the school for now until the program is > stronger > > > and > > > > > better > > > > > > established. The school isn't identified by name in the > video. > > > This > > > > > is how > > > > > > the school and principal wish to proceed as well. They are > > > partners > > > > > in this > > > > > > entire process. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The school projects that are very well-established have had > no > > > > > problem being > > > > > > identified publicly Kingsbury Day School and Ideal > Academy in > > > DC, > > > > > and > > > > > > Nataki in Detroit. There are more that will step out before > > > long. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ******************************* > > The stress-free schools link to the California TM school has been > disabled: > > http://www.stressfreeschools.org/video/california_school.html > > > there is another link which talks about TM in schools, but all > private/charter, so it's clear that the TMO is trying to keep the SF > public middle school's TM program hush-hush, as Chris, the Lynch > foundation spokesman clearly states above: > > http://www.stressfreeschools.org/video/stressfreeschools.html >
All directly involved are tip-toeing through the elephants to avoid stirring up third-party opposition to public recognition of TM's good effect in this public school.... but that doesn't address the future prospects of teaching TM broadly, which will require a secular organization teaching TM as a secular technique, which will happen soon, as a response of the need of the time.