Dear Elena, Thanks for your letter about the OS for House Service. As I read it, I could feel your frustration. But you stood firm on some important points: people should decide for themselves what issues to work on, participants should write and announce their own topics. So, they have some experience working for themselves on some smaller issues, and maybe next time they will be more bold. At least, they are learning what it might be like to take more responsibility.
It is a great challenge to teach democratic procedures where people have no experience of having responsibility or authority in many areas of their lives. I think that as a teacher and facilitator, you have a strong spirit, a good warrior energy, that allows you to go on with what you feel is important even when there are objections and obstacles. So, fill those cold winter days with your energy!! I will be thinking of you. All my good wishes, Joelle Everett * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html =========================================================== osl...@egroups.com To subscribe, 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign up -- provide an email address, and choose a login ID and password 3. Click on "Subscribe" and follow the instructions To unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@egroups.com: 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign in and Proceed
