A number of people recently have noted that the School lacks a genuine forum to discuss how the School ought to be. Among this number is included its leader, and so we can bypass lengthy analysis of the Executive/Fellowship.
What I would like to propose is that we draft a proposal to set up a forum of this kind. We could take as a starting point the words of Mr Jaiswal, "It is the duty of every School member to imagine how the School should be". Would you support such a thing? Would you be prepared to give your time and effort to it? Comments please.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
A Forum For Dialogue
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Suggest a conference of some kind, venue at Mandeville, kicked off by Mr Lambie, everyone in School invited, all contributions welcome.
Sure - very good idea.
I think there is a problem with large gatherings in School. Very few people are actually prepared to speak up. Having been to numerous liberal gatherings during my time as an 'early-part' tutor in London, I've observed that nothing changes when the authority figures are present, because most people are looking to see what they think before they think for themselves.
So I think that permission from the top is needed, but not involvement.
Sounds psychologically sound.
I've been reading a PR/advertising mag looking at what people want from magazines and the various natures of desire. It seems that you never find out what readers really, really want by asking directly. Researchers have to look at behaviour instead or, possibly, ask parallel or indirect questions.
For example, to take the proposed launch of Loaded magazine which I feel sure no Schooly person ever looks at. When asked if they would buy it, men got all prim and proper. But down the pub that's what they were talking about.
So one has to box clever here. In School we can feel exposed or out of line very easily.
What would it take for people to talk freely and confidently?
A possible technique might be to start with a questionnaire - anonymous of course.
There's been a deafening silence ... apart from a couple of contributions from the reliable Laura. Could it be that this is a bit too challenging?
It's curious - but no one ever does ask for views of School practices. Must be because they don't want to know. To take an example, only too common as a whole.
It's Sunday afternoon at Mandeville. We've had an interesting study day so far, but now it's the graveyard slot after lunch.
Yes, you're right! That's just the time when we sit in a circle and discuss what HH said about coarse and subtle bodies. It's all a bit close to home and heads start nodding.
Needs a bit of creativity here, something engaging, a spark of dynamism and action.
Otherwise it's zzzzzzzzzzz
But nobody asked us.....
Which is why we need to ask ourselves and then act with confidence.
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