tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513616792028141844.post812300420924170736..comments2023-04-14T06:11:34.177-04:00Comments on Connecting 2 the World: The dangers of good communication in the networked societyV Yonkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11910904367068063554noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513616792028141844.post-88725976707192331802009-09-28T16:38:29.065-04:002009-09-28T16:38:29.065-04:00Tēnā koe Virginia!
I fear that this practice of e...Tēnā koe Virginia!<br /><br />I fear that this practice of eliminating (visible) boundaries is part of the custom of the times we live in. My experience in education in the school and classroom is that people (kids) need boundaries, enjoy boundaries and look for them, for it gives them a needed security in knowing that what they do is acceptable. <br /><br />Without the boundaries many learners at school plunge into a state of insecurity, and in some instances, fear.<br /><br />Catchya laterBlogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513616792028141844.post-15337233087942068252009-09-28T09:16:41.035-04:002009-09-28T09:16:41.035-04:00I think one of the difficulties in entering into d...I think one of the difficulties in entering into dialog is to make sure that those who contribute understand HOW their opinion will be used.<br /><br />This is true in classes as well. I have seen teachers who have students submit projects, then tell them why they can't use them. It is very important to express the boundaries of the dialog. For example, I tell my students that I want them to discuss any problems they have with their grade face to face. I also tell them that SOMETIMES I will change the grade, but more often I don't. However, I want to the students to understand how I grade and at least come to a mutual understanding that the grading process was fair. Sometimes, I really have missed completely what they were trying to say because of my preconceptions, and I do end up changing their grade. But more often than not, they end up agreeing with the grade I gave them. However, if I were just to say to them, "let me know when you have a problem with the grade," I am setting unrealistic expectations.<br /><br />This is how I feel the current system for the White House communications is. There are really no boundaries so a false sense of expectations is set up. They need to outline the process so people don't feel "they've wasted their time."V Yonkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910904367068063554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513616792028141844.post-72088735369481716702009-09-27T19:27:57.597-04:002009-09-27T19:27:57.597-04:00Kia ora Virginia!
This is all highly complex stuf...Kia ora Virginia!<br /><br />This is all highly complex stuff. Relationships, and the opinions possessed by those in relationships exist in a hierarchy that is often not understood and is often misunderstood.<br /><br />The need to be listened to is something that, I think, is often taken advantage of by some individuals, organisations and governments. I feel insulted if my time is wasted in soliciting my opinion when I find that I was engaged in the dialogue simply to make me feel that my opinion was being listened to.<br /><br />My reaction is something like, 'Don't waste my time if you are not really interested in what I have to say!' I feel the same way about some bloggers who do this.<br /><br />If I take the time to write a comment in support or otherwise of the post I write it against, I feel quite used if the blogger ignores me - and especially if there is other engagement in the comments. There are lots of authoritative icons who do this. There are some precious communicators who do not.<br /><br />You would be among those, as others you and I know well in the blogosphere, who genuinely respect and consider opinion when it is proffered.<br /><br />But it it complex, for relationships are complex entities.<br /><br />Catchya laterBlogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.com