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» Jo Murphy - Just found the SAFE system

I am enjoying the conversation.
It is odd. I am what one would call an arty type.
It surprises people to find out I teach a subject called Maths Through Art and that I am highly qualified in the Philosophy of Science (Social Science Mainly)
I see both of the SMART and SAFE approaches working together very well.I am keen on systems theory.

I read and follow Peter Senge.
I see goal setting as system devising.
So if I want to increase my PV's I endeavour to develop a self reinforcing self sorting loop.

I read an article called
"Don't Set Goals - Devise Systems" and that is where my philosophy comes from.

So for example with the Visioning Wall
http://www.busywomen.com.au/vw.jpg
I devised the system and the children only had to follow what had been arranged for them and they were in a loop that would expose out dreams to us as a collective.
What a wealth of information for their teachers to continually to referr to.
By contiunually redirecting the children's attention to the gains they are making on achieving their goals - we have created a self sorting loop.
It is not complicated to do!
It is hard to record because everyone is doing their own thing at their own level.
However you are right Joni they record it in their journals.
I have the funding this year to create a magazine dedicated to collecting that data and turning the data into an artwork too.
Only one thing .....people applaud the way I have been able to assist the children plant seeds into the subconscious.
I say rather that putting the image right out there on the wall is very blatant.
This blatancy I hope to follow through even further my teaching them
"How To Devise Their Own Personal System"
That is what I later call
Authentic Authorship.
So they follow their own dream not some one else's.

I must say I am enjoying reading the work of you two and seeing you converse together.
It has inspired me to be a little clearer about where I am coming from too,
Jo