Comments on Soka Educators International Network (SEIN): Bios - Nader and Siaka

Dear Jill,Your comments are greatly appreciated. ...

2007-04-25T10:55:00.000-04:00

Dear Jill,

Your comments are greatly appreciated. I am in a district that is shuffling and disposing art teachers like bits of random unimportant papers. I was deeply encouraged by your enlarging yourself beyond your problem:
“I was forced out of my job last year because of the noticeable changes in my classes, and when my average results were (as predicted in my report) two

Thank you Kwabena, for your comments.I read the ar...

2007-04-25T10:28:00.000-04:00

Thank you Kwabena, for your comments.

I read the article in the SEIN newsletter. My daughter goes to an Arts H.S., which is very wonderful and amazing. The students at her H.S. are engaged, not only in the arts, but also in the academics.

However, what I find distressing, in our case, is the way teachers are undervalued and in my opinion, professionally abused by a system (or

Hi everyone! Thanks for all your comments over the...

2007-04-01T17:47:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone! Thanks for all your comments over the weeks. I've had trouble getting on up to now!
I've been a teacher of languages for 8 years and up to last year was a leading teacher in a middle school 9-13 yrs. I started attending Soka Education seminars at Taplow Court Buddhist Centre in UK and read Sensei's Soka Education, then did part of an MA in the Systemic Theory. Two great books

just trying it

2007-03-28T16:21:00.000-04:00

just trying it

Hi Susan, I wrote a report on the Makiguchi Projec...

2007-03-25T13:16:00.000-04:00

Hi Susan,

I wrote a report on the Makiguchi Project for the SEIN Newsletter in the last issue I believe. Stephanie can send you a copy if you don't have it. In it I shared some observations of the MIA methods and its origins. Please read it and then we can talk more about specifics.

I can say that art is a big part of the MIA program. The arts department includes crafts,

Hi Melanie,Your dream of furthering Soka elementar...

2007-03-25T12:54:00.000-04:00

Hi Melanie,
Your dream of furthering Soka elementary school is admirable. Deciding on a particular program depends on a few things such available financial support, the quality of the program, mission of the educational college, faculty support in your area of interest, and your individual situation (e.g., willingness to relocate, determination, etc.) And most importantly your daimoku.

Hello!I'm just logging on for the first time and t...

2007-03-24T13:28:00.000-04:00

Hello!

I'm just logging on for the first time and testing the blog.

By way of introduction...

-Susan Tan
-SGI member USA; Columbus, Ohio 30+ years.
-I'm an Art teacher; certified K-12
-I work at Columbus Public Schools
-2 schools; 11 years certified teacher; 11 years substitute
-I've been at FNCC every year since 2000 or 2001 (except '04) educators/

Kwabena - I am interested in pursuing my doctorate...

2007-03-22T22:45:00.000-04:00

Kwabena - I am interested in pursuing my doctorate in Education - specifically my dream is to further the development of Soka elementary education in the US. How did you decide on/find your doctoral program?

Welcome Klaudius and Ariane! It's wonderful to he...

2007-03-20T11:58:00.000-04:00

Welcome Klaudius and Ariane! It's wonderful to hear your voices! Mucho Obrigado! Thank you very much! Klaudius, where are you located in Brasil?

Regarding MIA and educational research, I was able...

2007-03-18T18:26:00.000-04:00

Regarding MIA and educational research, I was able to to talk with Kwabena offline and he explained that MIA researches current educational methods and theory and studies how to connect Soka education to modern education.

SEIN is planning to have a Teachers Database on our website, where we can put lesson plans and other material so that we can all help each other become better teachers.

Ariane - we are so happy to hear from you! Thank ...

2007-03-15T16:52:00.000-04:00

Ariane - we are so happy to hear from you! Thank you for your comment.

Constance

HI dear Soka educators!this experience encourages ...

2007-03-15T11:57:00.000-04:00

HI dear Soka educators!
this experience encourages me a lot. It's so important to apply our buddhism in society! For me it's really an example. thank you so much. Now my challenge is to do the same where I am.
Ariane, London

pode você dizer-me mais sobre a pesquisa educacion...

2007-03-13T16:18:00.000-04:00

pode você dizer-me mais sobre a pesquisa educacional MIA ?

Stephanie

Olá Claudio, lembro-me perfeitamente daquele momen...

2007-03-12T15:48:00.000-04:00

Olá Claudio, lembro-me perfeitamente daquele momento em que trocamos várias idéias inclusive com a Magda da California. Como você pode perceber este primeiro tema é sobre o projeto Makiguti, sendo que o Kwabena, que escreveu este artigo, é um grande pesquisador do projeto, vindo de Minesota a São Paulo por algumas vezes. Por favor fique a vontade para fazer seus comentários e perguntas. Espero

can you tell me more about the educational researc...

2007-03-09T21:24:00.000-05:00

can you tell me more about the educational research you do?

Stephanie

Greetings Claudio - we are happy to have you joini...

2007-03-09T16:14:00.000-05:00

Greetings Claudio - we are happy to have you joining our discussion!

Sincerely,

C.

HI Michel, I just found out it was YOU one of the...

2007-03-09T16:02:00.000-05:00

HI Michel,
I just found out it was YOU one of the collaborators. I'm really glad about that.
Remember we exchanged some thoughts on soka education a while ago? I still have your e-mail saved on my archives and will read it through again
Sincerely,
Claudio Simoes - Mato Grosso Brazil

Hi guys,I'm just excited about the idea of exching...

2007-03-09T15:55:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
I'm just excited about the idea of exching information on succesful experiences in the aplication of soka education.
Congratulations for taking the initiative of creating this meaningful channel.
Love,
Claudio - Brazil