Wednesday 9/5/01

During the third day of orientation, students collaborated in defining the Friends World Model. Our results as students:

Community
Processing Experience/Documentation
Relating to Academia
Integrated Approach
Unity
Respect
Kindness
Family Value
Consensus
Listening
Equality
Flexibility/Openness/Acceptability
Perspective
Communication
Persistence/Dedication
Self-motivation
Cultural Sensitivity/Pluralism
Global Issues
Humanistic
Non-violence
Growth
Addressing conflict
Co-operation
Action
Social Change
Personal Opinions/beliefs
Tolerance Diversity

And some more tangible ideas, what sets Friends World apart from traditional universities:

Teacher Evaluations
Personal Process of obtaining knowledge
Portfolio
Class sizes
Class structure
Personal
Broader area of concentration
Advising
Field trips
Internships
Educational freedom
Personal learning plan
Emotions
Frustration
Compassion
Critical thinking
Empowerment

Some questions Rafa asked us to think about:

Where did this model come from? Why are we as students here in this model?