Comments on: The “Iron rule” http://www.thewarpreport.org/2009/the-iron-rule/ Grassroots Organizing, Peacemaking, and Faith Perspectives Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:23:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Softening the “iron rule” — The Warp Report http://www.thewarpreport.org/2009/the-iron-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Softening the “iron rule” — The Warp Report Fri, 08 May 2009 14:44:40 +0000 http://www.thewarpreport.org/?p=235#comment-291 [...] recently posted about Saul Alinsky’s Iron Rule of Organizing, “Never do for others what they can do for [...] [...] recently posted about Saul Alinsky’s Iron Rule of Organizing, “Never do for others what they can do for [...]

]]> By: Chuck Warpehoski http://www.thewarpreport.org/2009/the-iron-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-288 Chuck Warpehoski Tue, 05 May 2009 18:04:45 +0000 http://www.thewarpreport.org/?p=235#comment-288 It makes sense. Organizing is about empowering people to make change, just like teaching is about empowering people to learn and take control of their life. Coddling is the opposite of empowerment, a bad thing for an organizer or for a teacher. It makes sense. Organizing is about empowering people to make change, just like teaching is about empowering people to learn and take control of their life.

Coddling is the opposite of empowerment, a bad thing for an organizer or for a teacher.

]]> By: TeacherPatti http://www.thewarpreport.org/2009/the-iron-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-287 TeacherPatti Tue, 05 May 2009 16:32:41 +0000 http://www.thewarpreport.org/?p=235#comment-287 This applies to teachers, as well. One of my elementary "feeder" schools is a school of all special ed kids, where the kids are coddled, have nap time, and basically don't do anything for themselves. I got two kids from that school this year. One was aching to branch out and he is thriving and soaring. Another misses being babied and still seems shocked when my para and I make him do things. I've said, "This is middle school, it's different here" more times than I can count. This is a good mantra for a middle school though...I should Braille it and put it on their desks! This applies to teachers, as well. One of my elementary “feeder” schools is a school of all special ed kids, where the kids are coddled, have nap time, and basically don’t do anything for themselves. I got two kids from that school this year. One was aching to branch out and he is thriving and soaring. Another misses being babied and still seems shocked when my para and I make him do things. I’ve said, “This is middle school, it’s different here” more times than I can count. This is a good mantra for a middle school though…I should Braille it and put it on their desks!

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