Hello Peter - Shame you changed the thread, I think. Your points fit the
"Blunkett wto thread" really well in my opinion.
But no matter.
The main point is that you claim that " very little has been said about the
nature of the experience". I suspect that very much is being said, in fact, both
in this thread and certainly in past research.
One of the major aspects of residentials seems to be that of
"comparitive-cognition" and "difference". This with the potential of a
re-cognition". I think this much is researched already in a very strong fashion
so I might simply assume that this point is ok. Another point that I think I can
assume is the sense of peopled-place.
In short residential stuff has a critical potential with and through folk.
It might well be that the aims that Blunkett objectifies and reifies will
blow-back and end up as "problems" for him.
We might talk here of the ambiguity of all programming attempts. We might talk
here of the "experience" and the "adventure" always being in the state of a
"smile" for such cannot be "had" or "given" or "provided" etc etc. In this sense
the Blunket scheme might well turn back upon itself and - Blair would then be
very disappointed and throw him out, I guess.
I agree with you - we ( in the sense of what steve L says and means the "we")
might, in fact, be "at-risk" through this Blunkett directive - best not buy
new boots - but we might get a little more political - that might help! Maybe.
best wishes
steve bowles
Peter Bunyan wrote:
> Before we all jump up in the air about the residential experience
> requirements, very little has been said about the nature of the experience.
> The focus reading between the lines is on the residential element and not
> the activity base (however interlinked we may think they are). So schools
> playing to their strengths might fulfil the requirements in a number of ways
> that require only a residential base not interventions from the Outdoor
> Industry.
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> Yes you are right without careful monitoring schools will play to the
> demands of the £££££ and market pressures will make Micky Mouse
> organisations very attractive, particularly if niavity also plays a part.
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> So encouraging news but lets not all go out and buy a new pair of boots
> ready for the onset of incoming participation.
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> Pete.
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