Mike, when in France
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Cole <mcole@weber.ucsd.edu>
To: <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 2:55 AM
Subject: crises
>
> Laszlo-- Welcome back home from Paris. If you read XMCA for the past week
> or so you will see that many members are not yet prepared to take up their
> former lives as normal and are still seeking to come to terms with the
> events of Sept. 11.
(though not exactly in Paris) I not only
> read XMCA for the past week
but even commented your wise comment to the tragical events:
> At the same time I admired the wise reflection of Mike when
On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Mike Cole wrote:
> >One of the few clear generalizations from the developmental literature
> >on the use of physical punishment with children is that it creates more
> >violent children...
> I wish I was American participating in effective defense against further
> tragedies and, on the other hand, in this line of auto-reflection.
Now, as to our scheduled discussion, your suggestion:
> I suggest we think about October 1 as a potential startup time for the
> discussion.... if no further events transpire to make such discussion
> too difficult for us
it is quite OK for me, together, of course, with its final reserve.
> I do not recall who the first leader/commentator is to be. But > mike
I think the better version would be if it was you, given that you know equally well the Russian Vygotskian (as well as, I gather, Bakhtinian) position and those of non-Russians (whether Vygotskians or not).
Laszlo
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