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Senge \u2013 Learning Activity 3.1<\/strong><\/p>\n There are several key ideas that I take away from the Systems Thinking<\/strong> and Senge\u2019s theory.<\/p>\n Behavior grows better before it grows worse (Atha, 2018). Sometimes we want immediate results, and as we implement a new strategy, we realize that there is an immediate change. This immediate positive result encourages us but, since we have not thought through some of the possible consequences, in the long run, we don\u2019t anticipate the negative effects that we encounter in the future. Working in a society that has not learned to plan long-term, this happens often. Our organizations do not put enough effort and time into planning, reflect, and calculate all the possibilities. We like quick fixes and do take into consideration what it might do to everyone involved.<\/p>\n Senge (2006) says that pushing harder and harder on familiar solutions, while fundamental problems persist or worse, is a reliable indicator of nonsystems thinking (as cited in Atha, 2018). I find it particularly relevant this observation since I see how difficult it is for teachers to change and try to implement new ideas and methodologies. Anyone who is or has been a teacher knows how much we like to teach the usual way, our way. Over time we find a strategy we enjoy, and we end up using it for far too long. Meanwhile, we forget that students are no longer engaged and no longer interested in what we are doing.<\/p>\n Atha (2018) also says that we need to look beyond the comfortable and familiar and push on into finding solutions in areas where we are unfamiliar. A particular book that has become significant for me as I lead a school and teach teens is Marching Off the Map by Tim Elmore. He makes the point that as we work with this new generation of children, we need to walk where we have not been before. Elmore (2017) also says that we are building the bridge as we cross it. We need to teach children and youth in ways we have not taught before. I cannot say, \u201clet me use this strategy I used a few years ago.\u201d It does not work. Elmore (2017) says that we should be more like pioneers than settlers (p.22). Settlers only move when it is safe, yet pioneers are not afraid to explore new territory. Most people do not like to be in places that are unfamiliar and to do different things; no wonder chain restaurants are so popular in the US. I think most people do not like to explore new foods, new places, new relationships. I still remember how hard it was at times to relate to people in the US who had never traveled. They were settlers and not pioneers.<\/p>\n I also believe it is a Christian call to be like a pioneer and to explore. God does not want us to be comfortable. People who are too comfortable cannot trust Him. We end up trusting other things then our Creator.<\/p>\n One of the additional laws of System Thinking says that a system can suddenly change if you find the right combination of actions. As a Brazilian, who was educated in the US and who works in completely different culture, I am continuously trying to find the right system of work that will ignite new ideas and new passions in my staff members and my students. I believe that we need to continue to find better ways to work with people, young or old, that will help them find their gifts. It is also a prayer of mine that God will give us the wisdom and the creativity to inspire others.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reference:<\/p>\n Atha, D. (2018).\u00a0Systems Thinking.<\/em>\u00a0 Course Learning Notes. Retrieved from\u00a0https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/ldrs501\/unit-3-learning-activities\/<\/p>\n Elmore, T., & McPeak, A. (2017). Marching Off the Map<\/em>. 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