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From: lct-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <lct-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Linda
Halliday <lindahalliday1@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 6:16:44 AM
To: lct@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <lct@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [LCT] Re: LCT 5 - Thanks to Lee, Karl and Community
You have said all that I wanted to say Steve. So I can simply echo all your
words of appreciation to Lee for her incredible organisation of what turned out
to be an unforgettable conference that I am so happy I attended. Deep gratitude
to Karl for those terrific Power Up sessions which gave so much to me - I just
had to listen and absorb (hopefully). I valued every presentation that I
attended - each study is so unique, showing how LCT can serve so many fields in
so many different ways.
A thousand thanks to all, and to the team of tireless supporters, helpers,
workers led by Dale, whether front of house or behind the scenes, they just
made it all work. Like Steve and all the others in this thread, I also loved
meeting the community (a first time for me, and not the last), and found the
genuine support so heart-warming.
Thanks again
Linda
On Mon, 22 Jan 2024 at 12:18, KIRK, STEVE E.
<s.e.kirk@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:s.e.kirk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Dear All,
I wanted to say a very public thank you to Lee, the Wits organisation team,
Karl and to everyone who was able to attend LCT 5. It was a wonderful week. I
learned so much, rekindled old acquaintances, forged new ones, got some much
needed validation (and legitimation) for the work I’m doing at the moment and
came away with enough inspiration and intellectual glow to carry me through the
drudgery of the everyday to LCT 6!
The conference was a masterclass in seemless organisation. The student team
were a dream, always on hand to help. Nothing was a hassle. Everything was done
with a smile. We barely noticed how smooth it all was and so were able to focus
on the sessions and on the conversations and catch-ups at break times and
lunch. A huge thanks to Lee. I still cannot quite believe, Lee, that you
managed all the organisation AND gave several fabulous talks AND (I heard)
helped ready Wits student presentations for the conference. Your energy and
drive are boundless - and so many many people benefit. The impact of your
LCT-infused teacher education work across South Africa and the extent of your
generosity for the development and flourishing of students and fellow
colleagues is truly an inspiration - a model for us all. Hearing from your
graduated students at the end of the week, listening to them speak LCT with
great fluency, passion and educational understanding was one of the top
highlights of the conference.
Thanks to Karl for his fabulous Power-Up sessions. We clarified concepts, got
some new ones, gained deeper insights into the architecture and ways of
thinking in LCT, and were reminded of how much exciting untapped potential
still remains to be explored. Karl, your endless energy for community building,
intellectual inspiration and individual confidence boosting are also what sits
at the heart of the success of LCT 5 and all that leads into and out of it. I
certainly would not have been there, had it not been for your words of
encouragement and generous time. Your elite code endeavours, fostering the most
stimulating and impactful of epistemic relations, while also building and
sustaining the richest of social relations are what inspires so many of us to
do what we do.
And finally, thanks to all participants with whom I had so many amazing
conversations. In something of the Ubuntu tradition, I feel like I am…because
you are. I am largely alone and unsupported in my LCT endeavours at home. EAP
remains a fractured field and I regularly struggle to see the meaning in what I
do. Reconnecting with LCT friends and colleagues with similar mindsets, the
same thirst for knowledge and the same drive to make things better through
principled practice are truly what keeps me going. Attending LCT 5 felt like a
luxury I could’t afford but I have come away remembering that this was me
putting my own oxygen mask on. I feel like I’m ready to face 2024 again!
Thank you all,
Steve
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