Three things that caught my attention in the videos:
1.) In "Restorative Justice: Elementary," I liked that the speaker mapped out the comparison of Traditional School Discipline and Restorative Justice Discipline. It helped me understand how exactly the discipline aspects was changing in a positive way focusing on "harm" instead of "punishment."
2.) In "From Hostility to Harmony," the students started from a place of anger only talking about why people did things or why they reacted in a certain way, but when an adult stopped them and asked "not why but how did that make you feel" the entire room shifted from tension to repairing.
3.) In "West Philly H.S." I like the implementation of "the circle" it makes students attitudes change and rebuild relationships that otherwise wouldn't have been repaired. Expression is spoken freely and taken in by surrounding students in a understanding cooperation.
Questions addressing Restorative Justice:
-How are schools implementing this procedure? Is this a requirement for all schools in a certain district that have adopted this way of discipline?
- Has Knox County adopted this way of discipline?
I had the same question actually (about implementation). Although my question centered more so around time that teachers could "give away," essentially, from their lessons during the day to give to "the circle." I also agree that attitude change was one of the biggest factors within schools such as Philly High (and along with that climate and atmosphere of a "safe zone"). Although, I can't help but wonder about those certain students that won't take "the circle" seriously causing larger problems for other students present within said circle. Do you think this will cause a problem? Or do you think that the circle will become a societal norm causing students to participate willingly?
ReplyDeleteI had the same question actually (about implementation). Although my question centered more so around time that teachers could "give away," essentially, from their lessons during the day to give to "the circle." I also agree that attitude change was one of the biggest factors within schools such as Philly High (and along with that climate and atmosphere of a "safe zone"). Although, I can't help but wonder about those certain students that won't take "the circle" seriously causing larger problems for other students present within said circle. Do you think this will cause a problem? Or do you think that the circle will become a societal norm causing students to participate willingly?
ReplyDeleteWe're very similiar! I noticed the same thing in the Hostility video, that when they shifted from why to how, the mood shifted to a place of repair. I also like the circle implementation in the West Philly video. It was a constructive way of problem solving that doesn't further damage relationships, but repairs them.
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