Students should repair the harm because they need to learn that consequences are connected to choices. When coming up with the 'repairs' students must be involved. You want students to understand the effects of their actions, to be mindful of their decisions. This will lead them to develop empathy. They will learn that if they created the harm, they must repair the harm. Hopefully, that makes them think next time before they act.
Students should repair the harm so they learn they need to take responsibility for their actions. When a student is involved in ‘repairing the harm’, he/she will be more involved and more likely to take ownership of the harm he/she caused. Hopefully this helps the student develop empathy and understand the power his/her actions had on someone else. Like Patti said, we hope students being involved in the repair process makes them think the next time before they act.
Students should repair the harm so they learn to have empathy and acknowledge that the choices they make have consequences. A student will begin to take ownership of their choices and see the results and how their actions effect others-thus develop empathy. Hopefully this will be a lesson to think before you act- actions have consequences.
Empathy is such an important skill for all of us to develop. I love the fact that we can also grow in empathy by reading and discussing books about other people's experiences. We can "walk in another man's shoes" and process the experience without being defensive.
When giving students consequences, I often give them two choices: you can either pick the better sounding one or I make it up and that's that! Usually, they'll be more willing to work with me once they hear both choices. In most of my experiences, kids will think first before they do it again, or at least attempt to. It's impossible to force kids to feel remorse for their actions, which is why it's so important to build strong relationships in the first place so they don't feel the need to make inappropriate choices. In any situation, teaching kids to try and see things from another person's point of view... even at such a young age. It's an invaluable skill to have and kids are never too young to start learning this.
One reason students should repair the harm is because it helps the stakeholders move past the incidents rather than letting it build up. It helps the students reintegrate into the class without feeling like an outsider.
Students should repair the harm because it's a more effective way of teaching students the consequences of their own actions. Conflicts are inevitable, and having students create ways to repair the harm helps increases the likelihood that they'll examine their own actions. Hopefully, they'll learn and grow from the experience and become more empathetic. Like Ms. Satta and others have said, "repairing the harm," helps students reintegrate into the classroom.
Students should repair the harm because damage was done to a relationship that needs to be fixed. Apologizing is one way to repair the harm. In some cases more may be required to fix the damage that was done. This helps the student to think about the consequences to others their actions have caused. I also think students remember this the next time they are thinking of repeating a similar action and may stop, and make a better choice.
Students should repair the harm because it allows them to take responsibility for their own actions, and learn to understand how their actions affect others. This will help them to learn and grow, and begin to think more about the choices they make.
Students should repair the harm so that they can have responsibility for their actions. In the BA check in Mr. Green often reminds the boys if you make bad choices, bad things happen and if you make good choices good things happen. But even if a bad choice is make students need to understand that they are accountable for the consequence that was given. I also have seen when a student hears how the harm hurt a peer it is more of a lesson learned then just getting a punishment. The consequence can be internalized and hopefully a different choice will be made next time.
Encouraging students to repair the harm will help to improve the overall class climate. The school is a safe place for students and the classroom becomes a second home. Relationships in the classroom are a vital component of student success and should therefore be nurtured and maintained. When student "acts out," not only does instruction get interrupted, but students and teachers become frustrated. If consistent, this frustration can be redirected towards the student even after he/she returns back to the classroom. Encouraging the student to repair the harm will give everyone an opportunity to resolve the issue and move on. Eventually, if not due diagnosed disorders, disapproving behaviors should decrease.
Repairing the harm allows for the student to have a voice in the consequence they have to carry out. Instead of being suspended or taken out of class, they come up with a solution to fix the damage done and this allows opportunities for the student to grow empathy. Cleaning up the books they decided to throw all over the room and understanding why they are picking up after themselves has a positive outcome instead of just removing them from the learning community. Making the wrong, right, allows for the damage done to the classroom as one community to be repaired.
Repairing the harm helps the student to understand the results of their actions and the impact on his or her friends/peers. Repairing also teaches the student that he or she has the power to help turnaround a negative situation.
Having students repair the harm can have a big effect on students. It allows them to see and learn how the their behaviors can have a negative effect on others. Hopefully then they can have develop a sense of empathy for others by putting themselves in others shoes.
Students need to play an active role in "repairing harm" so that they truly understand the adverse effects of their actions. Moreover, students can see first hand how their behavior direct effect on their peers, the classroom environment, and the over all building climate. Students should have an integral part of the in the decisions making in reference to creating a consequence. The goal is to evoke empathy in hopes that the behavior will not be repeated.
Taking responsiblity for behavior is the basis for every restorative action. Students need to see how their behavior impacts themselves, the other students, and the classroom. Involving them in repairing the harm allows them to take personal responsibility for their choices and how they can repair them. Hopefully students will develop problem solving skills as they figure out how to repair the harm.
I sometimes offer choices to students when small conflicts arise. This sometimes allows them to pick an option that will diffuse the conflict before harm is caused. In younger children it is sometimes hard for them to see alternatives and need support.
Students should repair the harm because it helps them learn to take responsibility for their actions/choices. We want our students to develop and learn empathy and helping them repair the harm helps promote empathy and compassion towards others. By taking ownership of their harm they will be able to understand the way it impacts other people. In short, it helps students understand to be more thoughtful in their action/reaction because actions impact themselves and to those around them.
Having students repair the harm is important because it helps students be accountable while learning empathy. Punishing a student doesn't do anything to address or correct the source of the misbehavior, and most of the time, the punishment does nothing to fix any damage that may have been caused by it. By repairing the harm students must identify who they hurt and how they were affected as well as how to correct it through this work relationships can be healed and rebuilt.
Students should repair the harm because they need to learn that consequences are connected to choices. When coming up with the 'repairs' students must be involved. You want students to understand the effects of their actions, to be mindful of their decisions. This will lead them to develop empathy. They will learn that if they created the harm, they must repair the harm. Hopefully, that makes them think next time before they act.
ReplyDeleteStudents should repair the harm so they learn they need to take responsibility for their actions. When a student is involved in ‘repairing the harm’, he/she will be more involved and more likely to take ownership of the harm he/she caused. Hopefully this helps the student develop empathy and understand the power his/her actions had on someone else. Like Patti said, we hope students being involved in the repair process makes them think the next time before they act.
ReplyDeleteStudents should repair the harm so they learn to have empathy and acknowledge that the choices they make have consequences. A student will begin to take ownership of their choices and see the results and how their actions effect others-thus develop empathy. Hopefully this will be a lesson to think before you act- actions have consequences.
ReplyDeleteEmpathy is such an important skill for all of us to develop. I love the fact that we can also grow in empathy by reading and discussing books about other people's experiences. We can "walk in another man's shoes" and process the experience without being defensive.
DeleteWhen giving students consequences, I often give them two choices: you can either pick the better sounding one or I make it up and that's that! Usually, they'll be more willing to work with me once they hear both choices. In most of my experiences, kids will think first before they do it again, or at least attempt to. It's impossible to force kids to feel remorse for their actions, which is why it's so important to build strong relationships in the first place so they don't feel the need to make inappropriate choices. In any situation, teaching kids to try and see things from another person's point of view... even at such a young age. It's an invaluable skill to have and kids are never too young to start learning this.
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ReplyDeleteOne reason students should repair the harm is because it helps the stakeholders move past the incidents rather than letting it build up. It helps the students reintegrate into the class without feeling like an outsider.
ReplyDeleteI agree in that repairing the harm will help students reintegrate into the classroom, and help to rebuild positive relationships.
DeleteStudents should repair the harm because it's a more effective way of teaching students the consequences of their own actions. Conflicts are inevitable, and having students create ways to repair the harm helps increases the likelihood that they'll examine their own actions. Hopefully, they'll learn and grow from the experience and become more empathetic. Like Ms. Satta and others have said, "repairing the harm," helps students reintegrate into the classroom.
ReplyDeleteStudents should repair the harm because damage was done to a relationship that needs to be fixed. Apologizing is one way to repair the harm. In some cases more may be required to fix the damage that was done. This helps the student to think about the consequences to others their actions have caused. I also think students remember this the next time they are thinking of repeating a similar action and may stop, and make a better choice.
ReplyDeleteStudents should repair the harm because it allows them to take responsibility for their own actions, and learn to understand how their actions affect others. This will help them to learn and grow, and begin to think more about the choices they make.
ReplyDeleteStudents should repair the harm so that they can have responsibility for their actions. In the BA check in Mr. Green often reminds the boys if you make bad choices, bad things happen and if you make good choices good things happen. But even if a bad choice is make students need to understand that they are accountable for the consequence that was given. I also have seen when a student hears how the harm hurt a peer it is more of a lesson learned then just getting a punishment. The consequence can be internalized and hopefully a different choice will be made next time.
ReplyDeleteEncouraging students to repair the harm will help to improve the overall class climate. The school is a safe place for students and the classroom becomes a second home. Relationships in the classroom are a vital component of student success and should therefore be nurtured and maintained. When student "acts out," not only does instruction get interrupted, but students and teachers become frustrated. If consistent, this frustration can be redirected towards the student even after he/she returns back to the classroom. Encouraging the student to repair the harm will give everyone an opportunity to resolve the issue and move on. Eventually, if not due diagnosed disorders, disapproving behaviors should decrease.
ReplyDeleteRepairing the harm allows for the student to have a voice in the consequence they have to carry out. Instead of being suspended or taken out of class, they come up with a solution to fix the damage done and this allows opportunities for the student to grow empathy. Cleaning up the books they decided to throw all over the room and understanding why they are picking up after themselves has a positive outcome instead of just removing them from the learning community. Making the wrong, right, allows for the damage done to the classroom as one community to be repaired.
ReplyDeleteRepairing the harm helps the student to understand the results of their actions and the impact on his or her friends/peers. Repairing also teaches the student that he or she has the power to help turnaround a negative situation.
ReplyDeleteHaving students repair the harm can have a big effect on students. It allows them to see and learn how the their behaviors can have a negative effect on others. Hopefully then they can have develop a sense of empathy for others by putting themselves in others shoes.
ReplyDeleteStudents need to play an active role in
ReplyDelete"repairing harm" so that they truly understand the adverse effects of their actions. Moreover, students can see first hand how their behavior direct effect on their peers, the classroom environment, and the over all building climate. Students should have an integral part of the in the decisions making in reference to creating a consequence. The goal is to evoke empathy in hopes that the behavior will not be repeated.
Taking responsiblity for behavior is the basis for every restorative action. Students need to see how their behavior impacts themselves, the other students, and the classroom. Involving them in repairing the harm allows them to take personal responsibility for their choices and how they can repair them. Hopefully students will develop problem solving skills as they figure out how to repair the harm.
ReplyDeleteI sometimes offer choices to students when small conflicts arise. This sometimes allows them to pick an option that will diffuse the conflict before harm is caused. In younger children it is sometimes hard for them to see alternatives and need support.
Students should repair the harm because it helps them learn to take responsibility for their actions/choices. We want our students to develop and learn empathy and helping them repair the harm helps promote empathy and compassion towards others. By taking ownership of their harm they will be able to understand the way it impacts other people. In short, it helps students understand to be more thoughtful in their action/reaction because actions impact themselves and to those around them.
ReplyDeleteHaving students repair the harm is important because it helps students be accountable while learning empathy. Punishing a student doesn't do anything to address or correct the source of the misbehavior, and most of the time, the punishment does nothing to fix any damage that may have been caused by it. By repairing the harm students must identify who they hurt and how they were affected as well as how to correct it through this work relationships can be healed and rebuilt.
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