Respect--That Important R Word
that the student's feelings are important
"You get your hands off me or I'll !@#$%^& your !@#$%^& into the !@#$%^&!"
You may feel tempted to say, "You watch that mouth of yours unless you want to spend all day in detention!" But that would overlook a very important element in the conflict, and that is the student's feelings. How about "Can you say why you're angry without swearing or insulting anyone?"
that the student's knowledge is important
I recently subbed in a class of six boys in a secondary school for delinquent students. You could imagine how those boys reacted to being required to take sewing class. I was needing a pincushion that day, though, and I didn't know how to make one. So one of the students delighted in showing me the steps.
How else can respect be shown to students without losing authority? Log onto the discussion page and let us know.
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