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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just found out that my child's 5th grade class participated in a restorative circle with the vice principal and teacher. Background is that students and parents have been expressing concerns about the teacher, and what brought things to a head was an inappropriate video being shown to the class (topic was screen use, but the video was completely inappropriate for their age). I'm wondering if this is an approach that others are familiar with being used in an elementary school classroom? [/quote]
I teach at middle school level, but this seems like a very appropriate use of a circle, because the entire class was affected. The principal leading it was good. It’s important for the kids to be able to express their concerns and for them to be acknowledged by the teacher. This is better than kids/parents talking behind teacher’s back and creating a system that puts the teacher as an adversary. The class needs to be able to work with the teacher, and the teacher needs to meets their Leary needs appropriately. Without some attempt to resolve how everyone is feeling, it will be a looong year.[/quote]

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