How do teachers deal with discipline?
Conflicts arise naturally out of interactions between different people. We begin and continue throughout the year teaching conflict resolution to give children ways of solving problems themselves. In this way, children are given tools for dealing with conflicts before they happen. This helps avoid discipline problems that come from not knowing how to work through arguments peacefully. We want to give children the skills to create a balance between freedom and responsibilities that teach them to respect themselves, others, the classroom, and the materials. With these skills, children begin the life-long process of learning to respect others’ opinions and to search for solutions to conflicts.
