Respect vs. Disrespect

Some classes have occasional
bouts of disrespect for one another. This can cause drama and distract from
their ability to learn. When a teacher told me she had quite a few students who
were guilty of disrespect towards one another, I knew exactly how to take
action.

I only had twenty minutes so I did
a condensed version of my Respect vs. Disrespect lesson. I started by asking the class what respect
and disrespect each mean. It led to a really open discussion, I made sure that
no names or identifying information was given in front of everyone. This gave
me really great insight into some of the classroom issues they are dealing with
and students I should probably pull into a small group for some individualized attention
on the subject.

After a great discussion, I put this poster up on the overhead projector and we talked about what it means to make people feel like they
can fly or to rain on their parade.

I then passed out a situation
card to each of the students. 

We then utilized the stand up, hands up, pair up method
to get them to find a partner and talk about what was written on each of their cards. 

We did four or five partner switch rotations and then I sent them back to their seats. 

We shared as a group what we learned during the card switch activity and then they completed an activity sheet in pairs. 

Overall, I think
it was a pretty productive twenty minutes J