Response
to Kerin -- I really liked your schools goals of
Be Safe, Be Ready, and Be Respectful. These three things seem to summarize
all of the important "rules" of school and classroom environments.
I wish something like that simple, yet complete, would work in my Junior High
classes, but they are at the questioning stage in life. If the dos and don'ts
are not directly stated, they feel that they can do as they please. For example,
we know that a rule such as "be respectful", takes into consideration
such things as name calling and protecting others property. These students
take the approach that it does not say they can't call people names, therefore
they are allowed to call people anything they want. They just love to split
hairs to make things come out to their advantage!
Response
to Colleen -- Though this is only my third year of teaching, I believe
that there must be a possibility of falling between two levels. I also agree
that the student population has a strong influence on a teacher's level of
maturity. If this is not possible, there is something wrong with me, because
my own maturity seems to fall between Intuitive-Survival and Reflective-Confident.
I see it varying depending on the students that I am dealing with.
Response
to Janet
