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Compassionate Confrontation has not only reduced tattling in my classroom, but it has helped my students to develop skills of self advocacy.
I started by introducing the following sentence stems written on sentence strips to my students.
They say:
When you...
I feel...
Because...
Next time...
I am prepared to...
As I introduce the stems to them, we also brainstorm ways we might use them. An example I might give, is when someone that sits near you is making noises.
The student might say,
"When you tap your pencil, I feel distracted, because I need it quiet when I am doing my work. Next time you make noise, I am prepared to ask Mrs. Malloy to move you to a different spot in the classroom."
I love how much better my students are becoming at solving problems for themselves! If you give it a try, I'd love to hear about it in the comments below!
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