tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post8155409036263321628..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: How The World Could WorkTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-56239860998928383842016-04-20T09:17:01.552-07:002016-04-20T09:17:01.552-07:00Celi, I have found just the opposite to be true. I...Celi, I have found just the opposite to be true. I have always encouraged third parties to become involved and make suggestions. I cannot recall a time when it went badly. Sure, sometimes the other kids reject their ideas, but I've certainly never seen it inflame the situation. More typically it calms things as it did here. In school, we treat all conflicts as community conflicts. Teacher Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-10012284976457985812016-04-19T13:30:21.889-07:002016-04-19T13:30:21.889-07:00I'm just not sure I'm comfortable about A&...I'm just not sure I'm comfortable about A's intervention. It sounds like it worked this time but when a third kid gets involved in a conflict uninvited, it can cause more problems than it solves in my experience.Celihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081929471939771413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-10445937348777962662016-04-19T06:55:08.573-07:002016-04-19T06:55:08.573-07:00"Can I have it when you're done?" is..."Can I have it when you're done?" is our magical version of that. It works wonders. Sometimes whoever had it first hands it over right away! They were really done but hanging on because the other child had tried to wrest it away rather than asking for it.Barbara Zaborowskihttp://barbarazab.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com