Children, like adults, cannot work on other matters such as math or spelling facts when they are angry. Children, like adults, can only repress strong emotions for so long. The CPS approach works best when it is adopted school-wide. It helps that I have learned and used the same approach to conflict resolution as a classroom teacher in the school. As principal I try to model appropriate behavior for all children at all times.
Adults are better able to resolve conflicts with one another.
These are conflicts which would have been ignored or misinterpreted in past years. Then it becomes the philosophy of the school, and now we find that it is a philosophy of how adults treat one another. That makes Leal School a good place to be for all. A comprehensive program for teaching conflict resolution program guide . Continue to the next article.