An example is stepping in to prevent a physical fight in a schoolyard and conducting a mediation while remaining in your supervision area. The other disclaimer is that mediation is most likely to fail when one or both parties are in need of psychotherapy. In addition, as I held the bumper sticker with the printing toward them and the back towards me, I demonstrated the concept of perspective. Most didn't think it to be inappropriately tacky. After their show of hands response, which split a bit as to opinion, I then turned the sticker around and stated that I found it to be extremely tacky from my perspective as I began to remove its protective backing.
Good lessons involve the use of a well-timed, relevant hook.
Only those in cemeteries are no longer transforming. Conflict in and of itself is not a bad thing but we do need to learn to mange it. I explain here that the law requires that members of homeowners' associations are required by law to mediate disputes before clogging the courts with their squabbles. The growth in the number of persons buying into HOA's in ever increasing. Suspending a student is costly in time, public relationship and money.