Open classroom meetings encourage children to solve problems of name-calling, teasing, and other conflicts that arise in everyday life. Alex was an overweight 4th grade boy who was frequently teased by his peers. Alex asked his teacher to have an open meeting to address this name-calling problem.
Many teachers are concerned about put-downs.
The warm-up question gives everyone a chance to briefly speak up. I'll give you some time to think about this. Remember our rule on confidentiality, so don't tell who . Other questions ask students about their feelings, what they did when someone called them a name, and whether name-calling is a problem at their school. Challenge questions help students think about alternatives and apply what they learned in the meeting.