The And Resolve Conflicts Constructively

Understand and identify personal triggers that lead to conflict. Become conscious of their nonproductive approaches to conflict and the alternatives they have in dealing with certain situations. Learn skills in communication, negotiating, mediation, avoiding violence and managing stress and emotions.

As Joe said we going to discuss the readings upload on the course webside. In order to have a intersting discusion we will send you a sheet with question every week. They will be a guideline, so the answers have to be main ideas/facts or anothers question that you may have during the readings. Please write them and share it during the discussion.

We all took time to read each students case and formulate our own opinions and ideas before bringing them before the group. Each group was giving all the time they needed to prepare there discussions. We were able to reach consensus by listening to the opinions and feels and arguments of all other group members. We actively listened to each other point of view. After each group member spoke we discussed the reasons behind their answers.

W. Johnson and T. Johnson informs, “The first is that by teaching students the skills, competencies, conceptual understandings, attitudes, and values necessary to resolve conflicts constructively, a safe and productive learning climate will be created.” Once students have mastered the competencies and attitudes they need to resolve conflicts, they will then have to face their own conflicts rather than avoid them. Through this process there will be both immediate and long-term goals.

options in addressing conflict situations. The first part of the book helps the educator understand

Conflict resolution being effective means hard work that comes with a lot of thinking and competition. Alexander Hamilton wanted to be aggressive and competitive when trying to fix a problem just like he had said during the first cabinet meeting, “How do you not get it? If we’re aggressive and competitive...” (Miranda 161). Being both competitive and aggressive when trying to solve conflict is what helps you throughout the problem happening which can work and give you more confidence.

1. Take a moment to think about how you generally describe conflict. Complete the following sentences and expand each response to at least one paragraph:

This year I had the prestigious honor of being in Ms. Brown’s class, and let me tell you, it was anything but normal. Ms. Brown’s cheerfulness (and maybe a bit of messiness) really helped me realize that teachers actually have lives. They’re not just some robots who are only activated to teach, and then turned off when the class leaves, as much as we might think they are.

Even though I was their teacher, the kids and their families taught me just as much as I taught them. They connected me to peoples of the world that I had never considered myself to have any relation to. They illuminated how important it is to be aware of geopolitical situations around the world, because those circumstances affect my local community. They prepared me to engage in discussions with my peers about

Prompt 2: Identify and discuss three key points, lessons, or steps from the book that would support a recommendation of the book to another student. In other words, explain why someone else would benefit from reading or what they would learn from reading this book

Without taking this class, one would already know that an argument, or conflict, is started because two people want different things, or have incompatible goals. However, one might not know about the guidelines people can follow in order to prevent the conflict from getting worse, or to prevent an argument entirely. After learning about these guidelines, it is easier to notice and pay attention to arguments more, and point out when some of these guidelines should be used.

There are four distinct conflict styles which are the levels of assertiveness and cooperativeness that are employed by a person in a conflict situation. Everyone has their own individual conflict style; my own style tends to be accommodating. This means that I am not very assertive and I am very good at cooperating with those I am in conflict with. In this essay I will examine each conflict style and my own choice of style and why I tend to default to this style. I will also examine whether or not my choice of the accommodating style is the best approach to resolving conflict, and discuss the advantages of learning to use each of the styles in specific situations.

needs are met and they feel as if they are respected by the teacher. Mutual respect is once again

The first idea which interested me came from Chapter one. The socio- cultural perspective. This perspective explains, how children’s learning is influenced by family and culture in which children are living.

4. What conflicts did you observe in this classroom? What conflict resolution methods could you use to resolve the conflicts in this classroom? Are there any peer mediation methods that you could use in this scenario?