Weekly Tip from the Love and Logic® Experts
I was recently blessed to hear a wonderful story…a tale of a teacher using Love and Logic with a student who called her a vulgar name. Although shocked and hurt, her Love and Logic training paid off. "Ohhhhh, this is not good," she replied. "You must be having a rough day. We'll talk about this later."
Perplexed by her calm response, the student grunted, "Huh?"
He was escorted to the office where he awaited his fate. "This is between you and your teacher," the principal told him. "She'll visit with you after school. Your mom will pick you up afterwards."
During their meeting, the teacher described some options for solving the problem. These included meeting with the school resource officer and paying a fine for disorderly conduct, in-school suspension, or helping her with "community service" tasks around the school.
He opted for helping her out. After working with her for two weeks, he realized that she really wasn't what he’d called her. They developed a positive relationship…and there was no more name calling that year!
To learn more about building positive teacher-student relationships, read Jim Fay's new book, Creating a Love and Logic School Culture.
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Dr. Charles Fay
* As parents, we too can remain calm when our little ones use hurtful words. What a great way to teach them about control and forgiveness!
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