1. Using your prior knowledge and the list of strategies Ormrod describes on pgs. 87-90, explain how you would address the issue of bullying in your classroom. [Applying]
2. Break down (explain and describe) the different types of peer relationships Ormrod discusses on pgs. 77-80. Do any of these relationships have an affect on or interrelate with one another? i.e., Is there an interrelationship between friendships and romantic relationships? [Analyze]
1. To address bullying in my classroom, I will do several things. I will begin by including respect in our classroom rules and making sure that everyone understands what that means. Ormrod (2011) suggests that providing several opportunities for social interactions can prevent bullying in the classroom. This is something that I plan to use in my classroom because I believe that children learn from working with and teaching one another. Ormrod also suggests explaining what bullying is and why it is inappropriate. I think that telling students why a behavior will not be tolerated instead of just telling them to stop is important in preventing the behavior.
ReplyDelete***This is applying because I'm using my knowledge in a familiar situation.
2. Friendships are characterized by mutually meaningful and enjoyable activities, emotional investment, perspective taking, and conflict resolution. Larger social groups, like cliques, crowds or subcultures, are a little more complicated. A cliques is a group of about 3-10 friends who have a pretty stable relationship. Crowds are larger than cliques and do not have a very cohesive feel to them. Members of a crowd tend to have similar characteristics or behaviors, attitudes about academics, and ethnic background. Where membership in a clique is voluntary, membership in a crowd may not be. Subcultures are groups of individuals who choose an alternative lifestyle and avoid the dominant culture. Gangs are characterized by initiations, strict rules, distinct colors or symbols, "ownership" of something, and rivals. Romantic relationships are characterized by companionship, affection, security, and experimentation, both sexually and socially. I think that friendships have a distinct effect on most of the other types of relationships. For example, cliques are made up of a group of friends, gangs spend so much time together under the same rules that they are probably friends, subcultures lead alternative lifestyles that draw them to like people, and romantic relationships typically begin as friendships. That being said, I think that other types of relationships can affect friendships. For example, if 2 friends decide to enter into a romantic relationship and end up breaking up, sometimes it's impossible for them to return to being just friends.
***I think that this is analyzing because I was asked to break the information down and find interrelationships.