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Cyberbullying, that schoolyard body slam, and footballers behaving badly : Comments
By Peter West, published 18/3/2011School fights, once confined to the school yard can have an audience of millions, with severe ramifications for those involved.
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In both cases communication is paramount as both parties need to understand the process and the other POV. If I have had to discipline anyone the conversation is about what was the problem and what was appropriate response. Sometimes some form of punishment would be called for and that would also be discussed so that the perpetrator understood the consequences but also the fairness of any punishment could be established. I often found it useful to impose a slightly harsh penalty with an offer of early release for 'good behaviour' - in other words a chance to prove they had taken the lesson on board and were prepared to make good on 'mistakes'.
I have had very good results with this approach and it teaches some lessons that are lacking in todays society - a sense of responsibility to self and others and the concept of accountability.
Call me old fashioned but I think we need to re-establish these values BEFORE we preach to the kiddies that they have RIGHTS