Some Useful Strategies in Working With FN Students
{in no particular order.....}
- Have some principles/beliefs that you live by and would die for
- Teach respect is a way of life
- Utilize healthy local FN values
- Contrast with dysfunctional values
- Model appropriate behaviors
- Teach students how to make positive choices
- Logical consequences
- Conflict resolution strategies
- Negotiations
- Remove negative peer pressure
- Classroom meetings
- Monitoring/tracking disrespectful behavior
- Time-outs
- Confronting student in front of peers
- Counseling
- Consistency
- Role playing specific situations
- Positive peer tutoring/counseling
- Extra-curricular activities
- Circle talks
- Simulation games
- Support the student when he/she is correct
- Teach students about "gray" areas - not all is black and white
- If it is your responsibility, participate in problem-solving
- Don't accept disrespectful behavior
- Don't give up on students