This week I have been working with my students in class on social emotional skills to help them grow their ability to get along better with peers at school, online and at home. As a veteran teacher I have seen my fair share of conflicts between students, staff and their peers. Most of the conflicts are honestly teenage drama that revolves around he said, she said stuff. In today's world of the instant messaging on the thousands of applications things can escalate quickly. It is not just teenagers though, I see here and there husbands, wives, sisters, brothers and friends going back and forth arguing their points or posting stuff in an attempt to start trouble or fuel the fire. By the way, my students refer to Facebook as the application for (older people). I guess I am old because I have a Facebook page. Anyways, back to the drama and how to resolve it. My students have found out that as soon as they tell me what is happening, the first t...
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