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You could put it in the microcosm of the school. Maybe get a bunch of kids together and pitch a scenario: Say five 5th graders and five 4th graders keep starting fights at recess. Emphasize that this is a small part of the entire school but it’s going to attract a lot of attention. Does that mean the 4th and 5th grades are a bad place? Probably not. Again, these are only a few students who happen to be from those grades. Say these ten kids are also throwing rocks. These rocks can hit people not in the fight from the same grade and other grades. Everyone can be hurt, but that still doesn’t make all the 5th and 4th grades a bad place. It means people from those grades are trying to solve problems by fighting. Which group is right? They both probably think they’re right and they both probably have their own reasons for fighting. It really doesn’t matter right now because lots of other people are getting hurt.
What kind of issues?
What issues?
What issues? We have many of that ethnicity.
Yes, sorry for the lack of context! Yes, re: Israel and Hamas war. So there have been some playground scuffles, and also kids stating their opinions in the class vocally or telling other kids that the country they come from is bad. I've seen a few kids from the same family but they've had a bit of an infectious attitude.
To add to what others have said, if several students from the same family are engaging in harassment and instigating fights, I would suspect they are reflecting what’s happening at home. I would call the parents and let them know what’s going on. They might not realize how they are influencing their kids’ behavior. (They may not admit it either so tread carefully.) It would hopefully be helpful for the parents to realize that little corns have big ears and they need to be mindful about what they share with children.
Do you mean tension/kids fighting related to the war between Israel and Hamas?
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Can you elaborate?
This is a tough situation to discuss, especially at the elementary level. I believe that children this age have no idea of what is going on in the Middle East, nor are they developmentally ready to digest the nuances and long history of the war between these two groups. Many adults can’t even do this. I think I would simply say that it’s never okay to resort to violence in any situation, and leave it at that. This is a conversation that should be addressed by the student’s parent(s), period.
Yes NY. That’s why I said violence is never acceptable.
This takes some no nonsense approach. First, straight up tell them to “Stop!” or they will get severe consequences because it is discrimination and bullying. Then start building the understanding and empathy. Do you have a school Psych?
In the context of a group or classroom, I would ask students to write/define or describe “a bad country”. How is this measured?
Yet, I am a secondary instructor.
how does the PublicEd community reflect our nation at large: Microcosm?