Comments for ...in the service of social justice http://restorativepractice.org/blog Family Conferencing. Restorative Justice. Wraparound. Social Justice. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:37:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Model Mania by clmyers http://restorativepractice.org/blog/?p=64#comment-225 clmyers Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:29:25 +0000 http://restorativepractice.org/blog/?p=64#comment-225 I'm commenting on my own post because I noticed something rather glaring in these tables. I did not identify a single practice that advantages CHILDREN. Pop quiz, everybody! Find me a practice used by some model somewhere that advantages children. (By "advantages", I mean grants privilege to their voice and participation that other participants do not have.) Extra credit: what is the trade off? I’m commenting on my own post because I noticed something rather glaring in these tables. I did not identify a single practice that advantages CHILDREN.

Pop quiz, everybody! Find me a practice used by some model somewhere that advantages children. (By “advantages”, I mean grants privilege to their voice and participation that other participants do not have.) Extra credit: what is the trade off?

]]> Comment on Sign Our Guestbook! by Cindy http://restorativepractice.org/blog/?page_id=58#comment-115 Cindy Fri, 25 May 2007 15:00:37 +0000 http://restorativepractice.org/blog/?page_id=58#comment-115 Greetings and welcome! Greetings and welcome!

]]> Comment on Moral Dilemmas Part Deux: When Social Worlds Collide by CHRI News » Guiding morally charged discussions http://restorativepractice.org/blog/?p=41#comment-16 CHRI News » Guiding morally charged discussions Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:49:50 +0000 http://restorativepractice.org/blog/?p=41#comment-16 [...] How do you help facilitate a conversation where the members have radically differing moral references? Especially for conversations where the topic is charged, it is important to clarify the topic and purpose of the conversation. The role of a facilitator is to help a group through conversation, not to be a therapist or to solve their problems for them. more [...] [...] How do you help facilitate a conversation where the members have radically differing moral references? Especially for conversations where the topic is charged, it is important to clarify the topic and purpose of the conversation. The role of a facilitator is to help a group through conversation, not to be a therapist or to solve their problems for them. more [...]

]]> Comment on Do Meetings Make Us Stupid? by CHRI News » Blog Archive » Overgeneralised criticism of meetings http://restorativepractice.org/blog/?p=31#comment-13 CHRI News » Blog Archive » Overgeneralised criticism of meetings Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:29:00 +0000 http://restorativepractice.org/blog/?p=31#comment-13 [...] Observations from the Center for Restorative Justice on how studies showing that “meetings make us stupider” only research very limited types of meetings, and their conclusions are often presented in a way that is overgeneralised and premature. Tips given for effective meetings include focus on the purpose and structure, transparent decision making structures, realistic agendas, ending on time, and using a trained facilitator. more [...] [...] Observations from the Center for Restorative Justice on how studies showing that “meetings make us stupider” only research very limited types of meetings, and their conclusions are often presented in a way that is overgeneralised and premature. Tips given for effective meetings include focus on the purpose and structure, transparent decision making structures, realistic agendas, ending on time, and using a trained facilitator. more [...]

]]> Comment on Self Esteem Run Riot by CHRI News » Blog Archive » Self esteem vs. self worth http://restorativepractice.org/blog/?p=28#comment-12 CHRI News » Blog Archive » Self esteem vs. self worth Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:21:19 +0000 http://restorativepractice.org/blog/?p=28#comment-12 [...] A study suggests that too much self esteem (thinking we are special and narcissism) harms college students’ ability to relate. Another study suggests thatthat gang members have too much self esteem and too little self worth. more [...] [...] A study suggests that too much self esteem (thinking we are special and narcissism) harms college students’ ability to relate. Another study suggests thatthat gang members have too much self esteem and too little self worth. more [...]

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