Unit 3 - The Classroom as a Place to Be
I couldn't believe the timing of this restitution exercise - the event took place the same day I was planning on writing my progress log. I'm not a big fan of letting people down or feeling like a fool, but if it's going to happen, I might as well get a lesson on how to make proper amends out of it!
Reflection at end of course: In our group interactions this week it was interesting that so many members felt they had let down or wronged family and friends throgh their absence. It connects to week 2's interactions about what makes us feel good were most of us cited being with family and friends as making us most happy. This is, perhaps, something to be considered when putting together a classroom that is comfortable and safe - the presense of family and friends in picture form, or in an item that represents family and/or friends to the student, in the classroom could be very comforting.
Restitution:
1> I let down my boss. I wanted to work from home so I assured my boss that forwarding all calls to my cell was a great idea. I guaranteed I could catch every call and no one would suspect I wasn’t in the office. Well. It didn’t quite go that way. My cell is kind of tricky and I missed the first call when, for some strange reason, it rejected the call. While I was trying to figure that out another call came in and startled me - I dropped the thing behind the cushion on my chair and couldn’t get it out before the cell rejected that call as well.
2> My plan for restitution is two-fold. I will go and get a reliable phone tomorrow and I will volunteer to do 2 on-call shifts.
3> I think this plan shows my boss that I am sincere in wanting to do a good job. It also lets her know that I value the trust she puts in me and the work I do for her company.
4> When I suggested this plan for restitution to my boss she seemed very satisfied.
5> Did it require effort on my past? Yes. I not only had to use my very short lunch break to go to the phone company, I had to pay for a new phone because the one I had, although inadequate, was still too new to exchange.
6> Was it relevant to the offense? Yes, I gave time to make up for the time I wasn’t available by phone and I made sure my equipment would be reliable in future.
7> My embarrassment over losing those calls along with the money I had to pay for the new phone give me more than enough incentive to not repeat my offense.
"Children learn to honestly self-evaluate and self-restitute once adults stop punishing, guilting, and bribing them and we adults model internal power"
R.Polonsky www.slideshare.net/rplonsky/restitution
I couldn't believe the timing of this restitution exercise - the event took place the same day I was planning on writing my progress log. I'm not a big fan of letting people down or feeling like a fool, but if it's going to happen, I might as well get a lesson on how to make proper amends out of it!
Reflection at end of course: In our group interactions this week it was interesting that so many members felt they had let down or wronged family and friends throgh their absence. It connects to week 2's interactions about what makes us feel good were most of us cited being with family and friends as making us most happy. This is, perhaps, something to be considered when putting together a classroom that is comfortable and safe - the presense of family and friends in picture form, or in an item that represents family and/or friends to the student, in the classroom could be very comforting.
Restitution:
1> I let down my boss. I wanted to work from home so I assured my boss that forwarding all calls to my cell was a great idea. I guaranteed I could catch every call and no one would suspect I wasn’t in the office. Well. It didn’t quite go that way. My cell is kind of tricky and I missed the first call when, for some strange reason, it rejected the call. While I was trying to figure that out another call came in and startled me - I dropped the thing behind the cushion on my chair and couldn’t get it out before the cell rejected that call as well.
2> My plan for restitution is two-fold. I will go and get a reliable phone tomorrow and I will volunteer to do 2 on-call shifts.
3> I think this plan shows my boss that I am sincere in wanting to do a good job. It also lets her know that I value the trust she puts in me and the work I do for her company.
4> When I suggested this plan for restitution to my boss she seemed very satisfied.
5> Did it require effort on my past? Yes. I not only had to use my very short lunch break to go to the phone company, I had to pay for a new phone because the one I had, although inadequate, was still too new to exchange.
6> Was it relevant to the offense? Yes, I gave time to make up for the time I wasn’t available by phone and I made sure my equipment would be reliable in future.
7> My embarrassment over losing those calls along with the money I had to pay for the new phone give me more than enough incentive to not repeat my offense.
"Children learn to honestly self-evaluate and self-restitute once adults stop punishing, guilting, and bribing them and we adults model internal power"
R.Polonsky www.slideshare.net/rplonsky/restitution
