How to Use Class Meetings
Meetings that Work
Try This
- Form Circle with chairs (or change the environment from classroom/instruction)
- Have Agenda Box or Notebook in which issues or other items can be collected between meetings
- Use Agenda to structure meeting and make efficient use of time. If agenda item is no longer needed skip it.
- First part of meeting is reserved for compliments and appreciations. Each student has choice of give, get or pass.
- Participants have choice--can talk about issue or fix an issue.
- Focus on non-putative solutions
Watch Video and then Answer
Watch the video below where trainer John Barnes explains his approach to using class meetings and then answer the following questions.
Freedom within LimitsAfter viewing the above video, please answer the following questions.
Freedom within limits implies giving choices for solutions.
True False
Mistaken GoalsAccording to the Barnes video, the four mistaken goals that explain why people do what they do are (1) undue attention (2) misguided power (3) revenge, and (4) . . .
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lack of knowledge
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feelings of inadequacy
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Having separate agendas
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