1. San Francisco's Restorative Justice System
For example; a teacher in a classroom might employ an affective statement when a student has misbehaved, letting the student know how he or she has been affected by the student's behavior: "When you disrupt the class, I feel sad" or "disrespected" or "disappointed." Hearing this, the student learns how his or her behavior is affecting others. ... By practicing restorative justice in our classrooms, our children learn the concept of repairing the harm and not so much the idea of punishment. ... And they learn the value of restorative justice; by doing so we are ensuring that our children w...
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