Read the article "Los Angeles school suspensions drop as students talk out their problems" Do you think the practice of restorative justice is a beneficial alternative to suspension? Can you make a text to self connection to the article? Please respond to at least two other student responses.
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Natasha
2/9/2015 07:57:32 am
Yes, I think that people benefit from talking out their problems. That way they realize what they are doing wrong, When you talk out your problems, the people who did something wrong feel guilty. If you aren't the person who did something wrong, you might be able to understand why the person was mean to you. I can make a text-to-self connection with Mrs. Chenu's class. We do peace path when students are having problems. It helps us ease the anger that we have for the other person.
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Celeste
2/12/2015 07:44:44 am
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Minerva
2/12/2015 10:15:43 am
Peace path is a bit like restorative justice, Celeste, but i think both are good ways to solve problems.
nola
2/12/2015 09:12:20 am
I agree Natasha I wrote about peace path too, it can calm you down.
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Connie
2/12/2015 09:16:28 am
You're right! Doing peace path does make things easier to solving problems.
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Charlotte
2/12/2015 09:42:31 am
I agree Natasha. I didn't think about peace path, but I should have. That's very true. talking about your feelings, and listening about how that person feels, can definitely benefit the person, and teach them about how they need to act and behave in order to prevent consequences.
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Ashley!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2/12/2015 12:07:41 pm
I agree with you Natasha because by using the Peace Path the people who fight with each other can have no suspensions even though they get in trouble.
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GAVIN
2/10/2015 06:15:24 am
I think actually think people benefit from talking about their problems and because of them tell their problems,the see what they do wrong.When you talk about your problems,the people that do bad,they will feel bad.In my class,when some body does something bad,we have to work it out by doing something called''peace path''.
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#JAY@cool
2/12/2015 08:53:31 am
I agree with you Gavin because it does make kids feel ashamed of themselves.
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Charlotte
2/12/2015 09:49:21 am
I agree, that talking about what you didn't like can definitely benefit both people, however, I wouldn't necessarily say that the person that made the mistake would feel bad, it would just tell them what a better way to behave would be.
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Natasha
2/10/2015 07:15:34 am
I agree with you, Gavin. Talking out your problems really helps!
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Elena
2/10/2015 09:26:56 am
This one is for thusday!! we are NOT supossed to do it !!~ -------
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Celeste
2/12/2015 07:46:16 am
Then why are you on it!?!?
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Wolfvoelker6789
2/11/2015 07:39:47 am
I think that the new style of restorative justice is a good idea. It can stop suspensions which is basically skipping school and not learning and changing it to talking your problems out. That way the teachers can understand the kids problems and the kids can understand what they did wrong. Peace path is a example of talking out a problem (Though I don't think we would use peace path for something serious enough that it could result in suspension.) I think that this new way of sorting out problems is a great idea.
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Natasha
2/12/2015 07:34:49 am
I agree with you, Wolf! We should have restorative justice in more schools.
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#JAY@cool
2/12/2015 08:51:15 am
I agree with you Wolf because it could stop many things especially the skipping school problem!
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Connie
2/12/2015 09:13:04 am
I agree. Teachers and students talking out the kids' problems is a great idea. The students will learn their lesson and what they did wrong.
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Celeste
2/12/2015 07:42:06 am
I can realate. I don't like the problem to get serious so I try to (since most of my arguements happen at lunch or recess) solve them so that teachers don't have to get involved (I feel that, also, when teachers get into the arguement things get a lot harder). So, uasally the events go something like this: arguement then I go and talk it out to my other friend after that I go to the person I had the arguement with and tell them what happened for me, then they tell me what happened for them and we find the misunderstanding. In that way I then don't have to work it out with the teacher 'cause that can be annoying.
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nola
2/12/2015 09:10:38 am
I agree I do not like it when fights get serious it can hurt a friendly relationship if the fight is between you and a friend
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#Julian@awesome
2/12/2015 08:06:14 am
i think it doesn't and also does benefit us by sorting out our problems because they can have a chance to make a solution to their problems. i can connect this to when we do council in class
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Tommy
2/12/2015 08:11:15 am
I think the act of restorative justice is a good thing because students can talk about their problem and not fight and fight. I think that some students do not learn their lesson and when they get suspended they continue to fight in another school. With restorative justice they can stop.
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Sofia
2/12/2015 08:35:36 am
Yes I think that this practice will help stop so many kids from getting suspended because they will learn to not make trouble and if not necessary they won't get suspended. If too many kids are being suspended at once there won't be many to teach. I can not make any connections to self.
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Sarah:)
2/12/2015 10:54:18 am
I agree with most of it, but we can make self connections even in class. For example, council and peace path. :)
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Sasha
2/12/2015 11:48:06 am
I agree because how can almost the whole school be suspended
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#JAY@cool
2/12/2015 08:48:48 am
Yes i think that the restorative idea is a good idea because talking it out with someone lets them no more about your problem so they can help you! If you have a problem like Banks they can find someone to help you and babysit you like that program called Kids Hope or YDP! Some kids get suspended and still keep doing the bad thing but maybe you can send them to one of those strict schools with harsh punishments and maybe that will do the trick.
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Arlon
2/12/2015 09:33:39 am
I agree with you Jay because at home, there is only 1 person that I can talk about my life at school and can be understood,that person is my mom because she really listens to me and she all ways gives me good advice.
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Sasha
2/12/2015 11:49:31 am
I AGREE WITH YOU BECAUSE THOSe children need to help themselves in this kind of situation
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Connie
2/12/2015 09:07:00 am
I think the practice of restorative justice will be a benefit for the students in school. If the kids that did something wrong just get suspended right away, then they might not learn their lesson. Instead, they could be more furious and bad! That's why I'm glad that now schools use the practice of restorative justice. I think working the problem out with each other is sort of like peace path. Anyway, when I get into a big argument or problem with a classmate/person, I tell an adult. Sometimes, if it's just a small tiny problem, I just try to fix it myself.
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Arlon
2/12/2015 09:29:28 am
I agree with you Connie because when they talk it out they really find out more about each other when they talk and their life at home.
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Minerva
2/12/2015 10:13:55 am
I agree, Connie. Restorative justice helps kids get out there feelings. When they get suspended, they just feel worse.
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nola
2/12/2015 09:07:17 am
Yes, I think that restorative justice does benefit us. Before I had read this article I asked myself what is restorative justice. So while I was reading the article I was mostly focusing on the definition of what restorative justice is. Now I know that it means a practice which can help you work through a fight with one another. I bet that Marcquees Banks, would much rather work out a fight, and get through it, then if he just got suspended, and never learned how and who he had hurt. I can make a text to self connection with this article, because in class we do this exercise called peace path, and I have done the exercise before, but only for practice not because I got in a fight. I think that if peace path helps then restorative justice can really help. Also it helps, because in the article, it says that some people don't think that it helps the kids, realize that what they did was wrong. But Howard Zehr says that the students definitely learn that they have been misbehaving. I think that restorative justice is just a fancy word for kids justice, but they do have to learn about what's wrong and what's right. This is an important exercise.
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alex
2/12/2015 10:46:18 am
I definately agree with you nola. Kids do have to learn right from wrong.great connection with peace path. Since peace path is working and restorative justice seems to be having more of a affect on us restoraitive justice will definately work. And if it does I think when kids get older they will have a deeper understanding of how to live and manage your life in a good way.
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Arlon
2/12/2015 09:26:25 am
I think that talking out your problems is a good thing because it lets the person who's getting bullied see why they are bullying in the first place.Plus the bully sees the life of the person her or she bullied and sees their problems in life and at school.I just wish there was a counselor at eagle rock because at school,I don't wanna say who it is because I don't want them to feel embarrassed,but there is this kid who is really mean to me and he sometimes says at dodge ball "Get Arlon out," or "You are a weak thrower." And he has been doing this since I came to eagle rock so since 3rd grade.That is the one problem I had at eagle rock and what made me wish the day would end quicker.
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2/12/2015 09:26:59 am
I think that fixing problems by talking it out is a good way to solve problems.If kids are suspended they wont really learn a thing because they dont really learn a lesson without talking to the person that they just fought.It said that Augustus Hawkins it is working out really good.I know the tradition moved on to other schools cause we have "Peace Path."In my opinion it does work out good and people are working problems out with other people.The reason this started was because a kid was fighting another kid and the kid fighting was sent to another school and he got in a fight there then a worker named Joseph Luciani came up and told the kid to talk to the other kid and work it out and it worked.
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charlotte
2/12/2015 09:36:10 am
I do think that restorative justice benefits the students of that school, because talking to the person that you harmed and learning about what they didn't appreciate, can tell you what you could do better. I also think that this benefits the students because Banks said himself, that he had changed from thinking he would go to jail, to wanting to be a counselor. These two are very different, and it tells us that it really is helping. Although, I do think that they should lessen the layers of forgiveness, to the first talk with the other student, and if they still misbehave, then skip the other counsel, and just send them to the principle's office, and if they STILL misbehave, then just send them to suspension. The reason I think this, is because if there is so much forgiveness, then the student might not be learning as much as the people would want them to, because if they get so used to forgiveness, then they wouldn't get used to punishments, and that would cause lots of problems in the life ahead of them.
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alex
2/12/2015 10:50:11 am
I agree if students practice resrative justice then later they will have a better grip on how to manage and handle their lives.
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Justine
2/12/2015 11:53:09 am
I agree because if they don't get in trouble at all, they will start to think that they can get away with doing bad things.
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Minerva
2/12/2015 10:10:34 am
I think that restorative justice is a great alternative to suspending kids. Not only do kids get to talk out their feelings, but they get to talk about what causes them to act up and get to know each other better. My evidence is: "I realized we had a lot of similarities," said Banks, age 17, talking of the student he had been fighting with." Also, students get more chances before they are suspended. For example, "Students are no longer automatically suspended when they cause trouble. Teachers try to handle the situation in class. If that does not work, they send the student to a counselor. Students who still continue to cause trouble are then sent to the principal. If necessary, they are suspended." This is why i think restorative justice is a great idea.
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Gael
2/12/2015 10:29:03 am
I think the Restorative path of something is good it expresses the kids who do it feelings and makes the problem better for example the bad kid in the article said that his dad was a gangster and his mom had no job. I can relate to this because my friend was being mean cause he had problems at home with his family being rude
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Justine
2/12/2015 11:49:37 am
I agree because talking about your feelings is good and it gets all your anger out that causes you to get in trouble.
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alex
2/12/2015 10:37:49 am
My answer is yes,restorative justice would benifit the many students in schools.My reasoning for this is that if they recieve suspension they will get punished and supposedly stop then later in life when they do bad things when teacher/poffesors arn't wathching them they will get sent to jail. As it said in the article Banks always thought he would end up in jail aswell did every one arond him. If they continue with restorative justice they would learn how to work things out with people and have a better grip on how to manage their life in a better life. And that will eventually lead to a better,happier and more peaceful lives.
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Sarah:)
2/12/2015 10:47:27 am
Yes I think restorative justice is more beneficial than suspension. Marcquees Banks always thought that we was going to end up being in jail. Now, Marcquees Banks wants to be a counselor because of restorative justice. When students have a suspension they are out of school and they don't solve their problems. In restorative justice you are in school and you learn to solve your problems by working out differences and building trust. The article said, "Howard Zehr is an expert on restorative justice. He says students learn what they did is wrong when they talk directly to the students they harmed." I can make a self connection in class because we do something called "Peace Path". People use "Peace Path" to solve their problems just like restorative justice at Augustus Hawkins High School, but in class nobody uses "Peace Path" that much because they don't want people to know that they have a problem with a friend. :)
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LeilAwesome
2/12/2015 11:02:47 am
I think restorative can teach people how to stay out of jail and out of trouble.For example Banks thought he was going to go to jail when he grew up but now he has more chances not to go to jail.People around Banks might have encouraged him to be a bad person.Like Banks people might have been something helpful
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LeilAwesome
2/12/2015 11:03:56 am
to people in need.
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2/12/2015 11:15:08 am
Yes I think that restorative justice is more beneficial than suspension. Marcquees Banks always thought he would end up in jail because of what he did to hurt people. Now he wants to become a restorative justice counseler. Joseph Luciani was the restorative justice starter, he inspired the kid Marcquees Banks to teach the world of restorative justice, by experince. The article said,"Howard Zehr is an expert on restorative justice.In restorative justice you are in school and you learn to solve your problems by working out differences. He says students do learn that what they did is wrong. They learn it when they talk to the students they harmed."
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#Brian!!!#
2/12/2015 11:29:40 am
YES because Marcquees Bank is doing troble because his mother has no job. And I would do that if mymom had no job
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Sasha
2/12/2015 11:47:14 am
I think that this benefits the suspending because teachers are teaching kids to work out their problems. Not just leave the argument alone and suspend the other child. It is not right to suspend most of the children the school. At least that was when their school had aa bad principal. especially in high school their are many fights and arguments because these teens are maturing to their new environment of being sent of from their parents. so these teens have to learn hoe to solve their own problems and work it out.
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Ashley!!!!!!!!!
2/12/2015 12:04:03 pm
I agree with you Sasha because at least you have to stay in school and not get suspended.
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Justine
2/12/2015 11:47:36 am
I think restorative justice is more beneficial than suspension because they don't learn anything from suspension. They just can't go to school for a while. discussing your issues helps because it teaches the person that did something bad that the thing they did was wrong. Suspension doesn't prevent it from happening again. I can make a text to self connection because when I'm upset about something that happened at school, I tell my mom. Telling her helps me because she makes me feel less upset. If I'm mad at someone, she tells me why that person probably did what they did. That is why I think talking about your issues is good.
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Happy Valentine's Day!!!!!!!!! (02/14/15) (Ashley Kim)
2/12/2015 12:01:55 pm
Yes, when you talk it out you don't get suspended easily. I can connect to this article by doing the Peace Path. With the Peace Path when you fight with somebody or do something bad to them you use the Peace Path to keep calm and stay put. If you do the Peace Path you don't go crazy after that you are very calm. The text evidence is about using words instead of acting all crazy, the teachers and students use words in the classroom to keep them calm and not get suspended. By using the text evidence, this is all I know.
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Violet
2/12/2015 12:44:58 pm
I think that restorative justice is a good way to handle things. It is kind of like peace path and council meeting. Both are very good things that makes us feel better than before a. When we do council some of us calm down. Peace Path can make you embarrassed but it also works . Also if you did some thing wrong you shouldn't have to be suspended (it's to harsh ) . They should be told that what they did was very wrong and they shouldn't do it again. Restorative justice is the perfect way to say that without really saying it. A text to self relationship is that I once had to do peace path. It was very embarrassing because I was the first problem , and it wasn't fully all my fault. Also when me and Celeste were having an argument Mrs.Chenu told us that if we don't want her to get involved to work it out ourself .
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Lesly @i love this blog thing
2/12/2015 01:00:53 pm
I think that this is a good idea because the students learn to work it out them selves and not get the teacher involved. The only time that a teacher should get involved is when the problem gets really bad.So I think that it is also not a good idea because the students can do that all their lives and people can get mad. So it is a good idea and a good idea.
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#CARA@amazing
2/12/2015 01:30:36 pm
Yes, I think restorative justice is better than suspension. You don't learn anything when you are suspended. You just switch to another scool and cause trouble there. Using restorative justice can help because it helps the other person understand why the other person was fighting with him/her. It also helps cause you can talk it out and learn that when you're mad, you don't have to fight with another person. A connection I can make is Peace Path. In our classroom, when we have a fight and can't work it out ourselves, we do Peace Path. It is a good way to understand how others feel.
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#CARA@amazing
2/12/2015 01:31:53 pm
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Aidan
3/8/2015 04:47:15 am
Yes, I think that restorative justice is much better then suspension. when you get suspended you never learn you lesson. It is just cruel that you get suspended and don't learn you lesson. If every school knew about peace path they would learn how to start to work thing out with each other. Sometimes when people get in a argument with each other they don't know to figure out how to solve it.Sometimes when people get in a argument they don't want to get the teacher involved into the argument. For some people it just makes it worst.
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