1. Skyler says:

   December 18, 2012 at 5:47 pm

   This sounds like such a great idea. I love how it encourages students to work it out themselves. This gives the students independence and respect. I’m wondering how it would look in just one individual classroom? Because I would love to have this option for my students in my future classroom.

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2. Kate says:

   December 21, 2012 at 2:46 am

   You can absolutely start a peer mediation program in just your classroom! In the beginning, this means that you’ll only be able to use peer mediation to address conflicts between students in your room, but if it works well in your class, you can bet that other teachers and the administrators may notice (and if they don’t – share your success with them!). Good luck!

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3. Shayla Jackson says:

   March 14, 2013 at 4:52 am

   I love this idea of peer mediation. I feel like this will get issues resolve more verses than students telling the teacher, I feel as if students would express the issue more to their peers.

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   • Kate says:

     March 14, 2013 at 11:55 am

     That is a good observation. “Peer” is definitely a key word here. Children have an ability to help other in children in ways that adults can’t. But the peer mediators always need to know that an adult is available when needed, and an adult should always monitor the program closely.

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