I think norms are a powerful thing to discuss with students at the beginning of the year. If the conversation to craft them is truly open-minded and they feel their voice is heard then they can be powerful tools. While there are situations where teacher-crafted norms are received positively, I believe the process in crafting these is actually more useful in the long run. I'm glad to have crafted these with my students and will continue to refer to them as much as possible.
Each year I teach new students I try to make sure their thoughts are incorporated in the workings of daily class life. This year that meant a circle-based conversation in which we had students check in with each other, write down how they thought class should run, and then decide together on five norms that overlapped in such a way that they could all agree on them. While there were some concerns here and there overall students in my 8th period class said they would adhere or strive towards the norms written below.
I think norms are a powerful thing to discuss with students at the beginning of the year. If the conversation to craft them is truly open-minded and they feel their voice is heard then they can be powerful tools. While there are situations where teacher-crafted norms are received positively, I believe the process in crafting these is actually more useful in the long run. I'm glad to have crafted these with my students and will continue to refer to them as much as possible.
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March 2022
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