In Class Meeting this week, students discussed honesty. We brainstormed reasons practicing honest can be difficult. Students listed avoiding consequences or not missing out on fun things, protecting a friend, and not being known as "the kid who breaks stuff," which they then agreed is better than being known as "the kid who lies about stuff." We all agreed that telling the truth takes courage when we don't know how the other person will accept it.
We used the game of Jenga as an analogy; every mistake we own up, every time we ask for help, every time we tell the truth, it's like laying a brick of truth in our relationship with a person. It takes awhile to build this trust. On the other hand, even though we can sometimes get away with one or two dishonest moments or bricks removed, all it takes is someone catching us in one lie to crumble the whole tower.
We worked really hard this week to be honest about forgotten homework and speaking up when something is confusing or unclear. In room 36, we want to be known as "those kids who tell the truth."
We used the game of Jenga as an analogy; every mistake we own up, every time we ask for help, every time we tell the truth, it's like laying a brick of truth in our relationship with a person. It takes awhile to build this trust. On the other hand, even though we can sometimes get away with one or two dishonest moments or bricks removed, all it takes is someone catching us in one lie to crumble the whole tower.
We worked really hard this week to be honest about forgotten homework and speaking up when something is confusing or unclear. In room 36, we want to be known as "those kids who tell the truth."
- Monday, September 4th
- Labor Day, NO SCHOOL
- Tuesday, September 5th
- Wednesday, September 6th
- Thursday, September 7th
- Friday, September 8th
- Library Day
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