NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ726572
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Sep-22
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 45
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Best Wishes for a Peaceful Classroom
Childhood Education, v82 n1 p36-E Fall 2005
Every teacher has one particular wish, and it is usually for a peaceful classroom. This article features several tips for educators on how to have a peaceful classroom. They should plan carefully for their first week. They should write out half-hour segments of what they wish to accomplish. They should introduce a Peace Table, set up near their desk, which provides a place where children can sit and talk out their differences. They should engage children in a class community-building project. They should create a class tradition through reading a peace book (a story that models resolving a conflict peacefully). They should introduce the idea of having a project to help other children both near and far who are not as fortunate as they are. They should talk about the importance of caring for each other--both those in their classroom, so all feel loved and respected, and others less fortunate in their community and in the far corners of the globe. Finally, they should introduce the last step that Peace Educators deem of growing importance--caring for the environment.
Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) Subscriptions, 17904 Georgia Ave., Suite 215, Olney, MD 20832. Web site: http://www.acei.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: N/A