Sometimes the restorative thing is to do nothing

I heard a story yesterday that reminded me of another story. The story I heard was witnessed by a student teacher. It is about a pre-schooler, a 4-year old girl who accidentally bumped into one of her classmates. The classmate was distressed, and the girl who bumped in to her apologized. She offered her a [...]

Slow down a minute, there’s lots to do.

It’s tuesday and yesterday I completed three days of training with Dominic Barter in his approach to circle processes. Dominic is a very impressive trainer. He speaks with uncommon clarity and depth of insight. His particular approach to circles was developed in Brazil, where he works with many communities and schools and holds several rather [...]