Getting Along
Getting Along means working well with teachers and classmates, resolving disagreements peacefully, following the rules of the classroom and making positive contributions to school, home and the community including protecting the rights of others and looking after the environment. Examples of getting along behavior are being helpful when working in a group, listening and not interrupting when someone else is speaking, talking rather than fighting when someone acts unfairly, not breaking classroom rules, helping others in need, volunteering for a worthy causes and cleaning up the environment.
Positive Habits of the Mind that help develop Getting Along behavior in a young person include:
• Being Tolerant of Others- accepting that everyone acts unfairly towards others some of the time, and not making overall judgments of people's character ("good person," "bad person") based on their differences or behavior.
• Thinking First- thinking that when someone treats me badly I need to think about different ways I can react, the consequences of each, and the impact of my actions on the other person's feelings.
• Playing by the Rules- thinking that by following important school and home rules, I will live in a better world where everyone's rights are protected.
• Social Responsibility- thinking that it's important to be caring, to try hard to do my best, to be fair to others, to make sure that everyone has the freedom to say what they think and feel without fear, to be honest and tell the truth, to have integrity by making sure that I do what I say I am going to do, to respect others and have nice manners, to act responsibly by making good choices, sorting out problems without fighting, caring about nature and other living things, and to be understanding and including others who are different.
Positive Habits of the Mind that help develop Getting Along behavior in a young person include:
• Being Tolerant of Others- accepting that everyone acts unfairly towards others some of the time, and not making overall judgments of people's character ("good person," "bad person") based on their differences or behavior.
• Thinking First- thinking that when someone treats me badly I need to think about different ways I can react, the consequences of each, and the impact of my actions on the other person's feelings.
• Playing by the Rules- thinking that by following important school and home rules, I will live in a better world where everyone's rights are protected.
• Social Responsibility- thinking that it's important to be caring, to try hard to do my best, to be fair to others, to make sure that everyone has the freedom to say what they think and feel without fear, to be honest and tell the truth, to have integrity by making sure that I do what I say I am going to do, to respect others and have nice manners, to act responsibly by making good choices, sorting out problems without fighting, caring about nature and other living things, and to be understanding and including others who are different.