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Re: Strong Personalities
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Kate_Di-@roundrockisd.org
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Oct 02, 2009 08:52 PDT
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At your next meeting you might try setting norms for the meeting. (It's
like setting class rules). All of the kids take turns giving their
thoughts about how the meetings should be run, how to take turns, how to
let the group know when someone wants to speak, etc. Write them all down -
no matter if repetitious. Then have them group all the similar ones
together and give it a name, such as Communication, Taking turns, etc.
Then the group ranks them in order of importance. Take your top 3-5 norms
and they become the group's guidelines.
Make a poster of norms and display at every meeting. At first you may need
to begin each meeting with a review of the norms but eventally just having
them in view will probably work. When someone violates a norm all you have
to say is "remember norm # __. Within a meeting or two, most kids will
comply without a problem.
If that doesn't work for specific kids, you can always ask them to leave
the group. You don't have to take everyone.
Hope this helps.
Kate DiPronio
Librarian
Cedar Valley Middle School
512-428-2321
kate_di-@roundrockisd.org
YART Chair 2009-2010
Michelle Michaud
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roughcounty.org> To
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Hi, All:
Please excuse the cross-posting.
I am new to running a TAG, and I have a bit of a dilemma. Our TAG is
predominantly high schoolers. We have one girl who is an extremely
dominant personality; she speaks for the whole group, talks throughout
the meeting with her friends about whatever she wants to talk about and
is sarcastic and somewhat disrespectful to me. We also have a young man
who likes to play the rebel and mouth off.
I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions/ideas for dealing
with a situation like this? I have some ideas, but I'd like to hear
from people with actual experience.
Thanks!
Michelle Michaud
Jimmie B. Keel Library
Tampa, FL
mich-@hillsboroughcounty.org
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