Bianca+Lopez

Quotes: "It's not where you start; It's where you finish that counts."- Zig Ziglar Why it spoke to me: Because this quote is very true. If you want to get somewhere in life you have to go for it, not just wait for it to come to you. New goals: 1) Eat healthier Plan: ~step 1: stop going to fast food ~step 2: stop eating junk food a little by a little ~step 3: start eating healthier food like salads ~step 4: start working out again ~step 5: make healthy habits

Peer Mediation Contract

Bianca Lopez Period 4 1-13-11 Two boys were found ditching class and were accused of stealing an ipod from a backback sitting against the wall. How would you handle this situation? (The boy was sent to the office.)

The first thing i would do is meet with the person who got their ipod stolen. I would ask him/her if he/she knew the people that “stole” the ipod. If not I would not involve him in this situation but if yes and he/she has had problem with these 2 boys I would ask him/her to get involved with the situation.

The next step I would do is bring both boys in. But I would talk to them one by one at different times so I could get both sides of the story. When I do this I would introduce myself to them and tell them what a peer mentor is and finally I would tell them that this was confidential. Once I get both sides of the story I would bring them in together. I would tell them that they have 2 options; one is to not cooperate and go start to the principle or two, cooperate and try to fix this issue.

The questions I would ask are, “Why they ditched?” “Why they stole an ipod?” “If they have any problems with the person they stole the ipod from?” After they answer these question I would tell them to give the ipod back and not to ditch again. If they have deeper issues then I would talk to them even more but if they did this out of boredom then it would be a different situation.

Finally, I would tell them to sign a contract that is fair and saying if this situation would ever to occur again then there would be consequences.







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