Forgiveness
Willingness to transcend hostility, work through trauma, and create space for healing.
Dimension Relating — Caring for Others and the World
For me
- Which child do I still meet with last week's conflict in the back of my mind?
- How do I show that a matter is settled for me – and does the class notice?
For my class
- What has to happen for something to be truly settled for you?
- Are you holding something against someone? What would make it easier?
In the classroom
- Close conflicts with repair rather than punishment: what does the person affected need for things to be right again?
- A ritual for starting over: after an argument each side says what they will do differently next time – nobody has to apologise.
Subject links
Ethics & citizenship · Class time · Language arts
Mini-exercise · 5 minutes
Settled
Everyone writes down one thing that still occupies them and decides for themselves: keep it or let it go. The let-go notes are collected unread and disposed of.