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7.21.1.6 Ensuring that activities under SEWA for classes 9th to 12th have
Water Conservation as the only theme for the session 2019-20.

7.22 Conflict Resolution in Classrooms:

A teacher will inevitably come across different kinds of conflict situations in class. It
is important for the teacher to be adept at conflict resolution to be able to manage the

classroom well. You will notice that if you do not take care of a conflict as soon as it
germinates, it will escalate rapidly, and then even may go out of control. Conflicts could

range from accusations of petty theft, to bullying, to using possessions of one student
by another, without permission, etc. following is a set of four approaches to conflict

resolution that might be useful in classroom situations. These are taken from an internet
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7.22.1 Role Playing:

Role playing can bring a level of lightness to conflict resolution. When students are placed
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and forces them to look at actions from another point of view.

Role playing also provides insight into where the conflict started. Rather than having
conflicts rise with statements like “Well, how would you like it if I did this to you?” your
students can look at conflict from a more objective standpoint by acting it out.

7.22.2 Tracking:

• As an assignment, have students observe and track various conflicts that they either

witness or are involved in over a period of time. These can be tracked in a journal
and written without specifically identifying other students. The identities are not as

important as the activity they witness and the reaction of those involved.

• Encourage students to be on the lookout for situations where conflict resolution can

help. This will also set a baseline for how severe a problem may be.

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