Restore the Respect

In this episode, I speak with Ondine Gross, the author of Restore the Respect: How to Mediate School Conflicts and Keep Students Learning (Brookes, 2016). Her book outlines how teachers and administrators can implement mediation protocols in their schools. We discuss different approaches to school discipline and their consequences, the components of a successful mediation, and the skills required of effective mediators.

She recommends the following books for listeners interested in her work and our conversation:

• Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria: And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum
• Black Males and Racism: Improving the Schooling and Life Chances of African Americans by Terence Fitzgerald
• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Maslish

Listen to the interview on New Books in Education.