Conflict Management and Resolution: Mon Period 4 - Class # 6 - Feb 12

[dr-jwilsonmd.livejournal.com]

There were no treats today, woe and Wilson stood in front of the desk looking more pensive and withdrawn than was his usual attitude but plotting a trip to the Underworld when you were already one short step up from being a demon snack on a regular basis could mess with a guy’s mood.

As the students came in and settled down in to class, Wilson looked up and managed a half smile before he pushed away from the desk and grabbed a stack of handouts.

“Good morning.”

Walking through the rows, he laid out the handouts.



Lecture:

“Today we’re going to be discussing Mediation. Now I don’t want to spend all our time taking notes, so I’ve worked up this handout for you so you can follow along while I hit the highlights but please be aware that all of this material has the potential to show up on your next test.”

Never hurt to give that warning!

“Okay, let’s all start at the top.”

Flipping on the overhead, Wilson began to work his way through the various sections on the handout. He gave particular emphasis to the mediation process but also paused to touch on making a career out of being a mediator and also the ethical responsibilities of being a mediator. As he’d warned he powered through the information so that there was plenty of time left for the class exercise.

Class Activity:

“All right so, today we’re going to get some practice in at being a mediator. I’ve broken you all in to groups of three, two sides of a conflict and a mediator. You can choose within your group who gets to be the mediator but I want an essay from all three of you about what sort of challenges the mediator faced and how they resolved the conflict. Everybody clear on that? Okay, here are your groups.”

[ooc: I know we all have varying amounts of availability. If you don’t have all three members of your group being active, try to focus on the mediator RP side of things. You all have all week to fiddle with this. :)]

Group 1
Blair
Teddy
Marie

Group 2
Pippi
Lana
Tyler

Group 3
Jim
Haruhi
Naomi

Group 4
Tori
Conner
Layla

Group 5
Annette
Peter
Summer

Group 6
Elizabeth
Luke
Dr. Wilson

[ooc: Please wait for the ever The wildly popular group the OCD threads are in dah house! Class is in session, have at.]

Comments

Re: Class Activity - Group 2: Pippi, Lana, Tyler

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler rolled his eyes a little, and checked for Pippi before declaring whether he was anti-flower or the mediator.

Re: Class Activity - Group 2: Pippi, Lana, Tyler

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Tyler, how do you feel about flowers?"

Re: Class Activity - Group 2: Pippi, Lana, Tyler

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"They're evil," Tyler said. "They cause allergies, they distract drivers, and they waste state resources. They should be mowed down."

Re: Class Activity - Group 2: Pippi, Lana, Tyler

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"So you don't think flowers should be planted along the highway?"

Re: Class Activity - Group 2: Pippi, Lana, Tyler

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"No," Tyler said decisively. "If people want to see them, they can plant them in their own yards."

Re: Class Activity - Group 2: Pippi, Lana, Tyler

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi waited to hear how Lana was going to react to that.

Re: Class Activity - Group 2: Pippi, Lana, Tyler

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"It's far more cost effective to plant wildflowers along the sides of highways. Besides the obvious beauty of flowers over trash and weeds, it reduces time and labor spent in mowing those areas and, since the wildflowers they plant are perennials, it only needs to be done once to result in years of no-cost beauty with low maintenance."

Re: Class Activity - Group 2: Pippi, Lana, Tyler

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"That sounds very well thought out Lana."

Re: Class Activity - Group 2: Pippi, Lana, Tyler

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"If you buy her financial reasoning," Tyler said. "Even perennial flowers will need to be weeded to keep the effect up -- which is far more manpower than simple mowing -- and what happens if there's a drought? Is the state going to go out and water them? That's an expense that doesn't exist with, say, wood chips or rock arrangements. And 'beauty' is highly subjective; people with allergies might not find flowers so enjoyable."