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Conflict is not fun, but does not have to feel horrific. Conflict is an essential element of a healthy community, but when we do not have skills to manage the myriad of emotions conflict brings up in ourselves or others, it is easy to want to hide from it. It feels easier to not mention that a situation made you feel uncomfortable, to not tell a teacher a comment they made in class hurt your feelings, to not tell a friend they crossed an important boundary, to deny that something has you feeling vulnerable. However, that desire to avoid creates toxicity that make our communities sick. We avoid conflict because we fear that our emotions will get the better of us, which is valid.

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People trying things, people avoiding things, people being scared of things, people being mad about things, people learning things, people managing relationships, people making things, people being REALLY vulnerable with varying degrees of success. In order for all this humanness to happen, and, dare I say flourish, we have to prioritize the emotional well being of all community members. If we (and I mean ALL- teachers-admin-parents-students) agree to try using dignity as our way of seeing ourselves and others, the emotional lives of others are always at the forefront.

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Understanding dignity has transformed my teaching, made my classrooms healthier, and brought more people on board to share my sense of urgency around the emotional lives of teens.

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Dignity must be built day by day in an environment of values and goals, both personal and corporate, in order to live together in an effective and affective manner.

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Dignity of labor is the philosophy that all types of jobs are equally respected, and no occupation is considered superior and no job should be discriminated against for any reason.

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How would your classroom practice, curriculum delivery/content and teaching strategies uphold the dignity of even the most challenged student?
showing the knowledge in a way that everyone understands, placed in situations appropriate to the age of the children.

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In your classroom, would you make evident the fundamental dignity of the human person? Explain your answer.
Of course, always from a minor perspective, but when it comes to living together, the dignity and values of the person are present.

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How might students interpret your attitude about their value as individuals?
Depending on how I make my attitude known, I will of course always create an atmosphere of good attitudes both inside and outside the classroom with my students.