Category Archives: Safe Teen Driving Circles

Doing justice for Restorative Justice is not what to think, but how.

This article in Harvard Business Review, the author shares some success in sharing HOW to think, not WHAT to think.  Boom, in my brain, that is why I blog, to help people with Restorative Justice and Circles, and to provide

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Lesson plan for drivers, Restorative Justice and texting while driving.

A quick teaching tool that has two lessons, the importance of not texting while driving, and the philosophies of Restorative Justice. I showed this video to a group of students, and below the video is a discussion outline you can

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Final reflections in Circle, the juicy fruit! Relationships juicy fruit, not the gum.

I don’t mean juicy fruit gum, I mean the fruit that you get, because you planted some seeds.  A Circle is an amazing event.  I LOVE the process.  I start it the moment people enter the Restorative Justice Center, “Hi,

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Personal, professional, private, public why it should all be one.

I have always supported the notion that as people we should be congruent between work and home.  We should hold values that reflect how we are with family and with coworkers.  We should consistently treat people well regardless of the

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It takes courage to participate in Restorative Justice Circles.

What is your character? It’s the only thing you really own.  It can’t be taken from you.  Things that test it, only make you stronger.  People that push you, hurt you, challenge you can be a gift when you allow

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Walk for Awareness, July 31st River Falls, Wisconsin

Did you know in the US, 11 teens die a DAY in traffic crashes. 87% of teens admit to speeding. 67% of teens in crashes were NOT buckled up. 60% of fatal crashes in WI, involved alcohol. 88% of teen cell

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Used as guidelines, relationships values promote Restorative Circle connections.

I started saving the paper plates in 2007.  Someday, I was going to summarize all the values, written on them.  I’ve been trying to let go of my plate stack for over a year and a half.  I even started

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Teacher: “I didn’t know half those stories”!

The power of a restorative justice circle is amazing.  Simply amazing. In a Safe Teen Driving Circle, students are facing each other, they contribute values to the center, they share who they thought of to pick their value.  Each voice

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Gripping story of teen drinking and driving . . . another lesson.

The Door County Wisconsin Sheriff’s Department and local coalition produced this video, the story of Karen and Amanda.  It’s real and it hits me because I work with situations like this at SCVRJP.  I help speakers like the ones in this

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Update on the question: what do you know alot about and how did you get to know it

I mentioned the getting acquainted question in this post.  I gave it a try and was really impressed with how it worked.  Once again the Circle process did not fail me. It was cute to see the person wearing a

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