Respect: Recognizing What We Don't Know

What struck me most from our discussion was how different all of our personal perceptions of how to show and receive respect were. In some cases, people answers were diametrically opposed. So as one person is working hard to show respect to someone else, that person perception is experiencing their behavior as disrespectful. That's illuminating!

We all see the world and process information very differently. We also know one other in only one fairly narrow sense. My take away from our discussion is that any norm of our group would need to be one that takes this diversity into account.

§                * Don’t assume

§                *Be upfront and clear about your needs

§                *Realize you can’t always get what you want

§                *Ask questions/ seek clarity

§                * Give people the benefit of the doubt

Though we are all different, we’ve all signed up for this adventure. I think if we keep our shared goals of becoming effective teachers and raising Newark student achievement in mind that may help us keep the bigger picture in mind and function as a more cohesive unit