Defiance Being Respectful and not Defiant is how
Defiance Being Respectful and not Defiant is how Warriors Lead the Way! Think: ● What does the term “defiant” mean? ● How do you react to others when you don’t get your way? ● How can your reaction to not getting your way get you into trouble?
Defiance Definition - a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force. Other ways of being defiant include: ● ● ● Ignoring a teacher and/or staff member of what they are asking you Doing the opposite of what a teacher and/or staff member ask of you Knowing the rules and expectation of GTHS and breaking them anyways ○ An example of defiance are “ I won’t…” statements ■ “I won’t take off my hoodie” ■ “I won’t stop talking” ■ “I won’t keep walking to class” This goes against one of our PBIS Goals of being Respectful when you oppose what an authority force in the school is asking of you. Strive to be Respectful with everyone through forming relationships with them and getting to know the people you interact with at school everyday!
How can I show that I am not being Defiant? When you interact with an authority figure in the school, following the following steps: ● Before the interaction ○ Think about how you can talk to authority figures with respect. Do you talk to your friends like you would talk to your parents/grandparents? ○ Are you doing anything to warrant unwanted attention or get attention in a negative way. ■ Wearing a hoodie will have an authority figure say something to you about removing the hoodie. ■ Be proactive in your response and make sure you are acting in a respectful way. ● ● After the interaction ○ Reflect on the interaction and think about: ■ Could you have interacted with the authority figure differently to produce a different outcome? ■ How would you approach the situation differently next time? ■ Is there something that needs to be discussed with the authority figure before another incident occurs about how you both could work on your relationship? During the interaction ○ Am I being respectful in how I interact with the authority figure? ○ Am I engaging in code-switching, where I use the appropriate language with an authority figure and speak to them differently than my friends and peers? ○ Am I thinking about how to best turn a possible negative situation into a positive interaction with an authority figure?
Situational Examples ● In small groups, take one of the following situational examples and answer the questions that follow: ○ ○ ○ ● A student walking down the hallway with a hood from their hoodie on. A group of students talking at the end of the hallway between class change. A student sleeping during class. A student that refuses to throw their lunch tray away. A student in class that does not want to stop talking. A student that will not put up their headphones during a test. With each situation, answer the following questions: ○ ○ What is the student doing wrong? What would an authority figure say if confronting a student in this situation? How would a student respond in a defiant way to this situation? What would the consequences of their defiant response be? How would a student respond in a respectful way in this situation? What would the consequences of their respectful response be?
Closing The next time you get into a situation with an authority figure, think about the following: ● ● ● How can I be respectful? How can I not be defiant in what the authority figure ask of me? How can I make sure that I do not overreact to authority figures in school? Being Respectful and not Defiant is how Warriors Lead the Way!
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