I wouldn't want this guy within a mile of any elementary school.

[patrice]

8. I don't like it being an "oath", but I think it is useful and honest for all of us to clarify the

terms of our relationships to one another, in order to seek agreement and/or some degree of adaptation. Our culture has become way too devious about all of that, people avoid taking a personal stand in almost every way possible, so children KNOW very intimately just how arbitrary everything is and become more and more manipulative, just like their parents. In classrooms, clarity contributes to discussion and group processing and that's a good thing, especially as it creates opportunities for children to model for themselves how choices are made and also opportunities for teachers to avoid more punitive responses.