In classroom guidance this week 7th grade students are
discussing anger management. Students
often brag they have “anger management issues” without understanding what this
type of behavior says about them or their level of maturity. The lesson focuses on exercising self-control
even when they have a legitimate reason to be upset.
Students are given five principles for conflict management
(see below) then apply those principles in age related case scenarios.
1. Remember anger is one letter short of danger. People say or do things when they are angry
they quickly regret. Be careful with
losing your temper so it doesn’t take you someplace you don’t want to go.
2. Make sure you have
all the information. We get upset
because we assume information we don’t have only to later realize we didn’t know all the facts.
3. Find the real
reason. Most of the time when we get
angry we think it’s because of one reason, but as we look closer we realize
there was something deeper happening under the surface.
4. Focus on the
problem instead of the person. No
conflict situation ever improves when we make it personal
5. Determine what the
desired outcome is and what you want to happen.
Focus on finding a solution, not venting anger.
