Your Student is Headed Back to In-person Learning - and There May be Things to Fear that Have Nothing to do with COVID-19

A leading mediation expert and international best-selling author cautions that a year of pent-up frustrations; could cause students to blow

MALIBU, CA / ACCESSWIRE / May 19, 2021 / After an unprecedented year of catch-as-catch-can learning, most students will feel a tad behind the eightball, which is expected. That's book-smarts; how about emotional intelligence?

Let's be honest, for some students, not having to face an aggressive and insensitive classmate during online classes has been a blessing. But now kids are back together, where words and actions aren't buffered by fully-present teachers, cyberspace, and muted microphones.

Veera Mahajan, who is at the forefront of dispute resolutions, says it could go one of two ways: students will either come back with an attitude of a clean slate - open to all who are different - or the "mean girl/guy" syndrome will prevail. "I am hopeful that the distance diluted the power of cliques, where groups of children form an alliance to belittle and reign over one another. Unfortunately, the converse may be true - that the time pent-up at home has merely fueled the child's need to take control and dominate."

Mahajan reminds parents that children's brains are not fully developed until their mid-twenties, and that fact impacts their decision-making. The Los Angeles practitioner says Emotional Intelligence is a skill that has to be developed. "Parents don't like to hear it, but if your child is a bully - you must ask yourself; was I the role model?" Mahajan says it can be subtle, an eye-roll, or a negative comment under one's breath. "Children are sponges, and they see their parents as the ultimate teacher. It's sounds cliché, but be the example." She contends parents must set clear examples and guidelines to shepherd youngsters into thoughtful, non-violent interaction.

In addition to her education, Ms. Mahajan brings her personal journey to the table, providing a unique perspective of the victim/abuser psyche and techniques to reign in and redirect negative behavior. "I don't just resolve disputes. I teach students to respect themselves and others so they have better relationships in the future.

Mahajan has more than 15 years as a mediator, and she has proven success. Michael Smith, Principal of Our Lady of Malibu, attests, "We've reduced conflicts and violence by 75% by having Veera as a mediator to resolve bigger disputes." By teaching mediation skills to students, they now have the ability to remedy most of their conflicts with peers and siblings. "Veera doesn't just resolve disputes; she teaches students to respect themselves and others, so they have better relationships in the future."

"In my experience," contends Mahajan," I've discovered that poor communication, unmet expectations, and lack of negotiating skills are at the root of violence. I've developed techniques that allow students and adults to find win-win resolutions through peaceful negotiation."

About Mediator's Way
Veera Mahajan is a certified Interpersonal Mediator with an extensive background in conflict resolution. With a master's degree in Mediation and Dispute Resolution from Straus Institute at Pepperdine Law School, Ms. Mahajan combines those skills with her background in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica to facilitate communication and win-win negotiation and resolution. Through workshops, mediation sessions, and coaching calls, Mediator's Way creates opportunities for peaceful communication and identifies pain points to help their clients save money, time, and important relationships.

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SOURCE: Mediator's Way

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George Floyd will murdered by Policeman Derek Chauvin. Stop making excuses. Start making Changes.

Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck, not for a movie shoot or a photo op but was an actual brutal killing of a man by another man in uniform. The world witnessed George Floyd walking and then then losing his life under the knee if a man who abused the power of his uniform and killed a man publicly in broad day light. What gave him the right, the power, the courage and that confidence that he could do that to another human being. I keep hearing people like Candace Owen who think everyone is calling George Floyd a martyr, a hero a good man when he was a very flawed man and had a mile long criminal record. And they think it is wrong to call him a great man when he wasn’t. They are saying that BLM should not be talking about his death as a BLM agenda. But the facts are he was Black and the guy in the Picture above is White. Protesters are not only talking about BLM, we are also talking about inequality, injustice and police brutality. No one is saying Police only be nice to Blacks and violent to other races including whites. No one is asking for equality in police brutality so the police should be brutal to all races equally, instead The protesters are asking for stopping of police brutality period. Yes, Candace Owen in her Facebook speech (distancing herself from drug infected, criminal blacks) Is clearly not happy with BLM supporters who may be calling George Floyd martyr, I don’t have anything against that. I agree he is not a martyr but It upsets me and I will not accept that a cop could and ever would again kill/hurt another man (any color) in that brutal/ humiliating manner because George Floyd died a horrible death at the hands of a Cop who was in fact white and from the pic above you can see no remorse or caution in his demeanor as he is sitting with his knee on George Floyd’s neck. He showed no regard to Human Life. And I believe the protestors are calling that a final draw because this white cop did kill George in a racially motivated abuse of power. 

Maybe he thought he should get away with it and hopefully he is proven wrong and the death/killing of George Floyd will become the catalyst for an overdue change. Yes, George did not live a good life but still no human being deserves to die his death. George Floyd, in his death is coming to good use for and improvement of humanity so I acknowledge him. How many of all these people who are putting him down and confusing the message have done anything good to uplift another person. I think George was blessed to have his name, his existence to be used for the larger good!! He in his death has hopefully made up for all the wrongs that he did while he was alive. 

I believe that he may not have chosen to be a perfect man while he was alive, the universal goodness chose to use him to invoke the moral goodness in the world. 

There is a higher power that knew more and had a plan for what he came in this world for and I think this was the purpose of George Floyd’s life. He was doing what ever he was doing all his life for 46 years to be available and present in this last moment of his life. He was supposed to lose his life in a way that will wake up the world, and he did. In the end he/his name will become the angel of change. He did not have to do anything for it. He had to be born and be there for dying a brutal death to prove undeniable inequality and injustice. That is what I have to say on the subject. Good or bad, George Floyd will be remembered in history. He is making a difference. What have these complainers done to leave this world in a better place? #georgefloyd🙏🏾 #injustice #inequality #policebrutality