Your analysis of the situation and the way you handled it both match my own ethical perspective, for what it's worth. As for rebuking the children publicly, I think it was best that you did. If you noticed the exchange, it's certain that the other children did as well, and also quite probable that they'd have talked about it later. You used the situation as a teaching opportunity, and gave the children a context for dealing with it. That's not the same as simply telling someone off publicly.
What's really impressive to me is that you had the sensitivity to notice that the third child's reaction was different than usual and to follow up appropriately.
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Date: 2007-09-30 10:04 pm (UTC)Your analysis of the situation and the way you handled it both match my own ethical perspective, for what it's worth. As for rebuking the children publicly, I think it was best that you did. If you noticed the exchange, it's certain that the other children did as well, and also quite probable that they'd have talked about it later. You used the situation as a teaching opportunity, and gave the children a context for dealing with it. That's not the same as simply telling someone off publicly.
What's really impressive to me is that you had the sensitivity to notice that the third child's reaction was different than usual and to follow up appropriately.