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A Letter to Parents
By Joel Hollingsworth, Principal
Selah Junior High School
Selah, Washington
We
use four levels of social
development to help us teach
our students how to succeed
at school and in life.
These following first two
levels are NOT acceptable.
Anarchy is the
absence of order and is
characterized by chaos.
Next is
bullying
or bossing which is
characterized by bothering or
bossing others and breaks our
standards at school.
The
following top two levels are
both acceptable.
Cooperation is
when a person is considerate and
complies with requests, but the
motivation is external—either
from peers or adults.
Democracy is the
highest level on the hierarchy
and our goal for all students.
This level is characterized by
self-discipline, initiative,
and displaying
responsibility. On this
level, a person's motivation
is internal.
We believe that by teaching
these levels, we are encouraging
students to
learn how to make responsible
choices
as well as supporting the
goals of our school, community,
and nation.
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The hierarchy is used in homes
and schools with people of all
ages—pre-kindergarten to
adults.
It is described in detail
at
Hierarchy of Social Development.
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