Return to TWO minutes times TEN days: a principal’s plan to boost attendance

#6 Ask great questions

Restorative Questions

What happened? • What were you thinking at the time? • What have you thought about since? • Who has been affected by what you did? • In what way? • What do you think you need to do to make things right?Restorative Questions for someone affected by the actions/impacts of another

What did you think when you realized what had happened? • What impact has this incident had on you and others? • What has been the hardest thing for you? • What do you think needs to happen to make things right?

  1. Try out and use these Restorative Questions  when things go wrong or things aren’t working out right  .
    • What happened? • What were you thinking at the time? • What have you thought about since? • Who has been affected by what you did? • In what way? • What do you think you need to do to make things right?
    • Restorative Questions for someone affected by the actions/impacts of another
    • What did you think when you realized what had happened? • What impact has this incident had on you and others? • What has been the hardest thing for you? • What do you think needs to happen to make things right?
  2. Try out these phrases and Rumble Language from Brene Brown – phrases to help you stay curious
    • I’m curious about… Tell me more…That’s not my experience…I’m wondering…Help me understand…Walk me through that…What’s your passion around this…Tell me why this doesn’t fit/work for you...
  3. Use at least 1 of these restorative questions or rumble language phrases with each student or adult on your “mylist”.
  4. Here are some additional versions of questions that you can “try on” to see how they fit for you:

Restorative Classroom Practice – a short pdf from Belinda Hopkins

Questions from belinda hopkins copy.pdf

Grounded Confidence = Rumble Skills + Curiosity + Practice by Brene Brown