Establishing Ground Rules
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Establishing Ground Rules
The establishment of ground rules whether written or not can be traced back through millennia, to the living of civilisations before the onset of written languages and the structure of speech.
Humans (in this case man/woman) have lived by ‘ground rules’ that have been passed from generation to generation, improved upon and enforced with vigour. Established groups of people living in caves adopted ways of existing as communities with established individual responsibilities, from hunting for food, sharing the spoils of the hunt, looking out and warning of danger to the group in relation to predator animal or any other things that posed a threat to the group. None of the rules were in written form. The same can be said for the animal kingdom, rules of the pack or pride, enforced by the pack on each other, and overseen by the pack leader, all are forms of ground rules.
In modern society the rules by which we live our lives range from our family values which rule how we live our lives, requirements of our jobs in relation to working time, health and safety etc. in fact all our lives follow a list of rules meant to provide security and structure. These are also ground rules in one form or another.
In the teaching of students the establishment of ground rules are an essential part of the process of creating the learning environment. The setting out as tohow as a group, thestudents will conduct themselves, the way in which they will act or behave, not just as a group but as individuals within the setting of the learning environment. Ground rules often fall into separate categories, therequirements of the learning establishment, rules that areimposed andthose that can benegotiated.
The first category establishment requirements are based on the requirements of the learning establishment. These rules can range from course entry requirements and structure, use of resources, opening times through to fire evacuation etc. These are none...
The establishment of ground rules whether written or not can be traced back through millennia, to the living of civilisations before the onset of written languages and the structure of speech.
Humans (in this case man/woman) have lived by ‘ground rules’ that have been passed from generation to generation, improved upon and enforced with vigour. Established groups of people living in caves adopted ways of existing as communities with established individual responsibilities, from hunting for food, sharing the spoils of the hunt, looking out and warning of danger to the group in relation to predator animal or any other things that posed a threat to the group. None of the rules were in written form. The same can be said for the animal kingdom, rules of the pack or pride, enforced by the pack on each other, and overseen by the pack leader, all are forms of ground rules.
In modern society the rules by which we live our lives range from our family values which rule how we live our lives, requirements of our jobs in relation to working time, health and safety etc. in fact all our lives follow a list of rules meant to provide security and structure. These are also ground rules in one form or another.
In the teaching of students the establishment of ground rules are an essential part of the process of creating the learning environment. The setting out as tohow as a group, thestudents will conduct themselves, the way in which they will act or behave, not just as a group but as individuals within the setting of the learning environment. Ground rules often fall into separate categories, therequirements of the learning establishment, rules that areimposed andthose that can benegotiated.
The first category establishment requirements are based on the requirements of the learning establishment. These rules can range from course entry requirements and structure, use of resources, opening times through to fire evacuation etc. These are none...