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If there is such thing at your school, how does your school do it?

EDIT: Doesn't need to be school, can be your workplace too.

Why I'm asking?

Well I'm the 'most respected' Peer Mediator (I think)(well that's because I've known the peer mediator coordinator since grade 3) at my school, and we just started this year, and we just had our first unofficial trial for recess, and it turns out to be horrible! My grade 5 partner and I were being bombarded with people asking stupid things that they know we cant deal with, and we couldn't keep the confidentiality because their friends keep coming around. But on the other hand,  my friends are tackling me from behind, and I cant even keep track of what they're talking about!!!

Help s'il vous plaît et merci!

EDIT: What's the difference between peer mediation and mediation?

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Originally posted by Wikipedia
Mediation can also be employed to reduce or prevent violence in sports and in schools. Using peers as mediators is a process known as “peer mediation” This process highlighted by (Charlton, 2000, p.5) is a popular way of handling conflicts and preventing violence in primary schools, high schools and sporting activities. Schools adopting this process often recruit and train students interested in being peer.

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I use to have these at my primary school, luckily i avoided them
The only thing i have close to that at my current school is prefects -- the "mini-dinner lady" types

err, wtf is peer meditation? =/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_mediation

Use Wikipedia!

MODS: I think we need a Wikipedia smilie.

i know what regular meditation is... but peer meditation? at school? never heard of that....

Its basically the same thing, but its your schoolmates that you mediate, rather than some 40 year-old virgin.

that is just retarted imo

your school phails

Most schools in Australia are starting to make classes where the students do peer mediation. I think it is a good idea. It lets you forget everything that is going on for a while and it relieves stress.

that wikipedia entry was far too epic for me to even bother reading at midnight