Discussion Topics for the Classroom, Based on the "Circle of Courage" Philosophy

Revised Edition: LukivPress (Victoria, BC), 2021.

Previously published as "Circle of Courage"-Socio-Emotional Discussion Groups (McNaughton Education Centre Quesnel, BC], 2006).

Introduction

This discussion-based program focusses on 23 socio-emotional topics. These topics spring from premises of the "Circle of Courage" in terms of generosity, mastery, independence, and belonging. Resources: 1) students' opinions and experiences, 2) teacher's knowledge of the intra- and inter-personal implications of "Circle of Courage," and 3) the following textbook: Brendtro, L., & du Toit, L. (2005). Response Ability Pathways. Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa: preText.

For each of 23 weeks, students construct a class web that they daily add information to, based on the discussion topic of the week.

The author

Dan Lukiv is a poet, novelist, columnist, short story and article writer, and independent education researcher (hermeneutic phenomenology). His creative writing has appeared in 19 countries. Recently, he has been experimenting with temporal shifts and narrative strings in his haiku and senryu.