| Example #1: A child says “That’s okay” after a peer accidentally deletes his program. |
| Example #2: A child compliments her peer’s program after he tells her that he thinks her program is “boring”. |
| Example #3: A child says “I’ll try again tomorrow” when his program does not work as he hoped it would. |
Teacher Insights on Practicing Forgiveness
The following excerpts were taken from interviews with teachers who were asked to describe instances in which their students practiced forgiveness, as well as times in which the teacher personally practiced forgiveness while implementing the Coding as Another Language-ScratchJr curriculum.
[Students] being willing to accept that something didn’t go the way you expected, but to dust off, and just forgive yourself and move on.
— Victor, First Grade Teacher
A kid didn’t know anything one day, and he was very upset about that, as he would be, because he’s Type A, and I’d say you need to forgive yourself. Everybody in here is making mistakes, even me, all day long… give yourself grace before anything.
— Elizabeth, First Grade Teacher
Watch Forgiveness in Practice
Adding Cat Back
A child apologizes to her partner for deleting Cat and helps her add Cat back to their project.
Guided Questions for Observation
• How does the child convey forgiveness in the example below? Is forgiveness conveyed implicitly? How so?
It’s Okay
A teacher reassures her student that it’s okay if they’re unsure how to write “Hello” in Hebrew.
Guided Questions for Observation
• How does the teacher express forgiveness?
• How does the teacher’s tone of voice and facial expressions convey forgiveness to the child?