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What are the negative impacts of adult interference for peer mediation?

I am doing an assignment for a class about peer mediation. I am having a hard time trying to answer the question. It asks, "What are the negative impact of adult interference in peer mediation?" So far I have answered: -teacher interrupts the conversations between the mediators and students who are involved with the problem -teacher may not let the students solve their own problem. Does anyone else have any ideas that could help me? Thanks

Public Comments

1. You should look at articles on studies about this topic. Look at Ask Eric.gov. It is great site to research it.
2. One thing is that a student might not be comfortable sharing information with a teacher, but is with a fellow classmate or friend. If he or she doesn't open up completely, he or she may not be able to be helped as much. Also, the teacher may think lower of the student or treat him or her differently after learning about a situation. It is not fair for a student to be treated badly because of a problem in his or her life. Finally, a student may have a problem with that teacher or another teacher, and would not want the teacher to know for fear of the teacher finding out. - Anonymous
3. The idea behind peer mediation is that a favorable resolution will be easier to reach if the discussion is facilitated by a peer instead of an authority figure. A fellow student is an equal, and the discussion will go a lot more smoothly if punishments and penalties are a non-issue. When a teacher intervenes, then, the whole exercise is pointless.