About Dr. Nikki Chamblee: She has been an educator for 19+ years and is licensed in New York and Texas in the areas of English Language Arts, Special Education, and English as a second language.  She has received extensive training in restorative practices including a graduate certificate, She currently provides training as a restorative practices instructor. From 2017 to 2020, she has started her career as an english teacher and restorative discipline coordinator for a local school district. She then became the restorative practices coordinator for a neighboring district in 2021 when she returned to that district. She is one of the restorative practices coordinator for the district that leads the district and all the practices as it relates to restorative discipline. 

 

In this episode Dr. Gaye Lang and Dr. Nikki Chamblee discuss:

• What tolerance really is 
• Educating people about tolerance 
• Genuine tolerance versus forced 
• Benefits of tolerance in the workplace 

 

Key Takeaways: 

• Tolerance is more than just saying “I tolerate you”, it’s all about caring for that other person and making them really feel that you want them to feel like they belong in your space. 
• When educating people about tolerance in events where people were told to come, be prepared to give them points they could walk away with. Give ideas on what they can do after that relates to what they are already doing. 
• People can sense the difference between being genuine or forced. Changing outward behaviors is not enough, one must really work on themselves and embody the idea that people deserve to be accepted. 
• If you need a practical reason to practice and encourage tolerance in the workplace, then know that when people feel accepted and valued for who they are - when they feel like they belong, they are able to perform their tasks better.

 

“When I think about this idea of training and tolerance, I think it’s important because in every interaction you wanna honor human dignity...we also train with the idea and understanding that we have different people in front of us and we’re different people and so we wanna model what we want people to walk away in the training that we’re conducting. ” - Dr. Nikki Chamblee

 

Connect with Dr. Nikki Chamblee:

Phone: 682-325-9324

 

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KEY WORDS: 

Diversity, inclusion, equity, tolerance, racism, bias, implicit bias, and explicit bias.  

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

 

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