November 4, 201114 yr A teacher in New York was teaching her class about bullying and gave them the following exercise to perform. She had the children take a piece of paper and told them to crumple it up, stamp on it and really mess it up but do not rip it. Then she had them unfold the paper, smooth it out and look at how scarred and dirty is was. She then told them to tell it they’re sorry. Now even though they said they were sorry and tried to fix the paper, she pointed out all the scars they left behind. And that those scars will never go away no matter how hard they tried to fix it. That is what happens when a child bully’s another child, they may say they’re sorry but the scars are there forever. The looks on the faces of the children in the classroom told her the message hit home. Pass it on or better yet, if you're a parent or a teacher, do it with your child/children.
November 5, 201114 yr Active Members Do you think possibly this story is a bit advanced for children? I know some "adults" that wouldn't "get it", sorry to say. Best regards, RA1
August 23, 201214 yr Speaking of bullying, remember the bus monitor that was bullied by middle school kids? If you recall Karen Klein, she was the bus monitor who was relentlessly bullied by some children before the video went viral. The Internet exploded and raised $700,000 for her. Now she's giving back, donating $100,000 to the start of the Karen Klein Anti-Bullying Foundation.
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