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more about #schools EdenMoore: The crap that kids pull in school would get them fired in the workplace (or sued if they're managers or owners). As far as I'm concerned chronic bull... more » Ginmar Rienne: Well, I'm reminded of the stuff going on in the Venus Williams thread: "No big deal. She shouldn't have tattled. If anybody felt threatened, they were... more » brokenscope: I was bullied from late elementary school until late 7th grade. Some verbal mostly physical. I was awkward, fat, and friendless. School didn't do any... more » angryyoungwoman: I was bullied from first through sixth grade. When I was six, I had to have brain surgery, so I was the bald girl. I got hell for it. The kids woul... more » BytheSea: I think the cutting funding is a good idea, but the administration makes it clear that it's the kids' fault. It's like this: the problem with bullying... more » AnotherJenn: This American Life recently had a segment with a Kindergarten teacher who wrote a book about her experience with making the rule "you can't say, 'you ... more » Raised-byHeathens: I know I'll be relentlessly ripped apart by this- but is bullying really THAT much worse? I was teased, bullied and physically harassed in elementary ... more » SantayaniGanymede: I'm a bit surprised this article doesn't mention the fact that some of the students who are most often picked on are targeted because of their perceiv... more » Sarah Dove: Speaking as a teacher I want to say this: yes, we should take bullying seriously at school, address it in health/civics/whichever classes are appropri... more » tiredfairy: There seem to be multiple issues at work here. Which makes sense, bullying is more complicated than a lot of people like to think. I would really dis... more » CynicalPink: My life was made a living hell for two years by a boy in 3rd and 4th grade. He threatened me every day, drawing violent pictures, one time even shovin... more » CollegeCamel: I went to an all-girls school for middle and high school, which was a blessing and a curse. The teachers and administration were helpful, but in a rea... more » DaisyGamble: I was bullied all through school. it screwed with my self esteem, it contributed to me dropping out of HS, and i will never forget it. That being said... more » Lizard in the Wires - Please, call it hamburger time.: The British Television Advertising Awards a few years ago had an AMAZING anti-bullying PSA. It was simply adults in an office building doing what ki... more » jenny_dreadful: So what happens to the bullies? I was never a bully, and I don't really know anyone who was. I know not all of them remained shitty people up to adult... more » The Plain People of Ireland (formerly cheerfulp is always...): I was bullied every day for three years. I got chased home from school, I got beaten up, I got tripped, I had my possessions taken and destroyed, I ha... more » Casquivana: There's always going to be bullying, teasing and mocking among kids. It's part of human nature to engage in such nasty behaviors (I'm one of those peo... more » andromache: I was bullied quite a bit, especially in elementary school. I can't even imagine what it's like now, with the internet and cell phones as tools to en... more » Kristinkles Ingabogovinanana: If I were a student witnessing bullying I would be afraid to stand up - what if I were next? This is obviously a selfish and cowardly way to address t... more » Ailatan: A friend of mine told me about her young sister being mocked all the time because she was overweight, it didn't stop if she reported it to school auth... more » -
#bullypulpit
Can Bullying Really Be Stopped?
An Associated Press review of anti-bullying laws across the nation revealed they are largely ineffective. Several recent child suicides have spurred a push for stronger laws, but is it possible to police something that can be as subtle as eye-rolling? More » -
#linesofquestioning
How Gardening Could Save Detroit: Amanda Rosman, Urban Education Pioneer
Amanda Rosman, 33, is a single mom living in Detroit with her 5-year-old son Ajani. She's taught in the Detroit Public Schools, a Catholic school and a charter school, but her main project now is starting a revolutionary elementary school.
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#grouphug
Happy Cinco De Mayo
Awesome detail from Michelle Obama's Montessori visit yesterday: "At one point she was in the midst of a hugging pileup." More - including a transcript with kid cuteness - here: [Huffington Post] -
#stateschool
Children's Crusade: New Policy Gets 'Em While They're Young
In Britain, a new program has teachers reporting students to anti-terror cops. What could possibly go wrong? More »
