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seandcThis article was posted by Steven over on TrekBBS, but I thought it bore repeating here.
Teacher under scrutiny for turning tables on tormentors
Last Updated Mar 16 2005 06:16 PM CST
WINNIPEG – Some parents in Langruth are questioning one teacher's approach to disciplining a group of students who were accused of bullying.
After some boys at Langruth Elementary School taunted another child, they were forced to wear hockey helmets bearing slogans including "Loser" and "I'm stupid. I bully" for most of the day.
The children, who don't deny they were harassing the other boy, were then subjected to taunts from other children during a role-playing exercise. They were also told to clean floors in the school.
...
"I'm not saying my kid's a saint and, like, if there's discipline in school, discipline the kid. But don't humiliate the kid in front of the rest of the students," says Strong. "When a kid comes home and walks through the door and suddenly breaks down, then something's wrong."
Me:
Yes! Teacher of the year, in my opinion.
Nothing more than the little bastards deserved, in my reckoning. As for the parents moaning about their poor widdle dahlings coming home humiliated for one single day, how do they think the other kids feel having gone through this for perhaps years? Perhaps they should be made to take off their blinkers for once.
...
Bullies don't give a shit about this stuff (sessions about empathy and the badness of bullying), they'll pay lip-service if quizzed immediately after, but they're just seeing it as time off normal class. The only way to make a bully understand just what effect they have is to humiliate them in return. A day is a start...
...
When they could be bothered doing anything, the teachers would get an apology from the other kids, and everything would be "hunky dory oh look how well the entire school gets along" again. Yeah, I could tell just how remorseful those apologies were. And again, right back to it as soon as teacher's back was turned.
...
Oh yes, the grand cure for bullies when I was in school. "Just ignore them and they'll soon stop."
These days, all the schools in our state system have to have "behaviour management policies". The kit suggests a page to have the bullies fill in - what they're doing, why, what that's causing, what can they do differently in the future. All well and good (for all the good it'll do [/cynic]).
However, these kits also have sheets for the bullied, and about what they can do differently to stop this happening again. Not so well and good. Because someone decides to be a jerk, the target has to change?!
Similar humiliation to what they dish out is the only thing bullies will understand. Or rather, pay attention to. And they deserve every bit of it.
Um, yeah, I might be a little bit vengeful... it's an emotive issue for me.
Well, I'm on leave for the next week - don't go back until after Easter. My computer will be pleased - yes, it's getting kicked while living under my desk. Jury's still out on the matter of the front partitions - they are being lowered, but minds keep getting changed about how much lower and how it will look. Hopefully the issues of the look of things will be resolved without anyone trying to make signs with a labelmaker. It's funny how reluctant people are to ring bells left on front desks. It's funnier to egg them on. ;)
I was going to do the "Irish Name" meme, but, well... Sean... hello! :D
Yes, I've always been just like a computer thinking of such things...
*distracts everyone before they think of Holly...*
When you are depressed, you are completely
depressed. You feel alone and isolated, and
maybe like you can't relate to anyone. The
world doesn't affect you because you have no
oppinion of it. You're in a dangerous state.
As far as your personality goes, you're probably
the type seen staring into space, maybe deep in
thought or completely lacking thought. You are
very serious about the things you do and say,
unless you try to hide your true state. If this
is the case, you are perhaps hyper and
non-commital.
How Deep is your Depression?
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Now, wishing that all the same kinds of mineral water available in the newsagents/lunchbars were also available in the big bottles in stores - the orange/guava one was nice...
Teacher under scrutiny for turning tables on tormentors
Last Updated Mar 16 2005 06:16 PM CST
WINNIPEG – Some parents in Langruth are questioning one teacher's approach to disciplining a group of students who were accused of bullying.
After some boys at Langruth Elementary School taunted another child, they were forced to wear hockey helmets bearing slogans including "Loser" and "I'm stupid. I bully" for most of the day.
The children, who don't deny they were harassing the other boy, were then subjected to taunts from other children during a role-playing exercise. They were also told to clean floors in the school.
...
"I'm not saying my kid's a saint and, like, if there's discipline in school, discipline the kid. But don't humiliate the kid in front of the rest of the students," says Strong. "When a kid comes home and walks through the door and suddenly breaks down, then something's wrong."
Me:
Yes! Teacher of the year, in my opinion.
Nothing more than the little bastards deserved, in my reckoning. As for the parents moaning about their poor widdle dahlings coming home humiliated for one single day, how do they think the other kids feel having gone through this for perhaps years? Perhaps they should be made to take off their blinkers for once.
...
Bullies don't give a shit about this stuff (sessions about empathy and the badness of bullying), they'll pay lip-service if quizzed immediately after, but they're just seeing it as time off normal class. The only way to make a bully understand just what effect they have is to humiliate them in return. A day is a start...
...
When they could be bothered doing anything, the teachers would get an apology from the other kids, and everything would be "hunky dory oh look how well the entire school gets along" again. Yeah, I could tell just how remorseful those apologies were. And again, right back to it as soon as teacher's back was turned.
...
Oh yes, the grand cure for bullies when I was in school. "Just ignore them and they'll soon stop."
These days, all the schools in our state system have to have "behaviour management policies". The kit suggests a page to have the bullies fill in - what they're doing, why, what that's causing, what can they do differently in the future. All well and good (for all the good it'll do [/cynic]).
However, these kits also have sheets for the bullied, and about what they can do differently to stop this happening again. Not so well and good. Because someone decides to be a jerk, the target has to change?!
Similar humiliation to what they dish out is the only thing bullies will understand. Or rather, pay attention to. And they deserve every bit of it.
Um, yeah, I might be a little bit vengeful... it's an emotive issue for me.
Well, I'm on leave for the next week - don't go back until after Easter. My computer will be pleased - yes, it's getting kicked while living under my desk. Jury's still out on the matter of the front partitions - they are being lowered, but minds keep getting changed about how much lower and how it will look. Hopefully the issues of the look of things will be resolved without anyone trying to make signs with a labelmaker. It's funny how reluctant people are to ring bells left on front desks. It's funnier to egg them on. ;)
I was going to do the "Irish Name" meme, but, well... Sean... hello! :D
| Unicorn You scored 40% Esotericism, 24% Power, and 24% Malevolence! |
The unicorn is a legendary animal. It is usually portrayed as a slender, white horse with a spiraling horn on its forehead, although its appearance and behavior differs, depending on the location. In the west it was usually considered wild and untamable, while in the Orient it was peaceful, meek and thought to be the bringer of good luck. There it is usually depicted as a goat-like creature, with cloven hooves and a beard. In Japan it is called Kirin, and in China Ki-lin. The word "unicorn" is based on the Hebrew word re'em ("horn"), in early versions of the Old Testament translated as "monokeros", meaning "one horn", which became "unicorn" in English. The creature is possibly based on the rhinoceros or the narwhal, a marine creature with one horn. |
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My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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| Link: The Mythological Profile Test written by LacedWithASmile on Ok Cupid |
You Are Incredibly Logical |
 (You got 75% of the questions right) Move over Spock - you're the new master of logic You think rationally, clearly, and quickly. A seasoned problem solver, your mind is like a computer! |
Yes, I've always been just like a computer thinking of such things...
*distracts everyone before they think of Holly...*
When you are depressed, you are completely
depressed. You feel alone and isolated, and
maybe like you can't relate to anyone. The
world doesn't affect you because you have no
oppinion of it. You're in a dangerous state.
As far as your personality goes, you're probably
the type seen staring into space, maybe deep in
thought or completely lacking thought. You are
very serious about the things you do and say,
unless you try to hide your true state. If this
is the case, you are perhaps hyper and
non-commital.
How Deep is your Depression?
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| The One True Slayer 90 Bites of Slayage |
Damn. Not only have you died twice doing what you do, but no one understands your burden and you find yourself disturbingly attracted to vampires. You are the ultimate repository of what it takes to be the Slayer, and no one can tell you otherwise. If you don't own all seven seasons on DVD, it's cause they haven't been released in your country yet. I am in total awe of you, and maybe just the tiniest bit creeped out. |
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My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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Now, wishing that all the same kinds of mineral water available in the newsagents/lunchbars were also available in the big bottles in stores - the orange/guava one was nice...
