SeriousGirl wrote:
9CatMom wrote:
I think it is also the fault of the school system for not getting a handle on the bullying early on. Luckily, I had parents who got mad and fought when I was being bullied. Some people aren't so fortunate. Still, I would not have thought of hurting innocent people not involved in the bullying. It would have been all I could have done to defend myself against my attackers, who were much bigger than I was.
And I think parents must instill in the child a postive self schema in order to not let bullying wound one so deeply. When I was a kid, the "behavior problem" was the bully, not the quiet kid being bullied. There was a lot less emphasis on social learning and more emphasis on personal achievement.
Yeah, I envy you on that! If I was 10 years older, I probably would have done better in school, etc... because of the society then.(The culture was more homogenous and they cared more about acheivement) If I was even 15 years younger, I probably would have done better in school, etc... because I would have known what was going on. 8-( Just a 25 year span there that was bad, and I was almost dead center in it. 8-(
Steve
22 Apr 2007, 12:57 pm
