9 teens charged in bullying that led to girl's suicide

sherri_chickie · 04-01-2010, 11:18 PM

I think we do kids an injustice when we don't arm them for the real world. Everyone is " special" etc. I also don't think failing a kid in elementary is as bad for their self esteem as struggling for the rest of their academic career and feeling stupid because they don't get it.
Parents and schools need to get together on what to do about bullying, kids are SO covert it's hard to tell who is doing what and when. It's not just a parent issue nor is it just a school issue. Maybe we need to be teaching kids more about empathy!

04-01-2010, 11:18 PM	#19
sherri_chickie WERA Yellow Plate Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Calgary Moto: Gs500F Posts: 683	I think we do kids an injustice when we don't arm them for the real world. Everyone is " special" etc. I also don't think failing a kid in elementary is as bad for their self esteem as struggling for the rest of their academic career and feeling stupid because they don't get it. Parents and schools need to get together on what to do about bullying, kids are SO covert it's hard to tell who is doing what and when. It's not just a parent issue nor is it just a school issue. Maybe we need to be teaching kids more about empathy!