At my very small Anglo school, the people who were gay were some of the most popular people in my school. Although, none of them came out until after they graduated.
The nerdy students: they were only harassed when they would speak up in class because they would usually say something that was either too intelligent or something socially immature.
The dumb students: were laughed at, which would happen when they tried to act impressive in order to be friendly. Generally, though, people thought it was wrong to pick on the cognitively challenged kids.
The ethnic minority groups: There was one Indian girl who was picked on for smelling of curry, but she was also a nerd and, if she had not been a nerd, she probably never would have been picked on for being Indian (weird and horrible, I know). There was also a Czech girl who was teased occasionally for being loud, tall, and ugly; some of her awkwardness came from feeling self-conscious about her cultural heritage. Then there were all of the Aboriginal students and, even though they kept to themselves a lot, they were just as popular as any of the other students. They also made up about 1/5th of the school population.
The fat students: There was only two obese students in my whole school. One was extremely popular ( and Aboriginal); however, he never had a girlfriend. The other student was very unpopular and treated with avoidance by most people. She was also friendly and intelligent--in a very mature way, so she had the respect of a lot of people too.
Being different in my school would automatically draw unwanted attention but, ultimately, it was usually the personality of the student which provoked bullies to harass them. Confidence and mellow humour was a great repellent. But, it shouldn't have to be like that. Bullying was ignored by the faculty in my school.
Bullies will always exist at school, but the number of incidents could be reduced significantly if children are educated about bullying, starting in elementary school. They need to be taught how to deal with a bully in case they are ever bullied. And they should also be taught what to do when they are the bystander watching someone else be bullied (most bullies will stop if a few of their peers actively disapprove). And I think any student caught bullying should be punished, as well as educated about bullying and why someone like them bullies other kids.
Right? Bullying should have severe consequences similar to how some principles and teachers have no tolerance for students using their cellphones in class, or being present in school without an identification badge.
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At my very small Anglo school, the people who were gay were some of the most popular people in my school. Although, none of them came out until after they graduated.
The nerdy students: they were only harassed when they would speak up in class because they would usually say something that was either too intelligent or something socially immature.
The dumb students: were laughed at, which would happen when they tried to act impressive in order to be friendly. Generally, though, people thought it was wrong to pick on the cognitively challenged kids.
The ethnic minority groups: There was one Indian girl who was picked on for smelling of curry, but she was also a nerd and, if she had not been a nerd, she probably never would have been picked on for being Indian (weird and horrible, I know). There was also a Czech girl who was teased occasionally for being loud, tall, and ugly; some of her awkwardness came from feeling self-conscious about her cultural heritage. Then there were all of the Aboriginal students and, even though they kept to themselves a lot, they were just as popular as any of the other students. They also made up about 1/5th of the school population.
The fat students: There was only two obese students in my whole school. One was extremely popular ( and Aboriginal); however, he never had a girlfriend. The other student was very unpopular and treated with avoidance by most people. She was also friendly and intelligent--in a very mature way, so she had the respect of a lot of people too.
Being different in my school would automatically draw unwanted attention but, ultimately, it was usually the personality of the student which provoked bullies to harass them. Confidence and mellow humour was a great repellent. But, it shouldn't have to be like that. Bullying was ignored by the faculty in my school.
Bullies will always exist at school, but the number of incidents could be reduced significantly if children are educated about bullying, starting in elementary school. They need to be taught how to deal with a bully in case they are ever bullied. And they should also be taught what to do when they are the bystander watching someone else be bullied (most bullies will stop if a few of their peers actively disapprove). And I think any student caught bullying should be punished, as well as educated about bullying and why someone like them bullies other kids.
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Right? Bullying should have severe consequences similar to how some principles and teachers have no tolerance for students using their cellphones in class, or being present in school without an identification badge.
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Right!