Great Bullying Analogy for Students
A teacher in New York was teaching her class about bullying and gave them the following exercise to perform. She had the children take a piece of paper and told them to crumple it up, stomp on it and really mess it up but do not rip it. Then she had them unfold the paper, smooth it out and look at how scarred and dirty is was. She then told them to tell it they’re sorry. Now even though they said …they were sorry and tried to fix the paper, she pointed out all the scars they left behind. And that those scars will never go away no matter how hard they tried to fix it. That is what happens when a child bullies another child, they may say they’re sorry but the scars are there forever. The looks on the faces of the children in the classroom told her the message hit home.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 8:50AM
Reader Comments (5)
it's a good one isnt it - I saw it on TV the other day too.
Love this idea! If you couple it with reading Kevin Henke's book called "Chrysantemum" (sp?) it becomes even more powerful for early learners... thanks to my friend Nancy Melah/Dente for the link to literature...
I haven't seen that book gayle I'll try and get my hands on it
Really where on tv?
At first I just stared at the 'picture'. I thought it needed more time for something to appear. When I read the post I got an emotional chill. OMG! That blank page said it all.Truely this picture said more than 1000 words. Malika Bourne