Comments on: Teen Suicides Call for Anti-Bullying, Abuse School Programs http://www.bloggernews.net/121032 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:42:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Ben Leichtling http://www.bloggernews.net/121032#comment-1285364 Ben Leichtling Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:51:25 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/121032#comment-1285364 Hi Lili, Thanks for your comment. I think the major problem for good teachers is not that they have too many children; it’s that their principals haven’t established no-bullying policies and won’t back them up. The good teachers are afraid that if they intervene, the bully’s parents will attack the teacher for labeling their little darling as a bully. Like in the Harry Potter series, Lucius Malfoy protects his little terrorist, Draco. Many good teachers are afraid. Unfortunately, many other teachers simply don’t care. Best wishes, Ben Hi Lili,

Thanks for your comment.

I think the major problem for good teachers is not that they have too many children; it’s that their principals haven’t established no-bullying policies and won’t back them up. The good teachers are afraid that if they intervene, the bully’s parents will attack the teacher for labeling their little darling as a bully. Like in the Harry Potter series, Lucius Malfoy protects his little terrorist, Draco.

Many good teachers are afraid. Unfortunately, many other teachers simply don’t care.

Best wishes,
Ben

]]> By: lili dauphin http://www.bloggernews.net/121032#comment-1269928 lili dauphin Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:10:06 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/121032#comment-1269928 Schools are for learning not for bullying. Parents should teach their children how to respect others. It's their responsibilities as parents to intervene in their children's lives. Good behaviours start at home and can be accomplished without corporal punishments. However, if a teacher is able to observe a bad behaviour, she/he must do the utmost to alleviate the situation before it becomes a tragedy. It's not always easy for teachers to intervene in every situation because they have too many students to worry about. A collaboration between the school and the parents could work wonder. Schools are for learning not for bullying. Parents should teach their children how to respect others. It’s their responsibilities as parents to intervene in their children’s lives. Good behaviours start at home and can be accomplished without corporal punishments. However, if a teacher is able to observe a bad behaviour, she/he must do the utmost to alleviate the situation before it becomes a tragedy. It’s not always easy for teachers to intervene in every situation because they have too many students to worry about. A collaboration between the school and the parents could work wonder.

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