tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972219390360401165.post8092776495164393657..comments2023-01-20T02:23:41.326-08:00Comments on Carolyn Mandache: The "BFG" on bullying.carolyn mandachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14091216828403173324noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972219390360401165.post-19048342721799479782013-12-12T10:41:10.783-08:002013-12-12T10:41:10.783-08:00Thanks for sharing your views Josie. Surprised tha...Thanks for sharing your views Josie. Surprised that such a high proportion of you class had been bullied at some point, obviously still a very big problem. I think it must be hard to admit if you had been a bully, so it was brave of your students to do so.carolyn mandachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091216828403173324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972219390360401165.post-64180330720775166412013-12-09T03:20:00.317-08:002013-12-09T03:20:00.317-08:00I was bullied in middle school (grades 6-8/ages 12...I was bullied in middle school (grades 6-8/ages 12-14 in the U.S.).I now teach writing at a community college and recently asked my class how many had been bullied. Almost the entire class raised hands. I've also had students confess to having been the bullies. Obviously bullying is still a rampant problem, even though there are many movements to try to stop it. Your story and that of your son is very poignant. I watched my little one get bullied in kindergarten just for being small, and it broke my heart. My recommendation to him was that he befriend the bully. It did seem to work. My eldest son is not so much bullied as harassed by another boy, and the idea of befriending him is out of the question. I tell him to avoid the boy. We did tell his teacher, and I think the situation has improved. Dealing with bullying--as the victim, the bully, or the friend who must decide whether to intervene--may be a rite of passage of childhood and parenthood :-). Thank you for opening up this issue for discussion. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123889839669212489noreply@blogger.com