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Re: Canadian Teachers Federation Wants Cyberbullying Made Illegal

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From: bluedevil_1950
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:31
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On Jul 13, 9:54 am, "Canuck57" <dave-no_s...@nospam.net> wrote:
> "John Fleming" <nos...@sprynet.com> wrote in message
>
> news:fs2i74phoee9q80ga5kb5br2aftceb7rqg@4ax.com...
>
> > I think where I was growing up there was a little tolerance
> > for it.  Something along the line of "boys will be boys" and
> > as long as nobody was hurt.
>
> Actually, our society has far too much tollerance for it.  Parents should be
> fined and sent home if the students go too far.  It disrupts all those other
> good children going to school to learn not to deal with it.
>
> > It got a bit worse when I got into junior high, and stopped
> > abruptly when I figured out how to win and left a couple of
> > kids laying in the dirt of the school yard.  (Yes, they did
> > get up by themselves, but they took their time.)
>
> I had something similar happen to me in junior high but it was a pack of 3
> of them, and I was chosen not for my grade but because I was tall and new to
> the school.  I was raised not to fight and it didn't help.
>
> Well one day in front of 30 students or so and 2 teachers the bullies went
> at me.  Kicking my legs to trip me and throwing my books... no one did
> anything.  I finally lost my cool.  I grabbed the ring leader and provided a
> good excuse to be off to the hospital.  Never did get in trouble for it as
> they started it, I finished it.
>
> Kids need to learn to defend themselves.  Once they know they will fight,
> they will move on to the next one they perceive as the weakest link.  Our
> tolerance of bullies is why they exist.

For the most part childern's behaviour is the byproduct of good or bad
parenting. With few exceptions.
Fining parents for their kids bad behaviour is probably not a bad
idea.
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