Actually, Linda, I think you'll find that the bulk of school shooting
incidents are by kids that have been bullied, not the other way around.
All the training in the world does not change hearts--especially kids.
If these were effective tools we'd have little drug use in school,
limited teen pregnancy rates, cigarette smoking among the young would be
declining instead of increasing. A lot of research points to the
destruction of the nuclear family as a major cause of these ills--we
can't paper that over with "training".
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From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Linda Walker
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 2:18 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Let's Shift Gears ....
Bullies these days are taking guns to school and shooting people. I
think we need more training on understanding the other guys point of
view, on how important diversity is, and on kindness and compassion.
Kids are tough. They have to deal with all kinds of adult realities
at much earlier ages than before - drugs in junior high, sexual
acting out from I think too much exposure by what is portrayed in the
media, early onset puberty, societal violence so that they are not
even playing outside in many neighborhoods. We need health care and
family stability. Who are the bullies anyhow. Kids who are not
getting what they need at home and in school to progress successfully.
At 12:11 AM 10/31/2007, you wrote:
>You know, I read an article recently in which a researcher was quoted
as
>saying we need to let our kids learn to deal with bullies - you know,
>let them toughen up. It seems we are raising a generation of whiny
>brats who can't deal with the realities of life. I have to say I kind
>of agree with him.
>
>Kat
>
>Deri James wrote:
> > On Wednesday 31 October 2007 02:05:02 kat wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks for setting us straight, Deri! Now you've got me feeling
sick
> >> that a disabled person can use her disability to "beat the system."
Ugh!
> >> Gives the rest of us a bad name.
> >>
> >> Kat
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Hi Kat,
> >
> > I do not know if I'm right, its just that I realised while
> reading that if you
> > take away the disability element the things she describes happen to
many,
> > many people, who do not have the opportunity to sue.
> >
> > Also, I realised that it seems the whole case revolves around her
> disability,
> > the article says she is actually suing the company for sexual
harrassment
> > (not discrimination - probably because all her cited instances of
> > discrimination occurred outside work in a social setting).
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Deri
> >
>
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