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"I
would tell kids not to show any
emotion when they are being bullied,
and to ignore the bully, but when
they get home or to a trusted adult,
they should tell them what is happening."
11-year-old male student, New
York
"If you are
bullying someone it generally means
that you have been bullied. You
need to seek help because in the
real world you cannot fight when
you have a problem with someone,
you must talk to them in an adult-like
manner. Spent more time talking
to your parents!"
17-year-old female student, New
York
"If someone
is bullying you don't be afraid
to tell an adult, they can help
contact the bully and get to the
source of the problem. Most times
a bully has the least courage and
has very low self esteem. Always
feel highly of yourself and if someone
is bullying you ignore it and do
not take it to heart. If a bully
sees that they are hurting you they
will keep you as their target, if
a bully sees that you do not care
most times the bully will stop."
12-year-old female student, New
York
"Bullying
makes you more of a coward than
the person you're bullying. The
person being bullied choose not
to say anything because they know
how stupid the bully looks. Bullies
should try looking in the mirror
and imagine the things someone could
say to them."
16-year-old male student, New
York
"Help kids
grab on to a positive influence
and learn from them. Help them appreciate
the context of their entire life
and not let them see so near-sighted.
Help them understand that school
is their first attempt and entering
into a mixed-social boiling pot.
Grab onto that higher mindset, one
filled with context instead of temporal
pleasures."
16-year-old male student, Texas
"That being
bullied does not make you less of
a person, it makes you more. That
for a person to beat you down with
anything means that in some way
they think that you are better than
them and are jealous. Take the time
to understand people and you will
understand why people do the things
that they do."
17-year-old female student, New
Mexico
"For kids
who bully they need to know that
one day they are going to feel really
bad about what they did. And if
not that there going to come across
a person that can beat them up To
stop bullies I think there should
be more supervision around. I think
parents should be more a ware of
where there kids are and I think
there should be more people to help
kids with bully problems."
11-year-old female student, Wisconsin
"This is
your life. Make it count. Make it
be fulfilling. Don't bully others.
This would only make you feel a
sense of worthlessness. You may
think that bullying makes other
people think that you are a tough
and popular person, but you know
in your heart that it is wrong.
This will make you feel unhappy
and wish that you had not bullied.
But everyone makes mistakes and
mistakes can be corrected. So do
the right thing and stop bullying.
Tell the kid(s) you bullied that
you are very sorry. If you know
of other bullies, spread my words.
tell them it is wrong to bully.
If the situation continues, talk
to an adult about it. Help spread
respect and tolerance. Peace is
contagious. When you stop bullying,
other people may stop too."
16-year-old female student, Massachusetts
"Kids
who bully need so much help. They
need to experience pain themselves
to know how much they hurt another.
I don't think a talk can change
a person's attitude; it takes more
than that. This person needs to
feel a hurt deeper than anything
they've ever felt to know what they've
inflicted upon others. It sounds
severe and harsh, but it's the only
way. If someone is evil enough to
start doing it, it's going to take
a heck of a lot to make them stop
for good."
14-year-old female student, Connecticut
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