Saturday, January 07, 2006
How Do I Make It Stop?
Dear Guidance Guy,
I get bad grades and I get made fun of and put in trash cans and someoneonce gave me a flushie. All the teachers and students hate me. Please help me.
- Lesley
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Dear Lesley
If you are being put in trash cans and someone gave you a flushie, you are being bullied. You need to tell your teacher, your parents or the principal this is happening. Kids who feel like no one likes them are not going to do well in school. They are going to be mad and scared. And many times when they get bigger they do the same things to little kids that were done to them.
I saw when you wrote that all the teachers and students hate you. I am not there, but I bet they don't. I bet there are some kids who just like to make fun of other kids because it makes them feel better about themselves.
And I bet there are some teachers who should do something about it but don't. That's not good.
And I also bet there are things that you can change that will make things better. You can start with knowing that you are a good person. I KNOW you are a good person. If you weren't, you wouldn't write to me because you wouldn't care.
All you have to do is get help from someone who knows how to help with the problems you have. Like I said...start with your teacher. If there is a counselor or principal in your school you can try them as well.
And your parents should know what is happening to. Show them this letter.
You deserve to be treated well, and I am sure you will find a way to make things better.
Your Friend,
The Guidance Guy
I get bad grades and I get made fun of and put in trash cans and someoneonce gave me a flushie. All the teachers and students hate me. Please help me.
- Lesley
*****
Dear Lesley
If you are being put in trash cans and someone gave you a flushie, you are being bullied. You need to tell your teacher, your parents or the principal this is happening. Kids who feel like no one likes them are not going to do well in school. They are going to be mad and scared. And many times when they get bigger they do the same things to little kids that were done to them.
I saw when you wrote that all the teachers and students hate you. I am not there, but I bet they don't. I bet there are some kids who just like to make fun of other kids because it makes them feel better about themselves.
And I bet there are some teachers who should do something about it but don't. That's not good.
And I also bet there are things that you can change that will make things better. You can start with knowing that you are a good person. I KNOW you are a good person. If you weren't, you wouldn't write to me because you wouldn't care.
All you have to do is get help from someone who knows how to help with the problems you have. Like I said...start with your teacher. If there is a counselor or principal in your school you can try them as well.
And your parents should know what is happening to. Show them this letter.
You deserve to be treated well, and I am sure you will find a way to make things better.
Your Friend,
The Guidance Guy
