Post by zhoffman on Sept 14, 2008 18:52:24 GMT -5
Zack Hoffman
English II
9/14/08
Mrs. Mulldoon
Hurt and rejection is a part of everyday life for some people. There are ways to handle this problem and ignoring them is not one of them. Ignoring a situation like a hurt and rejection does not do any good, if anything it just makes the matter worse. Parents are telling there children the wrong answer by saying to just ignore hurt and rejection. What parents should be telling there children are to stand up for themselves and to tell a responsible adult when the matter gets worse and worse so the problem can be solved. That is letting there child no that they have people to support them when they are being hurt and rejected and that they will take care of the problem.
Ignoring the problem can make a difference not in a good way but bad. By ignoring a situation when someone is getting hurt and hurt makes bullies realize that they can just take more and more advantage of this certain someone. In Nineteen Minutes Peter’s grade school teacher knows that Peter is getting picked on. The grade school teacher tells Peter’s mom that he needs to leave to stand up for himself. I know Peter doesn’t do anything to these kids for him to pick on him, but I think that the teacher is right. Although I believe this I think kids need to know that they have people who care about them and will support them if there ever is a problem such as being the target in school to get picked on.
Children and students who are shy and do not socialize should become tougher. Children and students should become tougher, so they don’t face problems like Peter has to face. By being tougher bullies won’t pick on you and harass you. They will realize that you can defend yourself and you’re not going to put up with getting bullied. If kids like Peter don’t defend themselves then the situation can get very bad. In Nineteen Minutes Peter gets picked on for being small and not touch, so kids like Matt pick on him because of his size. I know it’s not very smart to say something to someone who is bigger than you, but if that’s what it takes for them to stop bullying you then maybe you have to fight back.
Parents and teachers both need to know that they have to let there kid or student know that he or she can talk to one of them. When someone is hurt they need someone to talk to. If Peter had people who supported him on being bullied and needed someone to talk to then he would never have been in the predicament he was in. Parents especially need to become a part of their child’s life, so they have a healthy relationship with their parents and have someone to talk to. Everyone gets hurt sometimes and if that person who is getting hurt has a good relationship with their parents then maybe they wont get hurt as much, and maybe they can get the strength to stick up for themselves when they are being hurt.
Peers need to be involved with people who they care about also. Children need to know that they have plenty of people to talk to. In Nineteen Minutes that was a big problem for Peter. He had one friend who was Josie, and before you know it they drifted away from each other. If Peter was socially active he could get friends to have his back when there’s a problem and the friends parents can talk to Peter’s parents to give them ideas of what Peter should do when he’s getting bullied. A responsible adult should know to know what to say when someone is getting hurt and needs help. They should be there for that someone when they need someone to talk to about their problems.
A child is going to get hurt once in awhile, in some cases maybe all the time. That’s when it’s on the parents, teachers, friends, and responsible adults etc. to be there. Being apart of a child’s life and know that they care for you makes everything better. On page 9 line 21 Josie states what her mother always said “You don’t stop being a judge just because you step out of the courthouse.” This line I think means that you’re being judged all the time and if Peter would have stood up for himself he could have been judged as someone who is going to defend himself.
English II
9/14/08
Mrs. Mulldoon
Hurt and rejection is a part of everyday life for some people. There are ways to handle this problem and ignoring them is not one of them. Ignoring a situation like a hurt and rejection does not do any good, if anything it just makes the matter worse. Parents are telling there children the wrong answer by saying to just ignore hurt and rejection. What parents should be telling there children are to stand up for themselves and to tell a responsible adult when the matter gets worse and worse so the problem can be solved. That is letting there child no that they have people to support them when they are being hurt and rejected and that they will take care of the problem.
Ignoring the problem can make a difference not in a good way but bad. By ignoring a situation when someone is getting hurt and hurt makes bullies realize that they can just take more and more advantage of this certain someone. In Nineteen Minutes Peter’s grade school teacher knows that Peter is getting picked on. The grade school teacher tells Peter’s mom that he needs to leave to stand up for himself. I know Peter doesn’t do anything to these kids for him to pick on him, but I think that the teacher is right. Although I believe this I think kids need to know that they have people who care about them and will support them if there ever is a problem such as being the target in school to get picked on.
Children and students who are shy and do not socialize should become tougher. Children and students should become tougher, so they don’t face problems like Peter has to face. By being tougher bullies won’t pick on you and harass you. They will realize that you can defend yourself and you’re not going to put up with getting bullied. If kids like Peter don’t defend themselves then the situation can get very bad. In Nineteen Minutes Peter gets picked on for being small and not touch, so kids like Matt pick on him because of his size. I know it’s not very smart to say something to someone who is bigger than you, but if that’s what it takes for them to stop bullying you then maybe you have to fight back.
Parents and teachers both need to know that they have to let there kid or student know that he or she can talk to one of them. When someone is hurt they need someone to talk to. If Peter had people who supported him on being bullied and needed someone to talk to then he would never have been in the predicament he was in. Parents especially need to become a part of their child’s life, so they have a healthy relationship with their parents and have someone to talk to. Everyone gets hurt sometimes and if that person who is getting hurt has a good relationship with their parents then maybe they wont get hurt as much, and maybe they can get the strength to stick up for themselves when they are being hurt.
Peers need to be involved with people who they care about also. Children need to know that they have plenty of people to talk to. In Nineteen Minutes that was a big problem for Peter. He had one friend who was Josie, and before you know it they drifted away from each other. If Peter was socially active he could get friends to have his back when there’s a problem and the friends parents can talk to Peter’s parents to give them ideas of what Peter should do when he’s getting bullied. A responsible adult should know to know what to say when someone is getting hurt and needs help. They should be there for that someone when they need someone to talk to about their problems.
A child is going to get hurt once in awhile, in some cases maybe all the time. That’s when it’s on the parents, teachers, friends, and responsible adults etc. to be there. Being apart of a child’s life and know that they care for you makes everything better. On page 9 line 21 Josie states what her mother always said “You don’t stop being a judge just because you step out of the courthouse.” This line I think means that you’re being judged all the time and if Peter would have stood up for himself he could have been judged as someone who is going to defend himself.