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What works in your schools, and why do some students leave?
We believe that increasing trust between students and teachers will reduce bullying and harassment in schools. Join us and tell your story!
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The Students Speak Out Minneapolis Leadership Team wants to hear from you!
We believe that if students and teachers trusted each other more there would be less bullying and harassment in school. We're here to learn more about how to INCREASE trust and DECREASE bullying.
We'll be sharing our stories about trust, bullying and harassment, and we want to hear from other students (and former students) too. Do you trust your teachers? Have you ever been bullied - or have you bullied other people? What do YOU think schools could do to help? Let's fill this forum with our experiences and our ideas!
Brett invited me to comment so here's mine, Mean people suck! ;-) Is being mean an aspect of being human, or is it a deviation? Is bullying something we need to control or cure? Each answer may imp... Continue
Started by Michael Atherton. Last reply by Michael Atherton 1 day ago.
NCLB is having a major impact on the public schools, I believe for the better. I also believe that very few people truly understand the details of the law and that opponents have intentionally misl... Continue
Started by Michael Atherton. Last reply by Michael Atherton Apr 30.
I am struck by the discussion--'is bullying normal" and by some of the videos. Okay, so bullying takes place. We can talk about what we think should be done. But it'll be a better solution, I belie... Continue
Started by Stacy Becker. Last reply by Jason Apr 19.
Thanks to Micheal Atherton for asking this question. I think it would be helpful to look at this aspect and share experiences. If you haven't seen anything happen what do you think might happen? Ar... Continue
Started by Carolyn Avaire. Last reply by Stacy Becker Apr 7.
Thanks for the invite Brett! When it comes to the issue of bullying I can say I have experienced bullying on many different levels. From the persistent emotional battering to the exclusionary, to t... Continue
Started by Carolyn Avaire. Last reply by Carolyn Avaire Mar 31.
There is an online forum where parents of students in Minneapolis Public Schools are debating the mertis of a bullying curriculum. It's at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MPS_ParentsForum/ T see t... Continue
Started by Kim FB. Last reply by Carolyn Avaire Mar 29.
I think the reason that bullying exist in schools is due to the low attention that the bully itself gets from home and teachers. Bullying starts when the person has a low self-esteem. They feel tha... Continue
Started by Thomas Moua. Last reply by Thomas Moua Mar 25.
All, Today's New York Times feautured a front page story about a boy in Arkansas who has been bullied repeatedly. The story raises many of the issues you have all been discussing. Take a look, and... Continue
Started by Stacy Becker Mar 24
Out of what I have read which are the most focused or controversial issues of bullying these are some main points . . . 1) Teachers either have a large empact on the bullying or minimal and that st... Continue
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Started by Brett. Last reply by Stacy Becker Mar 24.
Here are some of the things that I noticed came up a lot in the bullying stories: 1. One of the things that I noticed occurring the most, at least in my stories, was 'secretive bullying,' which was... Continue
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Started by Cori Eby. Last reply by Michael Atherton Mar 22.
I believe that the reasons why bully, bully other students are because there’re prideful, hoping to gain respect and honor. Bully doesn’t have self-confidence or doesn’t know to respect themselves.... Continue
Started by Mai-Eng Lee. Last reply by Stacy Becker Mar 20.
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Started by Cori Eby. Last reply by Michael Atherton Mar 17.
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Started by shanaye mitchell. Last reply by Stacy Becker Mar 14.
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Started by shanaye mitchell. Last reply by Stacy Becker Mar 14.
Hey everyone! My name is Brett Campbell and I am one of the Student Speak Out Minneapolis leaders, and we are all working on the hypothesis of: A lack of trust between students and teachers can cre... Continue
Tagged: trust, you, minneapolis, bullying, safety
Started by Brett. Last reply by Stacy Becker Mar 13.
I think the reason why students bully other students is because they want to feel superior and its a sign of wanting to be better than others. I think that when students bully the other, they might... Continue
Started by Bee Vang. Last reply by Stacy Becker Mar 11.
Hello everyone, I'm Cori, and this is MY story. First, a little background, neither my mother or father are what you could call, savory. My mother was a crack(fiend, whore, all around stupid) and ... Continue
Started by Cori Eby. Last reply by Stacy Becker Mar 11.
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