Posted by debbiestephens | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on February 7, 2013
“Be kind to unkind people; they need it the most.”
Why do you think some sixth graders are being unkind even as we read Wonder?
“Be kind to unkind people; they need it the most.”
Why do you think some sixth graders are being unkind even as we read Wonder?
I think that people are still being mean simply because they are unaware of other people’s feelings. Other people might not even realize that they are being mean. They might simply not be talking to the person, bu they don’t think of that as being mean. For other people, they month have out of school reasons. Maybe they no they’re being mean but they just don’t care.
I think that people are still being mean simply because they are unaware of other people’s feelings. Other people might not even realize that they are being mean. They might not be talking to that person, but they don’t think of that as being mean. For other people, they might have out of school reasons. Maybe they know that they’re being mean but they don’t care.
I agree! They probably don’t care
I agree. Good job !!!!
I agree. Good job, Christian !!!!
I think people are being mean because they think that the other people thinks it is just a joke. People shouldn’t joke around with people that they don’t know will take it the wrong way. People may be having a hard time in there life. I don’t think that people should bully even if they have a reason.
“When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.” – Chris Colfer
I really like this quote and for people that are getting bullied always remember this qoute.
I agree, Sonali, I love that quote. It is also very very true!!! Great job. 🙂
Thanks Shayna!
I totally agree with this quote, great job I found the same one and wanted to use it.
There are different reasons why some people are still being mean to each other even after we read the book wonder. I felt like the book Wonder has touched my heart so much I do not know why they are. Some people are mean because they might be jealous of some one. Some people do not try to mean, but they say it by accident.
“Be kind to one another because everyone is facing an internal battle.”- Drew Chadwick
This is my favorite quote and he is right. Everyone faces a internal battle whether it’s at home or any place else. I think after reading Wonder people should definitely not be mean to one another.
Great quote! I agree about the jealousy. Great job!
Cool wording.Another reason would probably be joking.
I totally agree! You couldn’t have described this better!
I love your quote!
I think some sixth graders are being mean to each other because they think they are joking. Some people just don’t care and are mean to people. Some people grew up with hard times. Everyone has a different reason. I think sometimes we all say things we don’t mean. I witnessed someone get picked on, and it happened more than once, so I said something. I think if someone is mean that we should say something. Maybe if we say something, we can change the way we talk to each other. I HAVE MISSED READING WONDER!!!
I think we should all speak up more if we see someone getting bullied. Or we should tell the person to stop.
Some people get hurt so bad just because of a few words like “Why are you sitting here,” or “Don`t sit here.” I think if people who say those words get those word thrown back at them they would realize.
I miss reading Wonder too!
I really miss reading Wonder too! It’s so tempting to read the book!
I know I cannot wait until we read the rest of the book!!!
I agree, WONDER IS MY LIFE, without it I will die!
I miss reading it so much. The book is really funny!
I think sixth grader`s are still being mean as they read this book because they don`t seem to really care. When they hurt someone`s feelings they don`t care because they get a benifit from that. For example, if somebody told you not to get on that swing, they`d benefit cause they could have their friend sit there or whoever. Like many people said, they were probaly doing it as a joke. They don`t even realize that they hourt somebody`s feelings. The person may not act hurt.
I think you are right. People who are getting bullied or teased do not show it and try to hide it. Sometimes it is hard to tell when people are hurting. Great job!!!
Some people just hide their feelings really well!
Those are the people we need to worry about. How do we really know how badly someone is hurt??
We don’t know how much someone is hurting. They may not show ,but they are hurt in the inside.
I think the ones who hide their feeling have at least told their parents or one of their closest friends. I would probably talk to them and ask what happened and why they were hurt.
I agree we don’t know unless someone sticks up for themselves.
I think that people are being unkind to other people because they are not aware that they are hurting others feelings and they should be more aware of what thy say. It it’s easy to tell someone that your kidding when you say something mean and then the person being bullied knows that you just said that so that you wouldn’t get in to trouble.
I agree with what you said about saying, “I’m just kidding,” but I think the bullies are fully aware of what they are saying, and they just want to bring you down. Great job on your blog post!
I agree just saying, “I’m kidding” means you shouldn’t have said it in the first place. I know a ton of people who take everything seriously.
I think people are still being mean to each other when we are reading Wonder because if jealousy or they just don’t mean what they say. I also, think people get their feelings hurt by someone saying a joke, and the person doesn’t think it is a joke. Everyone has a different reason. I don’t think anyone means to hurt anyone’s feelings. They just say it without thinking.
I know we all say things and immediately wish we hadn’t. I am wondering about mean actions that are clearly done on purpose to another person.
Mrs. Stephens that happens all the time to me.
This happens to me everyday!
I agree we need to watch what we say even if its a joke. We do not know what the other person feels like.
People are still continuing to be mean to other people because they don’t realize that people are sensitive about something in particular. Someone may be sensitive about being tall, or short, or whatever they have. We don’t often think that we are being hurtful, but that just may be crossing the line for someone else and we don’t know that. You may be intending it to be funny or like a joke, but people interpret things differently, and you should just be cautious about what you say, and how you say it.
I really like this quote! I feel that some people are mean to other people because they are jealous. The person they are mean to have something they want. Also, sometimes sixth graders say something that could be perceived as mean by accident, it just blurts out of their mouth with out them thinking it first, but it still hurst. As we read Wonder, I think people are reading it as a fiction novel, and not as something with a meaning behind it. I love this book! I can’t wait to finish it!!
I agree that we say things without even thinking about it and without trying to hurt someone feelings. You described it so well!!! 🙂
Thanks, Shayna!
Good job Alisha.
Thanks, Ariana
I think people are being unkind even as we read Wonder because people are unaware of each others feelings. You should always think BEFORE you say because what was funny to you doesn’t mean it was funny to the other person. I think the 6th grade needs to change this!
“It’s usually the ones who are willing to do anything and everything for another, that end up getting hurt.”
-Unknown author
“When you have a choice whether to be RIGHT or to be KIND. CHOOSE TO BE KIND.”
-Wayne Dyer
That’s my favorite precept that Mr. Browne said.
This is my favorite precept too! It explains the whole meaning of being a bully.
Also, I have been the center of bullying just because someone wants to be right.
I really liked your quote. It is true “It’s usually the ones who are willing to do anything and everything for another, that end up getting hurt.” Great Job on your post.
I think people are aware of others feelings, and some bullies hurt people intentionally. I love your quotes! Great job!
Thank you!
I think that we are still being mean to each other because we are unaware that we are offending them. They don’t know that the other person’s feelings are hurt. Sometimes if you are teasing someone, the person you are teasing may not take it as a joke. They may get their feelings hurt. I have done this a lot. We need to apologize to the person even if they didn’t say their feelings. Maybe we are still bullying people because we haven’t been in their shoes. They might be going through something that we don’t know about. We need to try to stop teasing people because they might get upset. We need to try this tomorrow.
This is so true! Just holding in your feelings doesn’t make anything better, in fact it just makes things worse
Even though we are reading Wonder some sixth graders are still being mean. They are letting each other down and they don’t care. Over the past week I was mean to someone and I felt terrible. I learned that betraying a friend is way worse than feeling good about yourself. Some sixth graders, like me, have got the message to be king to one another from the book. Other sixth graders just won’t understand to be kind with a book.
I agree! We say words that we do not mean and then end up feeling terrible about it. I think we have all experienced that sadly.
I agree with, Shayna and Dhruv, we say words that we don’t mean to say and then feel horrible about it. 🙂
I totally agree with you, Sonali!
I agree Dhruv!
I think that words and things we do can happen and we wish we had not. Not because we get in trouble, but because it was not right. This week I was also guilty of doing something that I thought was funny, but hurt someone’s feelings and I was wrong. I know how it feels to have your feelings hurt. I have also been the object of many, many jokes, and mostly I just hold in my feelings. I guess we should all think before we speak or act. That way no one is hurt.
I agree, but just holding in your feelings doesn’t make ANYTHING better, they will just think your fine with and keep going and going until you stick up for yourself.
I think we should all try not to keep in our feelings in a bottle because one day it is going to explode. I have also been the object of jokes so I know how you feel, Austin.
I think that we be mean to people because we dont think that it will hurt them, but it does. We have feelings to and some people have an emotional nature that is sensitive and we need to think about that when we talk to people. They might have problems in their social life or at home so don’t go and say mean things because you don’t know what they are going through on the inside.
If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it at all.
– unknown
I love this quote! Good Job, Lindsey!
Lindsey, my mother always used this quote. Thanks for reminding me.
People are still being mean as they read Wonder probaly that they realize more and more how much people are saying words about them behind their back. I have had a lot of harsh things said about me over the years from just trying to improve my behavior towards others, and people have no right to be mean. Many people say things without thinking, I know this from experience. Control your feelings don’t let them flow out. Maybe keep a diary to express your feelings instead of saying it out of control.
” If you don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say it!”
– Unknown
“No, you don’t know what it’s like
When nothing feels all right
You don’t know what it’s like
To be like me
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you’re down
To feel like you’ve been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one’s there to save you
No, you don’t know what it’s like
Welcome to my life”
― Simple Plan
“It gets better. It seems hard, you know, I think being different is always gonna be a tough climb. There’s always gonna be people that are scared of it. But at the end of the day you give those bullies, those people, that are so ignorant, if you give them the power to affect you, you’re letting them win. And they don’t deserve that. What you’re doing by being yourself is you’re keeping it real, and you’re being really brave.”
― Adam Lambert
“Life is a fight, but not everyone’s a fighter. Otherwise, bullies would be an endangered species.”
― Andrew Vachss, Terminal
“Could a scar be like the rings of a tree, reopened with each emotional season?”
― Magenta Periwinkle, Cutting Class
“What if the kid you bullied at school, grew up, and turned out to be the only surgeon who could save your life?”
― Lynette Mather
All these quotes about bullying really got to me. I know now that bullying is NOT ok, but I guess I’ve always known that, just haven’t acted like it. If we all work together and stand up for the people being bullied, and get to know them better to really see why they’re hurting inside. The maybe, just maybe, we can put a stop to bullying. Who’s with me? I have been the one bullied ad the bully before, and I know that both sides don’t feel good. When your bullied you that no one likes you and you want to kill yourself, trust me it’s not worth it. When you’re the bully you make an innocent person feel bad about themselves-which leads to even more bullying. I know this may sound impossible to some f you, but Woodward North can be the people who stop bullying. Come on and Join in the fight. If you just believe, we can do anything.
Choose Kind:)
WOW!!!! Great job on all the quotes!!! I agree we should all stick up for one another.
I LOVE your quotes, Ava! Together we can accomplished everything! Good job!
I think that other people are mean while we are reading wonder is because maybe that they don’t know what the other person is feeling. We might say something a joke and we think it is funny and they laugh but on the inside it is eating him or her alive. They can only think about that and can’t get over it. Some people have hard times and they only way to let go of it is picking on and being mean to someone. Other times people just don’t care about the people. I also know how it feels to be the center of a joke. It hurts a lot.
I agree there are two different ways on taking the jokes. Sometimes it is hard to just to let the joke go, but we have to try. I think we should express our feelings if we do not like what other people say.
I think that some sixth graders are not getting the message. We are all mean at one point but it doesn’t mean we should feel good that we just brought someone down. One of the most important parts of being a person is learning rom your mistakes. I know I have. I think that all the sixth graders should try to remember this.
I think some of the sixth graders aren’t being kind because they know that “one person” won’t stand up for themselves so they can easily stand out in a crowd. I think the more we read the book they more they try to be kind. You have no right to pick on someone. You don’t know what happens at home or how there life is. They might be going through enough and they don’t need you to be mean to them. I think we don’t realize what we say so it has become a habit. I also feel that people think it’s funny and they countinue to say/do mean things. We also need to learn how to handle our problems in life by handling it ourselves and not telling a teacher or our parents. I learned that because our parents aren’t always goin to be here, and it can make the problems worse!
I agree Emily.
I think that people are just reading Wonder because it is required not because they want to get anything from it. Sometimes people do cruel things to make other people like them by putting someone down. Unkindness could also be a result of a lack of a good moral foundation. People could also say mean things because they can be jealous of them. Their have been studies that show bullies don’t always feel bad about themselves but they think it is funny to get a reaction out of the other person. When you begin to point a finger at someone else always remember that you have three other fingers on your same hand pointing back at you.
Kellum, this is so true. Good job!!!!!
I think people are still being mean because they don’t realize what their saying is not a joke to other people. Some people may take it another way around. I know this because I sometimes take things the wrong way ,or vise versa. We all know what it feels like ,but we also say mean words without thinking. I think if we all work together then we can put a stop to bullying.