Bullying – Rereading Jane Eyre

Celebrating A Year of Compassion #1000Speak

I took part in the first link up of #1000Speak on February 20th 2015. The intention for that day was to get a thousand bloggers together and spread compassion around the world. The idea evolved, and there have been monthly prompts on compassion on the 20th of every month for a whole year, and todayContinue reading “Celebrating A Year of Compassion #1000Speak”

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Building from Bullying. #1000Speak 20 March

A Peer Mediation Project While I was a High School teacher, I witnessed a lot of bullying. Mainly seemingly minor incidents such as: name calling, hiding or stealing personal objects, excluding by ignoring, spreading cruel gossip, etc. More recently, cyber bullying also became popular, where the same actions were performed on social media. Although teachersContinue reading “Building from Bullying. #1000Speak 20 March”

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Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge: Ways to Unplug a Bully’s Power

There’s often no easy way of stopping bullies, unless they decide to stop themselves. Bullies have the advantage over those who are bullied. They usually exert their tyranny because they are in a situation of power over others, or they inspire fear in those around them. We’ve all come across some of them at someContinue reading “Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge: Ways to Unplug a Bully’s Power”