October 14, 2011
‘It hurts your heart if you get bullied’
After third, fourth and fifth graders at Good Shepherd School, Evansville, attended a retreat about bullying awareness, they were invited to share their thoughts. Here are some of their responses.
“I learned that bullying can really effect you. What you say you can’t take back” Jake Purdue, third grade
“I learned that bullying others is wrong. Here are some of the types of bullying I learned about. We learned about cyber bullying which means you post emails or pictures without asking that person. Then we also learned that when you say mean things to someone you leave scars on their inside. When you say you’re sorry those scars will be there the rest of their life, and they will never forget it. We also learned to say sorry for what we did wrong. Then we learned to say nice things to other people. We learned that to gossip is bad like a rumor. The last thing we learned was about the invisible kid. That means nobody listens to that person.” Kara Yunker, third grade
“It hurts your heart if you get bullied.” Ryleight Anslinger, third grade
“Invisible kids have talents, but people won’t allow them to show it.” Mariah Fulton, third grade
“Last Friday, we talked about bullying. I liked learning about the different kinds of bullying. My favorite was talking about Internet bullying. I hope my friends and I are never bullied.” Maeson Damin, third grade
“I liked going to each group and learning about bullying and how to stop it. I also liked the speaker because he told many stories.” Grant Schirmer, third grade
“I liked going into all of the rooms to learn different things about bullying. I liked the speaker’s stories. I also liked the prayer service with Father Zach.” Theresa Blanke, third grade
“I learned that bullying leaves an invisible scar and that it hurts people.” Sam Schultz, fourth grade
“I liked Mrs. Woolen’s room when she gave us a band aid to patch up a hole in our heart.” Mallory Russel, fourth grade
“I liked that we could make new friends in different grades and different teachers.” Kate Nixon, fourth grade
“I learned that bullying happens everywhere, and it needs to stop.” Emma Nathan, fourth grade
“I learned that revenge is not a way to stop bullying. You should tell an adult instead.” Gwen Stuckey, fourth grade
“I learned that if you’re bullying, it’s like bullying Jesus, and it’s not only hurting the person but it’s also hurting you.” Beth Thomas, fifth grade
“I learned that bullying scars people on the inside.” Peyton Shake, fifth grade
“I learned that if you look at someone there is someone deeper in the soul of the person. I liked when we went to the Parish Hall to listen to the speaker. He gave so much information about how bullying will scar you forever and will leave invisible bruises in their soul.” Kate Durchholz, fifth grade
“I learned if you get bullied you can turn into a bully. Our speaker was bullied and later he was a bully. Gossip and rumors are a form of envy, revenge, jealously and rudeness. I liked the prayer service. I liked it when all the fifth grade, fourth grade and third graders came together and sang together.” Erin Robertson, fifth grade
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