tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255491668947443177.post4622573261041983710..comments2023-06-17T11:47:24.375-04:00Comments on The Mongoose Chronicles: The power of hate and intimidationcaddlewashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241127953404268513noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255491668947443177.post-11437691495609647242009-04-15T16:24:00.000-04:002009-04-15T16:24:00.000-04:00Exactly and it is ridiculous. If we don't correct ...Exactly and it is ridiculous. If we don't correct them they grow to believe that demeaning people at their whim is right.Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255491668947443177.post-84360232509607771732009-04-13T12:20:00.000-04:002009-04-13T12:20:00.000-04:00Renee, I've never understood this whole 'schoolyar...Renee, I've never understood this whole 'schoolyard code' that protected bullies and kept parents and administration at the periphery. It's as if we suspend the whole notion that children need our guidance, and just allow them to 'socialize' however they want. I'm baffled by it.caddlewashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241127953404268513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255491668947443177.post-69454304818991569362009-04-12T11:46:00.000-04:002009-04-12T11:46:00.000-04:00I was moved by reading this post to write my own p...I was moved by reading this post to <A HREF="http://www.womanist-musings.com/2009/04/carl-joseph-walker-hoove-11-is-dead.html" REL="nofollow">write my own post. </A> I think that what got to me was the hypocrisy after the fact. Watching the vigil I could not help but think now these people care. Where were they when this boy and his mother were crying out for help? Now they can shed crocodile tears. I is all about their guilt. Schools need to be forced to enact their zero tolerance policy and ensure that each child has a hostile free learning environment in which to grow. When I read stories like this I know exactly why more and more parents are opting for home schooling. Bullying need not be part of the childhood experience if the adults make it clear that such behavior is unacceptable.Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.com