Comments on: A Post For The Kid With The Black Eye http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-post-for-the-kid-with-the-black-eye ...dispatches from the post-evangelical wilderness Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:29:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Two-Sheds Gomer http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-post-for-the-kid-with-the-black-eye/comment-page-1#comment-7958 Two-Sheds Gomer Sun, 24 Sep 2006 03:24:21 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-post-for-the-kid-with-the-black-eye#comment-7958 All these thing iMonk blogged to the multitude in parables... ;-) All these thing iMonk blogged to the multitude in parables… ;-)

]]> By: Michael Spencer http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-post-for-the-kid-with-the-black-eye/comment-page-1#comment-7956 Michael Spencer Sat, 23 Sep 2006 23:24:11 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-post-for-the-kid-with-the-black-eye#comment-7956 This post was NEVER meant to be literal. It was a metaphor from the beginning, but hardly anyone caught it. So you are totally on track. Thanks! This post was NEVER meant to be literal. It was a metaphor from the beginning, but hardly anyone caught it. So you are totally on track. Thanks!

]]> By: Two-Sheds Gomer http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-post-for-the-kid-with-the-black-eye/comment-page-1#comment-7955 Two-Sheds Gomer Sat, 23 Sep 2006 23:18:40 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-post-for-the-kid-with-the-black-eye#comment-7955 Michael, if you weren't an educator, I wouldn't have thought that any of this was literal. It's drowning in metaphor. ;-) Michael, if you weren’t an educator, I wouldn’t have thought that any of this was literal. It’s drowning in metaphor. ;-)

]]> By: bob smietana http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-post-for-the-kid-with-the-black-eye/comment-page-1#comment-7545 bob smietana Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:11:57 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-post-for-the-kid-with-the-black-eye#comment-7545 As a kid, I was bullied for years--from about 4th grade until high school. One day as a freshman, one of the bullies pushed too far. I grabbed him by the shirt and slammed him on to a table in the lunch room. No bully ever bothered me again. As a kid, I was bullied for years–from about 4th grade until high school. One day as a freshman, one of the bullies pushed too far. I grabbed him by the shirt and slammed him on to a table in the lunch room.

No bully ever bothered me again.

]]> By: jimbob http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-post-for-the-kid-with-the-black-eye/comment-page-1#comment-7515 jimbob Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:25:04 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-post-for-the-kid-with-the-black-eye#comment-7515 Very interesting. When I was in elementary school, bullies made my life hell. I can still name every one of them. My big brother wasn't any help, either, since he was too much older to be close by when any of it happened. I was the kid who you could push and push, and suddenly I'd snap and lay somebody out. (That's bad if you're not prepared to follow it up with a THOROUGH butt-kicking a la "The Christmas Story"...). Funny thing, though-- when I was a junior in college, my 5th-grade terrorist bully buddy was in a history class with me. I was making good grades. He was struggling. And the bully act doesn't work anymore when you're all the same size and in college. I felt vindicated, somehow. About girl bullies: very common here on the Rez. A girl my wife grew up with was a violent bully; she didn't keep it to just emotional cudgels. Incidentally, she's now doing a long stretch for stabbing someone to death. (Last word I heard was that she'd become a Christian in prison; I hope it's true). Yeah, thanks Michael for reopening all these old wounds!!! ;-) Very interesting. When I was in elementary school, bullies made my life hell. I can still name every one of them. My big brother wasn’t any help, either, since he was too much older to be close by when any of it happened. I was the kid who you could push and push, and suddenly I’d snap and lay somebody out. (That’s bad if you’re not prepared to follow it up with a THOROUGH butt-kicking a la “The Christmas Story”…).
Funny thing, though– when I was a junior in college, my 5th-grade terrorist bully buddy was in a history class with me. I was making good grades. He was struggling. And the bully act doesn’t work anymore when you’re all the same size and in college. I felt vindicated, somehow.
About girl bullies: very common here on the Rez. A girl my wife grew up with was a violent bully; she didn’t keep it to just emotional cudgels. Incidentally, she’s now doing a long stretch for stabbing someone to death. (Last word I heard was that she’d become a Christian in prison; I hope it’s true).
Yeah, thanks Michael for reopening all these old wounds!!! ;-)

]]> By: mzellen http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-post-for-the-kid-with-the-black-eye/comment-page-1#comment-7503 mzellen Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:13:13 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-post-for-the-kid-with-the-black-eye#comment-7503 <a href="http://asktheprincipal.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">This blog</a> is written by a public school principal (and who has a home schooled family). He's been doing a series on bullies. This blog is written by a public school principal (and who has a home schooled family). He’s been doing a series on bullies.

]]> By: Joe http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-post-for-the-kid-with-the-black-eye/comment-page-1#comment-7502 Joe Mon, 21 Aug 2006 02:57:50 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-post-for-the-kid-with-the-black-eye#comment-7502 This summer I have been re-embracing the role of college student (I am studying to become a teacher). In one of my classes we did a presentation on bullying in schools. Here are some things that I learned in preparing for this: -Bullying does not just include physical aggression, it also includes relational aggression (gossip, slander, excluding certain people from the group) -Girls engage in bullying just as much as boys, but they are more likely to engage in relational aggression than physical aggression. In other words, Susie probably won't beat you up, but she will tell all your friends to stay away from you because you have cooties. -Girls bullying boys: This does happen. And when it does, boys don't like to talk about it, because (1)guys are supposed to be the stronger sex and (2)guys aren't supposed to hit back. -A lot of bullying in the schools is able to happen because bystanders (other kids and especially teachers and other adults who have the power to do something) choose not to do anything. Anyway, there's my two cents worth. This summer I have been re-embracing the role of college student (I am studying to become a teacher). In one of my classes we did a presentation on bullying in schools. Here are some things that I learned in preparing for this:

-Bullying does not just include physical aggression, it also includes relational aggression (gossip, slander, excluding certain people from the group)

-Girls engage in bullying just as much as boys, but they are more likely to engage in relational aggression than physical aggression. In other words, Susie probably won’t beat you up, but she will tell all your friends to stay away from you because you have cooties.

-Girls bullying boys: This does happen. And when it does, boys don’t like to talk about it, because (1)guys are supposed to be the stronger sex and (2)guys aren’t supposed to hit back.

-A lot of bullying in the schools is able to happen because bystanders (other kids and especially teachers and other adults who have the power to do something) choose not to do anything.

Anyway, there’s my two cents worth.

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