A lesson to be learned

A teacher was teaching her class about bullying and gave them the following exercise to perform. She had the children take a piece of paper and told them to crumple it up, stomp on it, and really mess it up but not rip it.

Then she had them unfold the paper, smooth it out, and look at how scarred and dirty it was. She then told them to tell it they were sorry. Now even though they said they were sorry and tried to fix the paper, she pointed out all the scars they left behind. She also told them that those scars would never go away no matter how hard they tried to fix them.

That is what happens when a child bullies another child, they may say they’re sorry but the scars are there forever. The looks on the faces of the children in the classroom told her the message hit home.

Reviews

[John Sullivan]

A fine lesson. How cruel children can be...

[Masked writer]

Indeed..

[living lavender]

wish more people in life realized 'sorry' doesn't heal scars.
throwing a band-aid on someone bleeding out. won't work.
{loved this story and the message it conveyed.}

[Masked writer]

Your comment is my mind tied to a chair. thankyou for cutting the rope and stopping bye

[living lavender]

{the pleasure is all mine.}

[Masked writer]

:D

[Gracey_Moon]

I love this. I think every teacher should do this exercise with their class of young children.

[Chris Shaw]

A lesson in show and tell. A teacher I would say, who is inspirational. A wonderful way to understand the effects of bullying on young children. Thank you Masked writer.

Chris

[Masked writer]

Thank you :)

[1809 Black Plague Decem..]

oh wow, Masked Writer, that's a odd and good one,
a rarity of a bright teacher,
you know teachers/ professors/deans work so different,
I appreciate all of them. ----Maynard :P

[Masked writer]

Yes. indeed.

[1809 Black Plague December]

great write! and pleasant night

[Matthew Kult]

A great lesson that every child should go through.
Elegantly written. Awesome read.

With love,

Matthew

[Masked writer]

Indeed. Thankyou matthew

cheers mw