"I had known Elliot since we were in kindergarten, and I had seen a lot of stuff happen to him. I never really joined in, but I never tried to stop it either, not that I could have." (Page 17)
"…everyone knows about feeling alone…If a few people persecute somebody, most of us pretend it isn't happening, right? We don't want to see it." (Pages 85-86)
- Why do you think Russell watched Elliot get bullied for years, but never did anything to help? What causes us to "not see" bullying or to "pretend it isn't happening"?
- Are those who don't get involved partly responsible for bullying even though they are just bystanders?
- What do you think prevents students at your school from standing up for others? What would it take to create an atmosphere of support?
I think Russell watched Elliot get bullied for years and never helped because he was afraid of getting bullied too.
ReplyDeletei think he watched elliot get beat up because he probably didnt want to get bullied or he realized he wasn't getting bullied so he didnt want to take no part in it
ReplyDeletei think he watched elliot get bullied for a long time because he did not want to become a target of a bully and get hurt.
ReplyDeletewe pretend bullying doesn't happen because for one, we don't want to become a victim. Another thing is that people don't usually help people that they don't know.
ReplyDeletepeople end up not trying to prevent anything because they are afraid it will stop,but they'll get teased. most kids wont do anything to help out even if they are best friends. i thought if you're best friends you are supposed to stick up for your friends. i dont think it's fair for some kids to not be bullied and others to not be. i hate to see kids stand around and watch while some kids just get pushed around. it really is not fair. i want dr hill to become bully free but i doubt it.
ReplyDeleteI think that Russel didn't help Elliot because he didn't want to get picked on himself. I think that also happens at this school because they just don't want to be picked on themself so they don't stand up for the people who are getting bullied. LIke people make fun of other people for there facial apperances and the way they talk or dress or even walk. And some people stand up for other people but others just laugh along with it. Also i think administrators should be more disicplined on bullying and need to listen more to what students have to say.
ReplyDeleteBecause he didn't want to be picked on and have other people laugh at him. This happens at our school too.
ReplyDeletei thing that us kids needs to stop pick on other little kids. and all this got to stop soon it just makes me want to cry because what kids has to go around places with betting on them if no -one puts an stop to it then i will i'll help these kids out
ReplyDeleteyes i think those who were not involved or wasn't bullying because they probably helped to do the bullying and or helped set it up and the people who watched and knew about it the whole time didn't say anything about it.=)
ReplyDeleteyes i think those who were not involved or wasn't bullying because they probably helped to do the bullying and or helped set it up and the people who watched and knew about it the whole time didn't say anything about it.=)
ReplyDeletei think that they are still bystanders even though they were not involved in it because they probably help set up the bullying or they probably saw it happenening but didn't do anything about it=)
ReplyDeletei think that they are still bystanders because they wre probably making up the bullying or watched it happenening but didn't say anything about it=)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Saraiah.;
ReplyDeleteI think he was scared that he might get bulled too or that he might of just thought that if it happend to him that it could happen to other people but he helped him latter on cause he realize that it was not right for him or anybody to traet another person like that
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