April's Winner

Thank you for all your comments...and repeated comments. We have 47 comments but as some of you were smart enough to see, it was due to repeated comments. No problem though. Not an issue at all. We had Feng Yin, Jianqiu who joined our discussion. Thank you and Natalie who wrote an apology but did not put in her point of view...hmmm wonder why? And yes, where IS Flora? Wei Heng? Shaoqi?

I think the topic for April had opened up some kind of Pandora's Box for some of us.I have seen how we were pointing fingers calling someone or another person a bully. We have also some confessions from people who had seen themselves as a bully to others.

It is true what Hui Ying has said about bullies wanting to bully another so that they appear as if they are stronger than another. From Kristian's confessions, we saw how this was true. It was his way of retaliating or to show that he is not weak.

We have heard from Mrs Soh of the many many examples of bullying that is happening around school. Primary Six boys extorting money from the lower primary pupils are just ways of bullying. But Ebelle was right to say that you must inform a trusted adult. If you are being bullied, you should not just keep quiet and accept the hurtful words, you should take actions to stop them. Otherwise, the bully will get away with his hurtful ways and hurt others.

I have spoken to many of you regarding the act of bullying. What I have found is that some of you are clueless that what you have done is a form of bullying. Sometimes, you say and do things that hurt others but you are not aware of it. Most of you just get carried away and, without realising it, do things that are hurtful to others.

My rule of thumb is to check within ourselves. Would I like it if others say those things about me? Would I like it if others do those things to me? Would I like it if others call me names? Would I like it if others hit me with things? If we say no to those things, then we should not act that way towards others. Do unto others what we want others to do unto us.

Thank you again for the wonderful comments. I have learnt a lot from all of you. The winner for this month's topic will be Ebelle for her suggestion to inform an adult when the act of bullying happened to us. Congratulations Ebelle!