The caption for this picture reads "standing up to the school bully". I think standing up to the bully is the most courageous thing of all. I believe it requires far more courage than the firefighters in the picture from the book (because they are doing the job they chose) and far more courage than a penguin jumping into water, although I really like the caption below that photo. Standing up to a bully requires making a conscience effort to convince yourself that you are not going to take it anymore. Not only is one's own mind an enemy because of self-doubt one creates, but there is always the fear of standing up to a bully and the fear of a physical confrontation. A kid didn't choose to be picked on and making that decision to not take any more crap is the most courageous things that probably doesn't happen nearly as much as it should.
This is a very good example of courage. Many kids get bullied in school and after a while it does start to effect them. They are scared every time they go to school because they are anticipating that attack from their bully. For them to finally "grow a pair", shows just how far they were pushed. I wish there were no such things as bullies but this is life and life is unfair so we are stuck with them.
ReplyDeleteHi Jay! I understand were your cute clip, “standing up to the bully” is coming from. Although I have never had to experience any altercation of this kind, I would say it reflects one good example of courage. But, I also see something else in this clip that may have gone unnoticed; the kid is alone with the bully and it appears to me that the kid, that is being bullied, is attempting to throw garbage on the bully’s head while the bully has a hold of him. I would consider this not to be an advisable move, unless bullied possess some sort of defense skills, the proximity is to close and the bullied will now most certainly sport a black eye or other bodily harm, in response to his action. Having the courage to stand up to a bully is good, knowing when to turn the tables on a bully is even better.
ReplyDeleteI understand exactly what Jay is saying. When you are standing up for right it is much harder than fighting a fire or jumping off of a cliff of ice. When you stand up for what you think is right it is requires a tremendous amount of courage because one's opinion is not always viewed as acceptable by all. Although I feel that standing up for right will always be a challenge one should never let that make you stop doing what right. Having the courage to stand up for right will help to make you a better person. It also help to develop your personality.
ReplyDeleteHello JAY, What an awesome example of the word courage. Bullys take all the strenght a person has until they take courage and say enough is enough. My son was one of those children who was bullied. He tryed to handle it on his own until it got really physical. It took courage for him tell his parents. Standing up for what is right takes a lot of courage and be staying strong keeps you a float.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great example of courage and this is happening in all grades of school. I had to deal with this just recently with my first grader. She made us aware that she was being bullied and had a conversation with the teacher. Because we dealt with this issue very quickly, it was stopped. I am glad that my daughter brought this to our attention and not let this continue through out the school year. I believe my daughter as great courage to talk about the issue.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more. It takes courage to stand up to someone when you don't have to and it takes, in my opinion, a great deal more courage to stand up to someone you have no training to deal with than it does to say, run into a burning building, especially since firefighters have had intense training to do what they do. You can't train to deal with bullies; you can only act in the moment and do what you can to be brave. So I agree completely that it takes more courage to stand up to a bully than to be a firefighter.
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