The 10 Rules for Bullies

I’ve been thinking about this 10 Stupid Goddy Rules in the Classroom thing, and what would be better in classrooms. I don’t necessarily think any homilies or bits of moral advice should be on the walls of classrooms, but I’m not adamant about it. Maybe it’s useful to have them. So what kind of thing should they be?

My hunch is some form of “don’t be shitty.” Maybe a bulletin board that could have posters that change every few days, with small manageable iterations of “don’t be shitty.” Help each other; don’t make fun of anyone; share; remember what it feels like to be teased or bullied. Blah blah; that kind of thing. Tiny chapters from the large book of Remember Everyone Has Feelings Just As You Do. Basically trying to coax children to be decent to each other – trying to nudge children into being not like a trump.

It annoys the bejeezus out of me that legislators think it’s a good idea to plaster walls with God shouting “ME ME ME ME OBEY ME” rather than mild advice on how not to be one of the mean kids.

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