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 * “The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.” ~ Jim Rohn **

Videos:
Sticks and Stones // ([]) // Above is a bullying video that students in the Emerson Schools have seen. This video is recommended by many teachers and students. If you are trying to access this video from school this link will not work. The video can be seen on video on demand on school computers.

Questions on the Videos:
Sticks and Stones

Now that you have seen and watched this video, here are a few questions for you and your family to think about…
 * 1) Do you think Lindsey was bullying Brandon? If so, in what ways?
 * 2) If Lindsey never asked for Brandon’s help in English would this have happened?
 * 3) What is cyber bullying?
 * 4) Why were Lindsey’s friends so mean to Brandon?
 * 5) Do you think this could be happening in your school today?
 * 6) If you were Lindsey would you stop your friends for bullying Brandon? If not explain why.
 * 7) Do you believe it was right for Brandon to kill himself?
 * 8) How do you think Brandon felt walking to the pier?
 * 9) If you were Brandon how would you handle this situation?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now that you have watched the video and seen the questions:
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can discuss any comments or concerns about the videos on this page, you can simply clip on the disscussion tab. On this tab you can write your comments or corncerns that you might have. These will be posted, so you can also view other families ideas on the videos. You may have the same opinions as another family and you can share that as well. This disscussion is open for any family who watches the video and has some feedback for it. Feel free to express your opinions!! We hope you enjoy this site and find it helpful. Thank you.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dinner Table Talk
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dinner Table Talk is when a family sits down to dinner and has a talks while they eat. You and your family may even have dinner talks but not realize you doing it. these talks can be used to disscuss any topic. If you are a concerned parent, or child and feel like you would like to talk about bullying and anit-bullying at dinner here is a few questions that you can ask and have a disscussion about around the dinner table.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do you remember ever being bullied in your life?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have you ever stepped in and stopped a bully from bullying?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why should you get involved?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Is bullying a strong topic in your household? (For parents to be asked)


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