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Note: As mentioned in the introduction, the Bugging Bug project was designed by Marie-Nathalie to address
problems of bullying and peer abuse in schools. The following is the wonderful outcome of this project which was
implemented at Easterbrook school with the enthusiastic collaboration of Maureen Taylor and her class of 5th
graders (a.k.a. room 9) who greatly assisted in making their school a more appreciative & tolerant place for kids.
Bugging Bug (bug'in/bueug) n. An invisible bug that tries to get into you when you don't know
and makes you bug, fight, tease, or get into an argument with people. WARNING: The Bugging
Bug makes you do violence and bad things. DO NOT LISTEN TO THE BUGGING BUG!
Trang
The Bugging Bug is a bad conscience who tells you to do mean things to other people and
yourself. He's like that thing that urges, that tells you to physically or verbally hurt someone
when you're mad at them. He tells you to hurt someone's feelings or exclude people from your
games. The Bugging Bug also bothers you. The Bugging Bug makes you:
As you know, it is best to ignore him. You can do that by finding your own thing that helps you
relax. It could be anything, just don't hurt another person!
Ashleigh & Rostislav
Good Conscience (gued kan'shens) n. A part of you that makes you do good things like help
people and respect. It's a love and caring habit. Could be your identical twin but smaller.
Trang
The good conscience is the Bugging Bug's biggest enemy. It stands for peace and love. If you
see the Bugging Bug, the good conscience reminds you to tell him to go away. When it's
already too late, I mean when he already sneaked into your mind, do a tornado breath (take a
very deep breath) and blow him away.
Leon
By Alex and Tom
One day I got really sick. I felt slow, scared, weak, I couldn't see very well and I was
falling asleep at school. So the teacher called my mom and said "something is wrong with Vanessa,
she's not functioning like usual; you should take her to the doctor". So my mom did and when the
doctor took my blood sugar at the hospital, he discovered that it was 800 instead of 100. There and
then they diagnosed me with diabetes and admitted me to the intensive care unit immediately. That
was really hard and scary because I didn't know what was going to happen to me and I felt like a
little kid not able to take care of herself when I know how to. The doctors were putting IV in
me and I was crying because my parents were asked to leave. My brothers kept on saying "what is
wrong, why is sissy in that bed?" . I missed my mom, dad and my three brothers and I felt like
I was never going to see them again. After a very difficult night where they basically woke me up
every hour to check me, they finally transferred me to a hospital unit where I could at least get visitors.
I stayed there for one full week and the food was horrible. When I finally got discharged I was
really happy to go home, see my family and sleep in my own bed. But the doctors said that I
have to manage my exercise and food very carefully. That's when another problem started: the kids
in my neighborhood started bugging me. One day that I was really sick and dizzy, I decided to
take a walk to lower my high blood sugar. These kids started to call me names. I wondered what
I had done wrong. It was horrible to feel so sick and to be treated that way when I really
needed to be loved. It made me mad that people would be so out of control and insensitive. It took
all my courage to continue to walk because I knew it was so important for my health. But inside
I felt worthless and depressed. Why were kids so mean to me? I felt like saying something back
but it wasn't the kind of person I wanted to be. I didn't understand what was going through their
head because I had always been a kind person to them. So when I went back to school, I
talked to our counselor, Marie-Nathalie and realized that the Bugging Bug was getting to
these kids. The Bugging Bug was probably telling these kids to say mean things to be funny,
and that I didn't deserve to be loved because I looked so different because I was sick. It really
helped me a lot to have someone to talk to about it and to not bottle it up inside. What really helped
me too was that we organized a meeting with some of these kids and I was able to tell them how I
felt. I wish kids knew how to say kind things instead of being mean when they don't know what to
say.
By: Vanessa, 12 years old
Catherine
John
What helped was to realize the Bugging Bug had no real power over me. One day after
that, I said sorry to my friend. I surprised myself and felt very good. From then on, I tried to
resist the Bugging Bug by doing good things. This makes it go away. Now I have more friends
than ever and I hope this story helps you so you can also have lots of friends.
Alex
Tom
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Anonymous
When he realized he was being mean to other kids, he decided that after baseball practice,
he would apologize. From then on, he would kick the Bugging Bug out of his mind when he
noticed it. Other kids started noticing John was nicer. People were now thinking that John was a
very good kid and his parents were liking him. He preferred being nice because now he would get
more friends.
Justin
Kate
Dana
Leon
David
There was once a little boy in 5th grade. His name is James. He was one of the toughest
and one of the most popular kids in school. One day in class, his teacher, Ms. Daniels, dropped
The little guy said, " I am your good conscience, I'm from the nice part of you. You can
call me Nice One. I think you have the Bugging Bug!" Another voice crackled on his other
shoulder: "No he won't! He'll never be in trouble!". James turned and gasped. There on his
shoulder is another person looking exactly like him but only has an arrow shaped end on his tail,
wearing all pink, and was holding a stick that looks like a fork. Now this time James guessed
that this person is his bad conscience. Actually it's the Bugging Bug:"What cha doing here you
little snort? Can't cha mind your own business? ?" Nice One complained: "Why are you always
so mean? Oh, be quiet! James, please don't do it! Your parents might ground you forever!"
James imagined what it would be like to be grounded forever, so he decided not to throw the
eraser. When he was about to put it back down, the Bugging Bug says, "Na, don't listen to that
junk stuff! If you throw the eraser at Mrs. Daniels, you'll be the most popular kid in school. You
like that?" James grinned and picked up the eraser again ready to throw it. "Now James, you
know that you'll get in trouble, won't you? If you throw it, I'll doubt that you'll get an A for
paying attention." Nice One said. So, both Nice One and the Bugging Bug made him choose.
He chose Nice One because he knew it wasn't right to throw stuff or make fun of people. So, the
Bugging Bug vanished.
A couple months later, James got an A on paying attention on his report card. James
decided that from now on, he will always pick the good side!
Trang
Respect, I love this word "Respect". It means that people are nice to each other for their best. It
means that people don't swear, don't fight. It means people are bright. They don't carry guns to
shoot at each other, they don't tease to laugh at each other for nothing, they don't pull out jokes
to hurt one another, and they don't poke with knives. That's what my story is about.
Yasha
Melissa
Respect is to be nice to different people and to respect older people,
Justin
Respect is when ...
Ashleigh
Responsible,
Nichole
Respect is something like treating others the way you wish to be treated.
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Love & Caring Cookie Recipe
Stir well till like cream in a bowl. Cook.
By Adam , Catherine, Rostislav, Jacksen, Trang
Add another random act of kindness,
By Emmanuel, Justin, Melissa, Nichole, Yasha, Anonymous
The Bugging Bug wanted me to be rude while eating
The Bugging Bug wanted me to kill a bird
The Bugging Bug wanted me to say o/o $ #
The Bugging Bug wanted me to fight back
The Bugging Bug wanted me to steal some candy
The Bugging Bug wanted me to break a chair
The Bugging Bug wanted me to criticize someone
The Bugging Bug wanted me to yell at someone when they made a mistake
The Bugging Bug wanted me to laugh during a class discussion,
The Bugging Bug wanted me to yell and curse at someone,
The Bugging Bug wanted me to say something mean,
The Bugging Bug wanted me to act silly,
The Bugging Bug wanted me not to say anything when the teacher thought someone else was talking;
Dear Diary,
Anonymous
Dear Diary,
Anonymous
Dear Diary,
P.S. I even learned that don't try to impress your friends to make them think you're cool; they
already think you're cool because you are their friend.
Monica
Dear Diary,
Tom
By Alex
Now that we've gotten rid of the Bugging Bug, our classroom is more nicer. I mean wayyy
nicer. Nobody is mean or bossy or anything anymore. Every student helps everyone else. We
used to be really mean. I mean reallllyyy mean. But now we're really nice and we earn more
P.A.T. (Preferred Activity Time).
Alex
Now the Bugging Bug is gone from our classroom. Everyone is nice to each other. There is
classroom peace. There is no need for rules in our classroom. Even if the rules didn't exist the
students will still follow them.
Long
Now that we've gotten rid of the Bugging Bug, our classroom is a lot more nice. We help each
other with work. We don't get into fights at all. We play fair and don't get mad. We aren't bad
sports and we have fun!
Tom
Anonymous
Now that we've gotten rid of the Bugging Bug, our classroom is more quieter. More people are
knowing what to do. More people are getting better grades. All the people are paying attention
and doing their work. You could say everyone is concentrated on their work.
Rostislav
Now That we've gotten rid of the B.B., our classroom is more peaceful and quiet. We are nicer
to each other and there's no fights and swearing. We followed the rules and worked together as
a team.
Leon
I am happy now that our class has gotten rid of the Bugging Bug. People are much nicer with
each other. It's like when we find a Bugging Bug, we throw it in a garbage can and put the lid on
it. I don't care if the Bugging Bug goes after me. I have the power to overcome it! The Bugging
Bug is nothing more than a bug that tells you to do some things. I'm responsible for myself. I
have the power to say no for myself, Do you have that?
Ashleigh
Now that we've gotten rid of the Bugging Bug our class is doing better than ever and I have one
more thing to add: Miss Marie-Nathalie helped the most but we had to believe in it first.
Vanessa
Since we've gotten rid of the Bugging Bug, our classroom has more respect and kindness. It
lightened our room up and there's no screaming. There's no more fighting, hitting, and throwing
things around. Our class is the best now.
Monica
Respect is to be nice to everyone,
WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT RESPECT????
From team/classroom #9
I think violence is a bad thing because kids get killed for no reason. I feel sad because they
didn't do anything and they get killed. Their parents are miserable because they lost their
children and it will never be the same. Violence shouldn't be in school because you could get
kicked out of school and you wouldn't learn anything.
Anonymous
As an adult, you can think that you have it all together, until a sneaky little bug appears in
your life. Actually, this little bug has been there a very long time, but you may not have realized it.
Once you prove yourself in the adult community, you have the license to think that you are free
from such childish bugs. Ha! This little critter can undermine you, cause you to feel self doubt,
and strip your patience and tolerance away quickly.
As a teacher, I have a certain role to play. This role has been designed by those who go
before me in this wonderful career. It is a role of nurturing, helping, guiding, and influencing. It is
the nature of the job, and it can be an exciting job; assisting and also watching your students
mature and learn over 9 months' period of time. It can be quite rewarding...until that sneaky
bugging bug gets in!
This school year, I started a class with 28 bright and charming students. What I didn't
know was that my classroom population was actually much higher...there were 29 humans and 29
mischievous bugs following us around. At times, we had a rest from these critters, yet when we
least expected them, they crept in. We would suddenly have a surge in energy, dramatics, and
disagreements running through the class. As an adult and teacher, I had fooled myself into thinking
that I was always correct and setting a good behavior for my students.
Yet when the bugging bug was present, buzzing around my head, I would lose my patience
and most importantly, my sense of humor. I began to see that this ugly -ism called "adultism" had
clouded my thinking and influenced me to think that I was innocent and that the kids had the
"attitude problems". Adultism almost kept me from writing this entry about myself because my ego
didn't want to admit I was making some mistakes. It became clear that I needed to be more aware
of how my actions were influencing the class atmosphere and my own behavior.
As a teacher, I want the best for my students, as any teacher does. I have high hopes for
my kids and high expectations also. I found that when the bugging bug would come to me, these
expectations would no longer be goals, but became unreasonable expectations...expectations to be
perfect...expectations that my students behave perfectly...expectations that anyone who entered the
room would think I was blessed with angels!
The reality is they and I are human. We have minutes or hours of feeling unreasonable, of
feeling grumpy, of feeling unaccepted, or of feeling self doubt. The bugging bug takes these
moments and works with them, amplifying the negative feelings and creating problems. I would
feel out of control and over-worked when that pesky bug was nearby.
The key to turning this around is awareness and action. I have found that being honest
about my feelings with my students is quite helpful. They no longer feel the adultism, they see the
real me. They in turn are more vulnerable, honest, and accepting with themselves, myself, and
each other. Another key is to keep a sense of humor. The bugging bug is allergic to a person who
feels ease and humor, and who doesn't take it all so seriously. There is more of a chance to have
positive teamwork, be productive, and keep it light and happy, when you have an accepting, joyful
nature.
I think that my students can attest to the fact that I'm working on ridding our room of the
bugging bug, just as hard as they are. I am so proud of them for their efforts and their open-
mindedness in learning these skills. We'll keep on working hard at this, for these are lifelong
skills.
This is just a part of my story. As teaching is so dynamic, I'm sure I will grow more and
that this story will evolve more. I want to close with a quote by Hiam Ginott that inspires me and
reminds me of this awareness I am gaining.
"I have come to a frightening conclusion. I am the decisive element in the
classroom. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the
weather. As a teacher, I possess tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I
can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt, or heal. In
all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated, and a
child humanized or de-humanized."
-Mrs. T-
By Catherine
We are writing our story about Silliness so other kids and grown-ups can learn
from our experiences. Some ways Silliness used to get us into trouble was by
getting us to do silly stuff, talk out loud in class, interrupt our teacher, tell a lie,
and get carried away wrestling with each other or our brothers. In the beginning,
when the Silly Bug showed up in class, it would go from one of us to the other and
to the other until finally our teacher had to separate us. Silly Bug also showed up
at lunch around the girls, and at dinnertime. When we listened to Silly Bug, we
found ourselves getting into a lot of trouble and feeling bad. At times we even
think Silly Bug went as far as getting teachers and parents to think we were bad
boys! We knew we weren't bad boys and had to do something to stop the Silly Bug
from messing stuff up. That's how we go the Sillybusters!
We think Silly Bug had an easy time sneaking into our brains because it was
invisible! We think it liked to be invisible because then it could get more kids into
trouble. Once we figured this out together, it got easier to notice when Silly Bug
was coming. Now some things we do when Silly Bug tries to sneak in are: "..not
listen to it when it tries to sneak in my ear", "close my mouth so it can't get in",
"move to a different spot in the class if it tries to get between me and my
friends", and "leave it outside the door." Another trick we discovered is that our 6
brains together really make it hard for Silly Bug to get us because we can see it
coming now.
Since we've escaped from Silly Bug, we have noticed very good things happening to
us. Now we can sit next to each other in class, play with our friends at recess
without getting into trouble, focus so much on writing that we get more sentences
written (up to 15!), and be with our friends during centers. We hope our parents
and teachers have also noticed how we have been working to escape Silly Bug. That
is our story about Silly Bug and we hope it can help protect other kids and
teenagers and grown-ups from Silly Bug.
By: Kyle, Christopher, Ben and Christopher
© 1999 by Marie-Nathalie Beaudoin, Ph.D.
Good conscience
The good conscience helps you do what you are supposed to do. It helps you be respectful and
nice and considerate. It's better to listen to the good conscience so that you can stay nice and
stay cool and not get in trouble.
A Hard Week in my Life
Stories of Victory over the Bugging Bug
About the Nasty and Rotten Bugging Bug
The Bugging Bug used to get me to shout at people and be mean to them. It sneaked into
my mind at times when I was mad or alone and made me think others were being mean to me just
for fun. Bad things happened such as shout, yell, etc... I really felt bad sometimes. Then one time
after recess I decided I should be nice. Since I got rid of the Bugging Bug, my life is better
because everything is much happier.
The Bugging Bug
The Bugging Bug used to get me to do bad things like talking when I'm not supposed to,
talk back to my mom, and make me not concentrate on my work. It made me believe that others
were all mean and I really felt alone. Now when the Bugging Bug tries to sneak in, I try to resist
by taking a tornado breath. My life is much better because I have more friends.
The Bugging Bug
The Bugging Bug used to get me to be really mean and rude to other people, even my
friends. Because of this, I was losing friends and arguing with my best friends, and accidentally
punched my best friend in the nose. The Bugging Bug would sneak in my mind at recess time,
lunch time, play time, when I'm having conversations and when I'm trying to listen and
concentrate. It got me to believe others were trying to be mean to me and be rude to me. I felt
really disappointed kind of.
Fight Against the B.B.
The Bugging Bug used to get me to not pay attention during class and I would get in big
trouble. It got me to think that others were much smarter than me and I felt stupid.
Then one day after Miss Marie-Nathalie came in I decided I could fix my problem. Since I
got rid of the Bugging Bug, I don't get in trouble. I now like to help people.
Michele
Tom's Anti Bugging Bug story
The Bugging Bug used to get me in trouble by hitting and hurting people. It would sneak up on
me in school and a lot of other places. It told me that others did not like me at all and I felt really
bad when they didn't play with me. Since I learned about the Bugging Bug, I am a lot better. I
realized I wasn't listening to my good side. I decided I would now pay attention and do the best I
could. From then on I tried very hard not to do a bad thing.
My story of the Bugging Bug
With the Bugging Bug, I used to be mean to my sister and call her names and yell at her and boss
her around. I felt really mean, sad and a loser. I was losing my friends and saying shut up to my
sister. Finally I realized that if I keep on doing that, I will hurt my family's feelings. Especially
my parents. Now when the Bugging Bug comes, I try to ignore it. I play computer games, or
read or take a long walk, hike, take a shower or talk it out calm, especially no screaming. My
favorite is to take a nice long shower. Now I feel great inside! I hope my story helps because it is
very hard to ignore a Bugging Bug telling you what to do.
What happened to me when the B.B. got to me
The Bugging Bug used to get me to shove, kick, punch, and beat up smaller kids during recess
and class time. It also made me break up with my friends. The Bugging Bug got me to think I
was stupid and I felt rotten. What really helped was when my teacher and friend told me about the
Bugging Bug. I decided that I am not listening to it again. One time I got mad at home. I felt
stupid for doing that. After that, I tried even harder to resist the Bugging Bug. When it tries to
sneak in, I take a tornado breath and it blows the Bugging Bug away.
Go Away Bugging Bug
Once upon a time, there was a child named John, who lived to do math at school. When all his
homework was done, he would go to baseball practice. Sometimes, the Bugging Bug would
sneak up on him and make him hit some kids and make him think some kids were stupid. John
would then feel like a pain in the neck.
The Bad, Little, Evil, Yucky, Critter
The Bugging Bug would sneak in my mind at times I was having fun. It would make me be mean
and snappy. I realized other people might be struggling with this too, and I felt sad for them. I
first noticed the Bugging Bug when Marie-Nathalie told me about him. After awhile, I decided I
wasn't going to listen to the B.B. My first big success was when I didn't fight with my sister. I
was proud. Since I got rid of the Bugging Bug, my life is "fight free".
Popcorn
The Bugging Bug used to get me to eat some popcorn during class time. It made me not share and
get upset at Leon for taking some. Then one day I asked if any of my friends want some. I
realized it was fun to share.
Popcorn 2
The Bugging Bug used to get me to eat Dana's popcorn during lunch time. It would tell me that
others will do it too, so why not? One day at recess I decided I shouldn't eat it because she didn't
want me to. Since I stopped taking the popcorn, Dana came back and shared it. Yum popcorn.
Yum!.
Bad Bug
Because of the B.B., I used to not follow the rules especially at church, dinner and recess. It also
got me to think that others were bad and I was good which got me in trouble. I got sent to the
office and felt bad and lonely. After Mrs Marie-Nathalie came to our class I realized that my
friends didn't like the way I was. I decided to do my best to not listen to the Bugging Bug. When
I almost got in a fight, I said sorry and left instead. I really surprised myself and felt swell. From
then on I tried very hard to stay cool and now I have a lot of friends.
Escaping the bugging bug is like going through a maze
Hey! Pick the Good Side!
her marker and went over to the trash can to pick it up.
Then, James was about to throw an eraser at the teacher
on her back, when he heard a little voice say "Hey! Don't
do it! You'll get in big trouble." He turned and saw a
really small guy sitting on his right shoulder who looked
like him except that he had wings and wore some white
clothing's. James asked, " Who are you? And why do
you look exactly like me? I don't have wings, why do
you have wings?"
What's Respect?
Respect is a blooming flower in May.
Respect is trust within your yourself.
Respect is a wonderful thing in your life
Respect is something that you want.
Can you find a word in Leon's drawing?
Enjoy nature, don't destroy it,
Sensitive like some people are,
Peace to have no wars
Excitement to be very happy,
Courteous to be polite,
Try to stay off other people's property
Everyone gets along,
Someone sad is cheered up by their friends,
People try their best to prevent fights,
Everyone is happy,
Come together as people,
Try to be respectful and have great friends.
Every time someone talks you listen,
Speak nicely,
Protect your friends,
Every time you're mean, say sorry,
Collaborate in your friendships,
Take care of what you say.
It's a feeling of honor or esteem.
If you respect, your parents will beam with pride.
You treat other people with regard and consideration.
Team recipes for respect
Yummy in the tummy!
6 tablespoon Loving 2 tablespoon Caring 10 tablespoon Respect 9 tablespoon Helpfulness 3 teaspoon Sweetness 8 teaspoon Goodness 10 tablespoon Truthfulness 7 tablespoon Sharing 30 pounds of a cool teacher 1 cup of Joy 1 ton Kindness
Cut it all in the shape of hearts with a cookie cutter.
Warning: Anyone who eats this will become friendly and respectful for the rest of
their life
This class recipe has sugar, spice,
And everything nice.
2 teaspoons of manners 0 cups of badness 10 cups of being a good sport 20 big cups of good conscience 10 pounds of trust 5 pounds of respect 2 pound of complete cool off! 1 pound of brainstorming
Eat and let your class feel the taste of friendship
Some Successes of Room 9 at Easterbrook
and instead I chose to be polite.
and instead I chose to let it fly away and be free
and instead I chose to squeeze my pencil.
and instead I chose to say "stop it" and walk away
and instead I chose to buy the candy
and instead I chose to sit on the chair
and instead I chose to say something nice.
and instead I chose to politely correct them.
And instead I chose to pay attention.
And instead I chose to talk it out!!
And instead I chose to ignore it.
And instead I chose not to do that.
And instead I chose to tell the truth that I was the one who was talking.
Diaries of Room 9
Today the B.B. took control over me. I punched a kid in the face. I got mad because he was
saying mean things to me. I guess now I know I was listening to the B.B. It was bad.
Dear Diary,
Today I listened to my good conscience instead of stealing. I told myself I would get in too
much trouble. I am so proud of myself. Tomorrow I think I'll do better.
I feel terrible! There's a lot of problems going on in my family. My parents are constantly
fighting. My sister can't stop yelling at me. My school grades are down because of all the
stress. Worst of all, I'm losing my friends! They're not comfortable around me anymore
because I keep yelling at them. I don't do it on purpose. I just get really frustrated at times.
Something urges me to scream! I wish I could talk to my parents about it, but I feel
uncomfortable around them like my friends do around me. I don't know what to do.
Dear Diary,
Things have gotten better. I've talked to my friends and they understood. Now they're not
afraid of me anymore. Also, I talked to my family. My sister relaxed. We get along, but it's my
parents still. They're getting a divorce! I'm sooo mad at them.
Today, I learned about the Bugging Bug in class. I didn't realize that I got the Bugging
Bug until I was about to take a 2nd grader's money for her lunch. Here's how it went.
I was standing near my locker at school, laughing and talking until I noticed a 2nd grader
girl past me. I heard coins jangling from her pocket. I decided to impress my friends so I said
"Hey 2nd grader, come here". She looked at me afraid that I might do something bad to her like
locking her in my locker since I'm a 5th grader.
She just came anyway. I told her to give me her money or I'll threaten her. She was
shocked but gave me all her money while she was sobbing. I looked at her and thought, what a
poor little girl, I shouldn't have done that. I have the Bugging Bug.
After giving me all her money, I said to her in a kind and sweet voice "It's O.K., You can
take your money back. I'm sorry I threatened you. I shouldn't have done that. Here you go".
The little girl looked up and smiled at me. "Thank you, you're nice." That poor little girl ran
off. From now on, I learned my lesson: Don't even pick on them just because they are younger
than you and respect everyone! I'm going to be nice to that little girl from now on. I'm going to
help her with everything. I gotta go now.
Day 1
Today I had a problem in class. I think the Bugging Bug got to me. I tried to fight it, but I still
got in trouble.
Day 2
Today I had the Bugging Bug again and guess what I did. I fought the Bugging Bug away
thanks to "talk it out" I didn't get in trouble
Day 4
Today I got in trouble from the evil Bugging Bug. Oh no, how could this happen? I did good
before. I guess I'm not the only one though. Lots of kids get in trouble with the Bugging Bug.
Day 5
Today I fought the Bugging Bug using "talk it out" again. I also found another way to fight the
Bugging Bug. Just be happy because the Bugging Bug hates happiness.
Room 9: A Bugging Bug free class!
collaborate and
write a poem altogether about respect?
experience respect and be happy you have it,
respect is very useful in every sort of way
if respect was a person it would be welcomed everywhere,
I would want him in my family,
that person would almost be perfect.
Respect should be in everyone and around everyone,
respect means people are nice to each other for their best.
When I respect people it makes me feel nice inside.
Be kind to people and they will be kind to you.
When the world will be more respectful,
we will all get along better...
There will be less fighting and hunger...
There will be more friends.
Respect is like gold for our feelings, for our families.
I respect my family because they care for me and support me.
I respect my sister because she is nice to me.
I respect my brother because he's the best.
Respect is something that comes from your heart.
You have to be gracious, you have to be kind.
Respect is when people come together, it makes love.
What can adults do to help kids be more respectful?
What kids think about violence in school:
It is terrible to have violence at school. Kids shouldn't have to worry about going to school and
getting hurt or even get killed.
Adam
I think violence is bad because if you fight then someone can get hurt. I can help by getting a
teacher to tell them to talk it out or just to shake hands or say I am sorry. Talking it out is for
everybody and it's good because when adults fight then they can go to jail and that's worst than
getting suspended or having to call your mom or picking up garbage.
Joey
I think it is a bad example for younger people and a bad influence for people. I feel that it should
stop immediately. It isn't in all schools but in most. Maybe adults could teach how life would be
better without violence.
John
I think that violence is very upsetting because it's sad to see teenagers killing kids; its sick. I
think no one deserves to be hurt like that. I think all kids could help by being kind to others.
Adults should help by not letting kids watch violent movies, the adults should take responsibility
by paying attention to their children.
Nichole
Violence happens because the Bugging Bug tells people to do drugs or start drinking and they
start to hurt other people and themselves. Me and other people can do lots to help. All we need
to do is to help those people. Adults can help too by spending more time with their children and
see that he or she won't start drugs.
Yasha
Why do they have violence in schools? Do they have it on television? I wonder how other
people feel when they are walking down the street. I wonder if they are afraid that they will get
hurt? If this city was safe then parents won't be afraid of letting their children go out late. By
seeing that the parents are still afraid than you see it still isn't a safe society. All I can do is tell
people not to believe violence is the way to solve a problem. You shouldn't think television is
something you could look up to.
Long
A Teacher's Perspective: My Own Bugging Bug Story
May 1999
SILLYBUSTERS
With Karin Lombardo (BAFTTA representative)
May 6, 1999, Moreland Discovery School.
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