1. When I get up in the morning and get ready to go to school, I hope that I:
A. Will feel anxious
B. Will be disrespected
C. Will feel that I have no friends
D. Will feel that no one understands
E. None of the above
2. When I go to the lunchroom, I hope that:
A. Kids will not make room for me at the table
B. They will tease me about my lunch
C. They will make me feel unwanted and uncomfortable
D. They will make inside jokes to make me feel I’m not part of the group
E. None of the above
3. When I go out to recess, I hope that:
A. I will not be included in any games
B. I will be left to walk around by myself and feel alone
C. People will call me names
D. I will feel sad because everyone else is looking happy
E. None of the above
4. When I go to the restroom, I hope:
A. I will be nervous because there is no adult supervision
B. Others will try to embarrass me
C. Kids will try to get me in trouble
D. Kids will shove me
E. None of the above
5. When I am in the classroom, I hope:
A. I am made to feel stupid
B. People will pass notes about me
C. People will whisper things about me when the teacher isn’t looking
D. People will act upset when my desk is changed and put next to theirs
E. None of the above
6. When I go on the bus, I hope:
A. Things are out of control
B. People give me a hard time and no one tells them to stop
C. No one sits next to me
D. Kids step on my backpack and make me feel scared
E. None of the above
7. When I am on a team or after school activity, I hope:
A. People ignore me
B. Kids on the team make me feel bad when I make a mistake
C. Kids leave me out when they leave after the game to hang out together
D. Kids don’t cheer for me
E. None of the above
8. When I’m having a hard day and people are being mean, I hope:
A. That someone gives me eye contact and smiles
B. That someone lets me in their circle and doesn’t turn their back
C. That someone tells the person who is being mean to cut it out
D. That someone lets me join their group
E. That someone gives me a compliment
F. That someone stops the gossip
G. That someone doesn’t laugh when I fall and helps me up
H. That someone understands
I. Am That Someone.
Please Note: the last item should be read aloud and remembered.
Now imagine that NO ONE stepped up. The following video is from a full length documentary in production by award-winning director Lee Hirsch called The Bully Project: A Year In the Life Of America’s Bullying Crisis.
(c) Tangled Ball 2010
