My c4t on November 10 was Angela Maiers. The title of the particular post that I commented on was,"Around the world with Curran." Curran is a seven year old blogger. He became interested in blogging by helping his mom document on a map all the comments she received on her blog from around the world. Curran liked the idea of interacting with people from all over the globe. He shared with Angela his dreams and intentions and she allowed him to make his first post on her blog. Curran began his comment by asking people where they were from and what was the best thing about their state or country. In my comment to him via angela's blog and on his own personal blog, I commented that I was from Alabama and I hope to teach school soon and that my state is known for its beautiful beaches and its love for football. I also commented that I will take Curran's advice a create a classroom blog for my future students.If you are interested in following Angela, follow her at http://www.angelamaiers.com/blog
On November 13,2013, I was assigned to Angela again for my c4t. I figured that since I am majoring in Elementary Education that I would read her post on bullying. The topic of the particular post that I chose to read and comment on was Bullying is not just a youth problem, it's a human problem. In this post, Angela said that a bully is a person of any age that causes physical harm or emotional distress to anyone. She also gave a couple of other definitions and that is when I realized that bullying does not stop after elementary school. Angela asked if we knew anyone that fit the description of a bully and that is when I felt compelled to comment.In my comment to Angela Maier, I stated that when she said that bullying is not just a youth problem, it is a human problem, that she could not have been any further from the truth. I told her that If she would have told me that when I got forty years old that I would be bullied, I would have told her that she was out of her mind. I informed Angela that the bullying took place on my job and I did not want to report it because I thought that telling would make me look weak. To make a long story short, I confronted the bully and a couple of other people followed suit. The bully apologized. I said all of that to say that if I, being a grown woman felt so helpless then how much more do our youth feel? We have got to put programs in place to empower them and let them know that they are not alone. I ended my post to Angela by saying that the students really do matter.
On November 19, I heard back from Angela and this is what she said,Tracy, Thank you so much for sharing your story. It is so inspiring and empowering to hear that you stood up to your bully. It takes great courage to do what you did. And I give the bully credit for being "big" enough to accept responsibility and apologize. I think this happens to adults much more that we talk about. Stories like yours are important to ensue that no one stays silent about bullying. Thank you!
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