Mr.Draned
The Grey Rooster
Since this week was PSSA testing, and it's supposed to be low stress for my student's, I decided to show a documentary called "Happy."
Wow, I had forgotten how powerful this movie is and man was I glad to have shown them this film.
There was one scene that really got me though, and the clip is below.
Go to the 3 minute mark if you don't want to hear all Michael Pritchard has to say, but it's good stuff, so maybe listen for a second.
When those kids got up and started talking about being bullied, there's no denying that I was glad to be sitting in the back of the room. It hit me hard, like real hard, and brought back so many memories. Memories of getting pummeled, harassed, picked on, clowned by girls, etc. from 4-8th grade b/c I wasn't part of the "cool crowd," was new, was tiny and an easy target and all that great stuff that happens in school.
I transferred to public school for high school hoping for something better. Same thing for the first couple years, then I fought back and that changed.
Looking back, it was pretty shitty, and I can relate
Sorry for the ramble, but I wanted to say that I understood what these kids are feeling when I watched the movie. It hurt to see young kids so sad, scared, and feeling alone. It made me mad. And it made me realize that maybe this is why I decided to teach. To help out the "little guys." All too often people forget how hard it is being in that situation. Or, they have never been there so they have no frame of reference.
Anyway, watch this clip. You may be able to relate.
Lecture over, here's the clip.
Oh, if you don't like it, don't be a hater. Just ignore it!
Wow, I had forgotten how powerful this movie is and man was I glad to have shown them this film.
There was one scene that really got me though, and the clip is below.
Go to the 3 minute mark if you don't want to hear all Michael Pritchard has to say, but it's good stuff, so maybe listen for a second.
When those kids got up and started talking about being bullied, there's no denying that I was glad to be sitting in the back of the room. It hit me hard, like real hard, and brought back so many memories. Memories of getting pummeled, harassed, picked on, clowned by girls, etc. from 4-8th grade b/c I wasn't part of the "cool crowd," was new, was tiny and an easy target and all that great stuff that happens in school.
I transferred to public school for high school hoping for something better. Same thing for the first couple years, then I fought back and that changed.
Looking back, it was pretty shitty, and I can relate
Sorry for the ramble, but I wanted to say that I understood what these kids are feeling when I watched the movie. It hurt to see young kids so sad, scared, and feeling alone. It made me mad. And it made me realize that maybe this is why I decided to teach. To help out the "little guys." All too often people forget how hard it is being in that situation. Or, they have never been there so they have no frame of reference.
Anyway, watch this clip. You may be able to relate.
Lecture over, here's the clip.
Oh, if you don't like it, don't be a hater. Just ignore it!
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