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That's a really good point. It was interesting to look at it from your perspective.

I'm a young teacher (26) and bullying is something really important to me. I teach grade 7/8 learning disabled kids who are often the ones who will be the targets of bullying. Luckily my school is very strong on anti-bullying and we have some great kids, but I worry about what will happen when they go to high school. I talk to my kids about bullying all the time.

To answer your question, every teacher I know realizes that bullying and mental health are serious issues. While teachers can easily teach their students about these issues, it's very hard to deal with them as many kids are ashamed and don't want to talk about it. For example, the person you know who denied their problems with the guidance counselor needed help... But what does the counselor do if they deny their issues and don't want to talk about it? Guidance counselors want to help their kids, but how it's very hard to help a student (especially a teen) who doesn't want help. Kids/teens with issues are masters at hiding their feelings too. It's very hard to get a kid to tell you what is wrong. I have a student in my class who sees the school therapist and he is not bullied, yet he never seems happy. I ask him every day or two how he is feeling, and remind him that if he ever wants to talk about ANYTHING, he can talk to me any time. It just makes him uncomfortable when I do this, but I need him to know that I'm there for him.

Another issue you brought up is that teachers in grade 8 teel their students to learn to deal with their problems on their own. The kinds of issues that I think your teacher wants you to learn to deal with are everyday issues, not serious issues like bullying or mental illness. If you told your teacher you had an eating disorder, they would not tell you to "suck it up".

This is a great issue that you've brought up, and I do agree that there are a lot of kids and teens who don't get the help they need. The challenge for teachers, parents, and other adults who want to help is that kids/teens still feel a sense of embarrassment or fear about asking for help. It's a serious issue, and it's very difficult for all involved.

Miley Cyrus, "teen idol" is now the poster child for the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act!?

Wow...

Someone defends themselves from bullies and you're bullying them?

I don't care for Miley Cyrus either, but you are an embarrassment to other Americans. I DEFEND this law. We have freedom of speech, but it was NOT given to us to abuse each other with and if you think so, then you are part of the problem! Some old crock in congress didn't write in our freedoms...they were bought for us with blood, lives and sacrifice and we should treat them with respect. Our freedom of speech was given to us so that we have a tool to use to keep us from being oppressed - which is what YOU and your kind is doing...repressing a whole section of our society by bad mouthing them and keeping them down with your hate. Our freedom of speech was NOT given to us for that purpose!!!

I'm sick to f*cking DEATH of people like you who do NOTHING profitable to society and bad mouth other people like it is your right to do so. JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH DOES *NOT* MEAN THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO USE IT TO BULLY AND INTIMIDATE AND DEGRADE YOUR FELLOW AMERICANS AND THE SOONER PEOPLE FIND THIS OUT, THE BETTER OFF WE WILL BE AS A SOCIETY AND AS A COUNTRY.

Im 12 and hate my life:( ?

I truly understand how you feel. I also have been bullied before. I was completely ignored by people, and people spread bad rumors about me. Whenever I make friends, bullies tell them not to friends with me. Some boys swore at me, and verbally abused me. Why did they bully me? Idk. I'm going to tell you one thing. Stand up for yourself! You are the only one who can help yourself. I don't think it's a good idea to tell teachers or the headmaster about you being bullied. Trust me, I know. I guarantee bullies will mean to you more after you reported your bullying to teachers, or the headmaster. For instance, my current school is running an anti-bullying campaign, but things are the same as it was before. It's only for the temporary prevention of bullying. The best thing you can do is being positive. Bullies will do anything to make you feel bad. Don't let them bring you down! Don't show them any of your weakness. They will assume that you are affected by them, and they will do even worst things to you. Like the other answers, "stay claim, cool down your anger". Ignore the bullies. They are the ones who have problems, and it's one way of showing their problems by letting other people down. I think you've been very brave and strong throughout the year. I would definitely be your friend if I were in your school. :) Have you ever thought why you've been bullied? I think I've been bullied at that time because of my shyness and lack of confidence. Bullying experience changed me completely and literally. I became an aggressive, negative, and a depressing person. Nonetheless, I'm trying to leave all the bad memories that I had in the past, and go back to my old-self which was a happy, cheerful, positive, helpful and a friendly person. Try not to think about bad things that happened to you at school today. Think about good things that will happen to you tomorrow, or the next day after tomorrow, or someday in your life. You might think you are the one out there being alone, but there are other kids who are in the same situation as you are. I'm here to cheer you up, not for the points. I'm sorry that I can't help you directly. I hope my answer at least helped you. P.S. I love you!! (In case if you think no one in the world loves you because I do although I don't know you (: ) None of the names that you listed on here such as stupid, retard, fat, ugly, cow, and 2 year old are you. I'm sure you are a bright, smart, pretty/handsome, unique, lovable, and a blessed child. At least you have a big warm heart unlike those heartless meanies. If they trash your stuff again, tell them off, or you could do the same thing to them for the fun of it. They might do something to revenge you after you did it. But who cares? It's all about YOU because it's YOUR LIFE. End of story.