Hey, guess what axon, not every kid has the same experiences.
Not everybody lives the same life. And what you think is
"hard," would be cake for a kid who spent his entire childhood
being bullied.
Of course there are different experiences, and there are extreme cases - but because having those type of cases should not mean that the whole system needs to change. I came to this country when I was 10 years old. I didn't know a lick of the language and had glasses and a fucking mullet - sure it was "pretty rough" for the first couple of years, but my parents prepared me for how to handle it.
If you're completely fine with your child being subjected to
daily harassment and humiliation all because "that's life," then
you're a terrible parent.
My responsibility as a parent is to a) prepare my kids for such situations and show them how to handle them. b) provide the environment that nurtures positive self esteem and confidence through activities like sports, music lessons, etc c) teach them how to be compassionate human beings that know the difference between "right" and "wrong".
There are kids who are singled out far more than anybody else.
The life they experience is absolutely nothing like what you
obviously experienced. You're weren't "stronger" than them; and
they don't have a "thin skin." They're subjected to mental torture.
You see what that lady went through on the bus? That happens
daily to some kids and on a much worse level.
Do you think it's fucking normal for a fifth grader to commit suicide?
Because that happens regularly; and it's not because "life is hard."
No, it is not normal ethic - but these are extremes. Growing up I have not seen or heard of anything quite that bad. And situations like that need to be handled on an individual basis, not by blanket federal legislature or similar reactionary decision making.
Gym class makes superficial differences much
more apparent, differences which are held to higher regard than
any other. This is where the heavier, weaker, shorter, kids are
further separated from everybody else. This is where everything
they're insecure about themselves is put on display for the entire
class to see.
so you think that giving fat kids an option of not going to gym class would help them?? to the contrary, I think that would separate them even more - "oh look, the fat kid is scared to run a few laps" etc etc. Give me a fucking break.
