how do people in school be so horroble to other children?

Answer 1

Such a good question...wish we could give you a REAL answer !!
It has always been like that, I am a mum to two boys, and I experience the aftermath of such behaviour practically everyday! Both my kids have been raised to respect people's feelings, accept any differences in others ( colour, IQ, the way they dress etc) and for most of the time they do ! However, in the name of " fitting in " with their peers, they have been known to gang up on another child ( who is often a friend) and do something that I certainly DO NOT aprove of . I deal with that sort of behaviour appropriately, try to show them WHY it was wrong and it usually doesn't happen again for a long time ( with one of my kids, it has never happened again) .
On the other hand, they have been victims too . Kids are cruel in the name of fun ! This comes from an 8 year old. " They pick on us, then walk away laughing, tell their friends what they did, because it makes them look big and cool "
There you go, the answer is, they do it to look " good" in the eyes of their peers! They're saying that they themselves are not victims, that they are " Alpha male ( or female ) "
It usually has nothing to do with the way they are being brought up ( I know some great kids that have been truly awful to their peers ) or with how nice/horrible they are . It's school politics and the kids need to find a way of coping. They are too immature to concider the consequences of their actions, and most of them are usually genuinely sorry for their actions once an adult has explained that their behaviour had infact caused pain to the other child .
It will always happen, it's human nature, a learning process ..it's up to the adults to put the kids straight, show them the error of their ways and hope for the best.
Don't keep quiet about it though, if someone is being horrible, do tell someone as it can often be resolved , there is always something that can be done . Ignoring it, or putting up with it is the worse thing you can do .

Answer 2

Because that's life I'm afraid. A lot of the children that are bullies have usually experienced bullying themselves or are having a hard time at home. Some kids are just not very nice. The best thing to do is ignore people like this and if they are being horrible to you or a friend then tell someone.

Answer 3

When you are young, you don't know that what you do to others can be hurtful. A lot of times the people are just following what others are doing to make themselves look good. This is called "Peer pressure." When it is just one person, it can be for all sorts of reasons. The main one being that you are different in some way to others. It isn't just School that you can see it. It happens throughout the World. If someone is being horrible to you. You have to remember that you are a better person. You have to have the confidence to say, I know who I am, anything you say or do only makes you look a bully and the only way you can make yourself better is by trying to pick on others so you don't feel so small.

Answer 4

It's sometimes shows you how the child was taught to interact with people in the home. Other times, especially during adolescence, children can belittle, bully, and otherwise be terribly mean to other children because they themselves want to fit into a clique. Quite frankly, teachers have to watch for this type of thing, especially in middle school and high school. It is not to be tolerated and yes, it is part of the teacher's job not to allow it to go on.

Answer 5

Having been invloved in rasising 8 children I have seen the bullying numerous times. Children do not realize they are being cruel, everything they do is in the name of fun and if your child happens to be the receiver of their fun, it can be devastating to him/her. I have had to deal with both sides of the coin and the sad thing is that there is absolutely nothing you can do to stop this kind of behaviour. You can contact the parents, but nine times out of ten, nothing will be done to put a stop to it. After all, it all is in the name of fun, and who wants to stop their children from having a good time? Regardless of who gets hurt in the process. Makes me want to smack some one and get some sense in their heads. This behaviour really hurts.

Answer 6

i dont know. but ive dealt with that since kindergarten. maybe bc the victim is EI or something. im really loathing going back as a sophmore. im not EI, not stupid (contrary to popular belief), just different. apparently, its against society for a girl to have almost all friends guys or like to play violent video games like halo 2. but its always been that way. one click picks on another. the preps pick on the freaks. but what i dont get is why we cant all get along. i have a friend that goes to a private school. St. Phil to be exact. she says that even with the uniforms, theres still the clicks. not as bad as my school, but still pretty bad. at my school, the list is like this. not in any order, but these different clicks were there last year.

freaks
goths
stoners (most of the school)
preps (most of the school)
jocks (most of the school)
nice people (almost nobody)

thats just to name a few. my school is horrible for that.

Answer 7

Children are generally mean, I used to tell my brother he was adopted annd I used to peel the eyes off my sisters cabbage patch kid. We get on fine now lol

Answer 8

How can people in school be so horrible to other children?
Children tend to be immature.

Answer 9

I wish I knew. I had to endure bullying everyday at secondary school. All because I was 'different'.

Answer 10

They are not being horrible, they are being honest.
Later they pick up from others and it can get nasty though, especially at puberty when their world gets turned upside down.