Have you ever had someone tell you something and you give them advice right away without really thinking about how they feel?
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Regardless of whether you think so or not someone is watching you. They are not only watching how you react to situations but to how you react when times are tough. It may creep you out to think that people see everything you do but its true. Today I learned that when I saw this popular kid crying. He probably didn't know how much he touched me by those tears. You can touch people by not only your smile but by the way you lead. For example, have you ever done something for someone that didn't make a big deal to you and then they came back later and thanked you for it? For example, I had a girl I sit with everyday at lunch say "Hey thanks for sitting with me" it wasn't a big deal to me but to her it made all the difference. It just shows that you never know who you are touching by what you do. That is why it is so important to have integrity. Integrity means doing right when noone is watching. Which means that when you are alone in your room at night you do what is right. I really don't know who I am touching with these tiny blog posts but I know that sometimes hearing from someone who knows what its like to be a teen makes all the difference. So make sure that you do the right thing when people are watching, and when they aren't because when you think people aren't watching those are the times people are watching the closest. -G (http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=popular+kid+group&go=Submit&qs=n&form=QBIR&pq=popular+kid+group&sc=0-13&sp=-1&sk=#view=detail&id=41832AF42FF49A8AF6647058C47C1B452CC896C1&selectedIndex=4
Have you ever met a popular person and judged them? Maybe they had more friends than you or could sing way better. Regardless, they seem like they have it all together. Today I learned that even the kids who seem like they have it all together have problems just like the rest of us. There is this kid at my school who has anything a high school kid could want. He's popular, has girls hanging around him all the time, he's smart, he's good at practically everything and he gets all A's. Unfortunately, We got off on the wrong foot at the beginning of the school year and ever since I have thought of him as a cold-hearted rich kid and a total snob. Today I learned that he had problems just like the rest of us. I was in my end of the day class sitting down as usual when I saw him start to cry. His face was all red and he was sniffling really hard. I felt so bad for him. All through the class period he kept getting up and blowing his nose. This really struck me because the guy that I thought had it all together has feelings and problems. Look around at the popular kids in your school. They may be hurting and you just may not see it because its a game of pretend. It's easier to play pretend than to face the facts. But when the masks fall off you find that those who you thought had no problems are going through more than you think. Now I have seen both sides and I know that people aren't who you think they are. Don't judge a book by its cover because sometimes the least pretty books have the best story. Bye! -G Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance
- If you know what it feels like to be teased you know it sucks. But sometimes you don't notice that you are being verbally put down by someone until it starts to happen over and over. Suddenly, small snide comments turn into name calling and then they turn into disrespect. If you find that the friend you thought was there for you is verbally bullying you then you can do three things. 1. Tell them about it- If the friend is your real friend they will stop when they realize you are being hurt. 2. Break the friendship- If you have already had problems with this friend before breaking the friendship can salvage your personality, your being, and your self esteem. Don’t stay in a hurtful relationship. 3. Tell a friend- I have done this and friends or family members really help. I have to go. -G Gwinnett students charged with toilet-paper arson to face judge
source:By Steve Visser The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Two Gwinnett high-school students who have been in jail for more than a week will find out Wednesday whether a judge considers them a flight risk for setting toilet-paper on fire. Carlos Medrano-Lendof, 18, and Ali Eduardo Pazos-Gonzalez, 17, are charged with lighting two toilet rolls in bathrooms at Meadowcreek High School on Sept. 29. They have been in jail since Oct 2 and 5 respectively. The fires caused minimal damage – melted toilet paper dispensers — but disrupted classes and brought serious charges of first-degree arson and terroristic acts to the two students now in the jail’s general population They both have bonds of $16,900 — and they would have to pay at least $1,690 to a bondsman to get out of jail. At Wednesday’s hearing, they can ask the judge to reduce the bond or charges. Gwinnett arson investigators, working with Gwinnett school police, considered the fires potentially dangerous because they occurred in an occupied school, said Capt. Tommy Rutledge. “The fire sent water and smoke into the hallway,” Rutledge said. “We take these actions very seriously because it places others in dangers.” But a teen advocate and a juvenile court judge, who is an expert at reducing delinquency, contend the get-tough approach is both misguided and hazardous for handling what appears to have been a very bad prank that would have been handled administratively by the school in another era. They note the teens are not jailed for burglarizing homes, robbing pedestrians, stealing cars or trying to burn down a building. The fire was started in a tiled bathroom with little risk of spreading and was extinguished — or went out — before the fire department arrived. “If it was a prank and they wanted a laugh – it was a stupid way to get a laugh and a dangerous way to get a laugh,” said Clayton County Chief Juvenile Judge Steve Teske “The question is what is the best way to respond to their adolescent stupidity.” Schools now too often seek criminal charges toward teen behavior — fighting, petty thefts, vandalism — that two decades ago was handled by principal, said. Teske, a nationally recognized expert. He said that whenever possible these cases should be handled administratively. The research shows once a student goes to court the chances of dropping out or future arrests increases exponentially, he said. Marlyn Tillman, is a co-founder of Gwinnett SToPP (school to prison pipeline), an advocacy group that contends students misbehavior too often ends up in the courts. Under Georgia law a 17-year-old is treated as an adult in the justice system. “Jail is not the place for them — the adult system is not designed to educate, it is designed to punish,” said Tillman. “We had another Gwinnett student who was jailed and ended up getting raped. I think it was a fight that got him there, because he was 17.” Jim Taylor, who oversees discipline for the Gwinnett school district, said it was the arson investigators who made the decision to charge the teens but he believed the principal did not oppose it. He noted, however, the principal had not recommended permanent expulsion for the two teens, who he said would probably be transferred to an alternative school once they were released from jail. There would be a school hearing to determine the in-house punishment, Taylor said. “If he thought it was the most egregious act, the principal could have recommended permanent expulsion and he hasn’t — in that regard the principal has indicated he doesn’t want to throw the baby out with the bathwater,” Taylor said. “The kids will be treated fairly that I can guarantee. It is just unfortunate that the fire department came in.” Regardless of whether you recognize it or not, there is a difference between real friends and associates. In the bible, Jesus had 12 friends but only three best friends. Best friends are there when you are down and they understand what you are going through. An associate is a person that you talk to occasionally but you may not be as close as with your best friends. With associates, you may not talk to them or trust them with all of your deepest secrets. Both are essential to getting through life though. Without associates you may find yourself feeling alone when it comes time to pick partners for your project and you are alone… When friends bring you down- Sometimes you may notice that whenever you are around a certain friend you leave from their presence feeling confused or awkward. When talking to a real friend you should leave talking to them feeling like yourself. If a friend makes you feel uncomfortable about yourself, about what they are doing, or about what they talk about you may want to back away from them slowly. This is especially true if you look up to this older friend.. Navigating friendships and telling the difference between a friend and an associate can be a sticky business but I promise that if I can make it through school with 3 good friends so can you. Bye.. -G. When someone is a leader, you usually notice it. This person seems different than everyone else in a positive way! There is a boy in my church seems to be a natural leader and everyone in our youth group talks about how he seems to have a gift of leadership. Good leaders are needed desperately in this time and age. If everyone follows each other, they will end up going in a way that they do not want to go. In one of the sessions I went to this weekend, they talked about being a leader and stepping away from the crowd. In a crowd, there is one person that everyone follows around. This method of wanting to follow the leader is called crowd mentality and it is not always positive thing. So I encourage you to take a good look of yourself and ask am I a leader or a follower? So who are you following?
This is Thea. She is 12 years old, and will this week be married to Geir, who is 37. She is to be Norway’s official first child bride, according to her wedding blog which has received over half a million readers, according to The Independent. On her blog, Theas Bryllup ('Thea's Wedding' in Norwegian), the pre-teen writes that her mother has told her she must marry Geir on 11 October. Thea has been documenting the countdown to her wedding and posts selfies of herself, snaps of her testing out wedding cakes. She learns that she will stop going to school once she is a wife, and will be expected to soon have children with her future husband. Hundreds of concerned readers commented on the blog, and asked Thea if she was really going to marry the 37-year-old. Many contacted the police in Norway, and the hashtag #stoppbryllupet (stop the wedding) trended on Twitter as people voiced their alarm. One of Thea's blog posts contains the realisation that she may soon have to give birth to children, after her mother tells her off writing: "She was pissed and said I had to stop and act like one child now that I will soon have my own family and take care of." "What she meant by that exactly? Thinks she want me to get my own children soon? I know that it is normal when you get married to especially if you have sex and stuff.” In another post, a smiling Thea celebrates when she finds out she won't have to go to school once she is married to Geir 25 years her senior. “Today I just tell you right away today then something happened insane!" Thea writes. "My mom said that I should marry Geir I will not go to school longer! For Geir's supposed to fit in and give me what I need and so I need not really have to work so much.” Happily, Thea is not really a child bride. The blog is actually a clever stunt from children’s development charity Plan International, aiming to raise awareness of the fact that 39,000 children around the world are forced into marriage every day. If the practice continues, 142 million girls marry before they are 18 over the next decade, according to the charity. And Thea's blog includes blog posts by girls who really were married off at a young age, including 11-year-old Ranya from Bangladesh, and 15-year-old Latifa from Tanzania. The campaign has started a national petition in Norway against child marriage, to "stop" Thea's wedding before it takes place on 11 October, the UN's International Day of the Girl Child. Supporters can also sponsor a girl at risk of becoming a child bride. Have you had a rough past where you did some things wrong that you feel you cannot erase? Are you having issues in your family trying to live up to expectations? Or do you feel hopeless? This song struck me because it is the first time I have heard it so but it is so true.. Sometimes we live in the past. But if we dwell on our family tree and on our family's mistakes we can never move forward. Please.... listen to this song and see if it touches you like it touched me. Other great songs by the same person ( Matthew West) I could go on forever but I have lots of homework...
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