When Jose Lagares found out his 4th grader was bullying other kids, he punished his son. He grounded him and even made him do hard labor, but nothing seemed to work. Then Mr. Lagares came up with a creative idea. He made his son stand on a street corner with a large sign that said: "I'm a bully. Honk if you hate bullies." Mr. Lagares said "It was just the final straw, and it seemed to work."
When other people found out about this news story, there was a public outcry. Some people thought this was an awful idea and that Mr. Lagares was bullying his own son. Others supported Mr. Lagares unusual idea. But Mr. Lagares still believed in what he did and stood out on the corner with this own sign that said, "I'm not sorry. Honk to stop bullying."
You may read the full article here: http://www.kcentv.com/story/23602173/bullys-father-responds-to-critics
What do you think about this unusual punishment? Do you agree or disagree with this idea? Do you think this idea will help stop bullying?
Your assignment:
Give your opinion and why you feel the way you do. Write at least 5 or more sentences:
WRITE:
I think Mr. Lagares' creative idea to punish his son for bullying other kids is a good idea. Making his son stand on a street corner and hold up a sign that says, "I'm a bully. Honk if you hate bullies." will help stop bullying because...
OR:
I think Mr. Lagares' creative idea to punish his son for bullying other kids is a bad idea. Making his son stand on a street corner and hold up a sign that says, "I'm a bully. Honk if you hate bullies." will not help stop bullying because...
THEN: Explain the reasons that support your opinion.
IMPORTANT: Make sure you have a solid argument. Use FACTS as much as possible to support your opinion.
HOW TO POST YOUR COMMENT:
1. TYPE YOUR COMMENT INTO WORD AND SAVE IT AS BLOG IN A NEW LEAD FOLDER
2. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOG POST, CLICK ON "COMMENTS"
3. COPY AND PASTE YOUR COMMENT FROM WORD INTO THE BLANK BOX
4. TYPE THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS YOU SEE IN THE SMALL BOX
5. CLICK NAME/URL
FOR YOUR NAME WRITE YOUR FIRST NAME, LAST INITIAL AND BLOCK.
For example: If my name is Rebecca Ekstrom and I have LEAD I2, I would put this for my name: RebeccaEI2
6. LEAVE THE URL BLANK
7. CLICK PUBLISH YOUR COMMENT
(YOUR COMMENT WILL BE POSTED ONCE MRS. EKSTROM APPROVES IT.)
A video from the news can be seen here: http://www.kcentv.com/story/23584683/kid-learns-lesson-the-hard-way
Photo above taken from: http://www.thegailygrind.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bullyys.jpg
