by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action
Holding its first ever anti-bullying conference last week, we found theWhite House quite concerned with bullying as a public health issue. Without doubt, the initiative is impressive - far too many children are left with nowhere to turn when cats with bad intentions follow them home, either to incessantly poke fun or to swipe their lunch money … or worse. Most of us will agree that it’s about time adults got involved.
I recall being chased by an older kid on my way home from kindergarten every day. The boy was eight years old which made him appear massive in the eyes of frightened five-year old. Back then, thePresident of the United States wasn’t going to protect you, you had to protect yourself. So, I did what any reasonable five-year old might consider doing in that situation: I put a brick upside his head. Needless to say, the bullying problem ended right then, for I had personally reclaimed domination over that relationship.
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