Novel connection. When Richie punches Russell in the face, his mother wants to call the principal, however, Russell wants to keep quiet about the whole incident. Russell’s mom’s response was, “I’m not doing nothing. If one adult did this to another, he be in jail. Why should it be different for kids?” (p. 45)
Blog Question: Should kids solve their own problems or should adults/parents get involved? Explain.
Blog Response: Problems between children and adults are very different. Often parents
don't realize how serious a problem might be. Personally i believe that it's reasonable for a parent to get involved in problems their kids have at some point. A little friendly tesing won't hurt anyone but, When a child has been physically or mentally abused then it's definitely time to do something about it. When you see bullying you think the bully is being very tough but behind their mocking and aggressive faces there is an unsure feeling hiding. Most bully's want to prove to themselves that their strong and powerful by bullying people they think are weaker. They don't realize that if as grown ups they bully other grown ups they could go to jail.
Revealers- Keeping Quiet
16 years ago
