Sunday, October 14, 2007
Gossip
Gossip is a great problem in this school. How do we address it and the hurt, misunderstanding and fighting that it causes? Should teachers and others "punish" those who gossip? How? What about when the gossip comes from those in authority? Should people be confronted by those they gossip about? Am I just overreacting to this problem? Is it just a part of life?
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Gossip is worthless and a waste of time, although it's a lifely action that basically everyone knows whether they're aware of it or not. There's no way to get rid of gossip for everyone lives and breathes upon it. The older people seem to get, in my opinion, the more they gossip-as the song goes, "High School Never Ends." The subject changes of course as people grow old and between genders. The males talk about their friends and what materials they have and women talk about what others are wearing and what clubs and activities they belong to. It doesn't matter how old people are they will always gossip. There's no true way to end it because you can't keep people from talking. If kids are imature enough to talk about it during class and possibly dumb enough to say it in front of a teacher then they should be confronted and should be taken care of. Some think it's funny that it upsets students who are made fun, they get their jollies off I guess but really what they don't know is they look stupid themselves. If teachers are talking, then they have issues themselves. Teachers should be the role models of the school and shouldn't do it or otherwise doesn't that make them hypocrites?
I believe that the only reason students gossip in this town is b/c it is so small and they have nothing else to do. If everyone would somehow learn to positively interact w/each other, accept everyone no matter what they look like, but look to see what they are like on the inside this town would be way different. Judgmental is what this town seems to thrive and live by, it all starts w/the parents gossiping about other ppl in the community and spreads to the children b/c they learn to do it from them. bell rang, will continue this later, but if the parents somehow learn not to discuss such topics around their children and talk about other things more important in life, it would spread like wild fire. parents should be addressed
Ya gossip sucks but wheather you make a policy to ban it it will still be there you can't control what goes on after school or even during breaks, Its a way for people to make themselfs feel better and to degrade others for some laughs but what they dont know is sometimes words hurt and words stidk with kids for somet the rest of your life and sometimes can cause things such as school shootings, so when redfield has a school shooting or some other disaster that comes b.c. of gossip, they will learn, yea everyone gossips, even I do but still makin up stuff and heinous actions is taking it too far
Gossip should not be gossiping in this school because it might be you their talking about and gossiping might hurt other peoples feelings.
hello,
gossip is a very bad thing and shouldn't be said or spread. I've had it said and spread about me, however, and it doesn't feel good. it makes you feel bad on the inside and sometimes even on the outside.
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Gossip is a very gross thing. It hurts peoples feelings. It even hurts people who do something. Gossip is a very weird thing because if it hurts someone else.....it usually comes back and kicks you in the butt.
You are correct. I have had people gossip about me and i have heard them gossiping about my friends and it really hurts my feelings. i dont know how people can say such mean things. I just hope that the people that are gossiping know that they are huting their feelings.
Gossip is just not true when somone else does the gossip! Wh y do kids and grown ups do gossip it is just not really fair for the other kids that are making fun of but the ones that are gossiping about you and you are getting embarassed to death.
You are absolutely correct. Gossip hurts everyone- who you are talking to, who you are talking about, your teachers, peers, EVERYONE. It doesn't matterhow high and mighty you thind you are, gossiping is just wrong.nobody has the right to hurt people like that.
People gossip about me all the time. They take the time to come up with stupid things about me including who I like and what I do. It isn't fun for people to gossip about you. People don't seem to get gossiped about or they would know that and not gossip about other people. It is a waste of time, but people seem to have a lot of extra time. Maybe they should get more homework or actually read books and stuff instead.
Great comment about the parental role Kasen. Any ideas on how to stop the gossip in school?
OK 7th grader girls- you all make great points about goddip can hurt others and maybe even hurt you. So how do I, as a teacher, attempt to stop the gossip and prevent the injuries that go along with the gossip?
everyone gossips...it's a part of human nature...we can't help...we love to talk about something that happened to someone or something....whatever....the people who commented on this all gossip and i think it's very hypocrtical of them to even comment about this stuff when they do it too. i think people should just sweat the small stuff and don't worry about...it's not like's the end of the world. if someone says something about you just get over it and grow up...it's not gonna kill...god! even i gossip and sometimes i regret what i say and all but most of the time it is true!
Gossip is mean and hurtful. When gossip is said there is no stopping it! When we spread gossip, we hurt people, whether they're involved or not. People don't realize how much it hurts them. If you have gossip spread about you, then you may realize how much you can suffer. As for you, Mrs. Hansen, I'm pretty sure there is nothing you can do to stop it because, as J. Stellner said, the adults gossip too. And as their children, or as idolizers(? on spelling there)we see what they do, and copy it.And as a student, and my amazing over-hearing abilities, I hear teachers talk about other teachers all the time.
Teachers LOVE to gossip about the kids, their parents and most of all each other. The teacher's lounge is breeding grounds for it. Pathetic and sad. I have met very few that do not gossip.
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