“To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That is a freedom. The freedom to criticize ideas, any ideas - even if they are sincerely held beliefs - is one of the fundamental freedoms of society. A law which attempts to say you can criticize and ridicule ideas as long as they are not religious ideas is a very peculiar law indeed. It all points to the promotion of the idea that there should be a right not to be offended. But in my view the right to offend is far more important than any right not to be offended. The right to ridicule is far more important to society than any right not to be ridiculed because one in my view represents openness - and the other represents oppression” ― Rowan Atkinson.
The issues most kids face are not often the ones authority recognise. Bullying in schools is little bit out of control. But heads of school are not keen to admit not acceptable of the problem. There is a focus on bullying when the new year begins and those who were eldest in their last school. Most confident moved up a year and become the youngest plus weakest link. The changed is quite a drastic life challenging moment.
We at the gathering have chatted making ourselves aware of this issue. Lot of discussion about the concerns. With our approach mainly being actively listening it always hard to gauge your support. Too stupid a response and the issue is made worse. Too little expression and the silent concern stays hidden. Balance in most relationships needs attention and careful management.
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