a bit more about bullying

One thing that motivated me to write about this was Morlock's short essay on the topic, to which I linked in my previous post. Another was hearing part of this conversation on NPR's superb Tell Me More. [transcript] It's about a program in schools in Washington DC to have playground coaches, to tamp down the Lord Of The Flies aspect. I wished there had been something like that at my school.

I miss Tell Me More, btw. It used to be on at 9 AM on WNNZ, and I listed several times a week. Now it's on at 11 AM, and I almost always miss it. Which sucks, because I think it's the best news show out there, in part because Michel Martin is a rare journalist who will actually call someone on something when she thinks they aren't making sense... and then let them explain.

EDIT: An example of why MM rocks my world: telling off Chris Wallace and Don Imus for dissing Cokie Roberts.