Friday, October 15, 2010

HOW WOULD YOU REACT??

All Summer in a Day

1. If you were Margot, what do you think you would do as soon as you got out of the closet?  What would you do the next day or week after you had time to think about what had happened?

2. If youwere Margot's parents, what would you do?

3. If you were the teacher or principal, what would you do to the children who locked her in the closet?  Would you treat William any differently than the rest of the children?  Explain. 

4. What would you do as the teacher to try to improve the relationships between Margot and the rest of the class after this incident? 

5. Do you feel it is necessary for Margot to forgive them?  Why or why not?  Is there a difference between forgiving, forgetting, and moving on?  Explain each,  and which do you think you would do if you were Margot?  Explain your answer.

77 comments:

  1. This is the answer to number five.

    I do not think it is necessary for Margot to forgive the kids and William. They did an absolutely terrible thing. It is such a terrible thing because Margot mourned for the sun the most out of all the kids. She was the one who had once lived on Earth. She had experienced the sun the most. There is definitely a difference between forgiving, forgetting, and moving on, but they also connect to each other. Forgiving is when you do something bad, and you ask the other person to forget what had happened and to move on. Forgetting is when you ask a person to totally through away what happened and never think of it again. Moving on is when you forget what had happened, and start something else. Meaning, you go on to the next thing in life and forget what had happened. Forgiving, forgetting, and moving on, are a sequence of steps that should happen after a bad incident happens. First, you ask the person to forgive you. Sometimes they forgive and other times they don’t forgive you. After this, you most forget what has happened. Finally, you must move on in life for the better of worse of things. If I were Margot, I would feel intimidated by the other kids. I would stop going to school. Also, I would feel very awkward around the other kids. Finally, I would ask my parents many times to go back to Earth. Where life is ten times better.

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  2. This is the answer to number 3

    If I was the teacher or principal, I would punish the students by having them each write a letter to Margot. In the letter, they would have to explain that they recognized what the did was wrong, they would have to apologize to her, and they would have to mention how bad they feel about it. William would not receive a harsher punishment because you are just as guilty to be the follower of something wrong as you are to be the leader of something wrong. Yes, William was the one who had the idea to shove Margot in the closet, but all the other kids went along with William and them too shoved Margot in the closet. William needs to learn the lesson of treat others the way you want to be treated, but the other kids need to learn that lesson just as much as William does. Even though Margot had a different past, and looks different compared to the other students, she still should be treated like the other students treat each other.

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  3. This is the answer to question #2

    If I was the parents, I would First find the parents of the other children and tell them how bad their kids were, and then sign upfor the very first flight back as possible so margot wouldnt be around such terrible influences and be hurt so badly mentally and physically. When iIparents not to go to venus for the kids there are extremely mean and then I would tell them the story of how margot was locked in the closet.

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  4. This is the answer to number 3

    If I was the principal, I would have first started off with at least a week of detention and 2 weeks of the counsler (If they have one). Then I would be sure to have 3 confrences; 1 with just the children, then one with just the parents, and the final one with the children and parents. I would not treat William different, because they all followed and to me that is just as wrong as doing it. The children would also not have recess or "playtime" for a few weeks(depending on how well they behave over the period of pubishment time.) Margot would get an apology from all the children and the teacher. This should have never happened. The teacher has a part in it too though. She didn't call role like she was suppose to. This may have have helped prevent this from happening if she had. This is because she would have noticed Margot's absence. The children did this on their opinion about her. That just shows how crucial people judge others by how they are different. Yes, she did come from another planet, and yes she did remember the sun. But, she is still a child too just like them.

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  5. Seth, I love your answer. I too would find it very difficult to go back to that school. As an adult, I see that it would be good for her to go back and see if things are different now that they realize how unfair they had been. Your thoughts of seeing forgiving, forgetting and moving on as a sequesnce was very interesting. I didin't see it that way, but now you have given me a new perspective. Good job!

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  6. Alexis, I can see your point about them all being equally guilty and all of them need to learn the same lesson. I probably would have been harder on William , but you now make me see that that might not have been wise. Good job!

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  7. Chase, next time please take time to edit your comments before posting. I think that would be a parent's first reaction to leave immediately, but I think they would go talk to the principal first and then they might want to help Margot work it out once the kids realized how unfair they had been. They might not want her to run away from her problems.

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  8. Tyler, you expressed yourself beautifully, and you and Alexis have made me rethink my tendency to be harsher on William. I think you may be right. I am curious what you would do to the teacher since you rightly stated she was guilty of being irresponsible. Let me know whether you think she should face any kind of reprimand and if so, what. Good job!

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  9. This is my answer to #3:
    If I were the principal or teacher I would definitely come up with a good punishment for the children. I would make them apologize to Margot for putting her in a bad situation. They would also set my expectations of writing letters to her, and they would spend a good amount of time in obedience school. Empathy does take a big role in this story by having the kids at the end seem so shocked and barely alive. I do agree that William should have a different punishment for being a bad leader. He should learn his lesson like everyone else does, but would have more shame on his mind. On the other hand, it is also the Teacher's fault for being irresponsible. If I were the principal in that case, I would make sure to have an after school meeting with her/him. In the end we learn the lesson to be a good leader and stand up for what is right, instead of someone who makes the wrong choice and leads everyone into the wrong direction. This was a very great short story and it teaches us an excellent life lesson.

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  10. This is the answer to number 3

    If I was the teacher or principal I would definitely punish the children in a pretty harsh way. I know people might ask why so harsh, but these kids only see the sun for only 1 hour every seven years. And, yes, I know that Margot was on earth and seen the sun, but she was even more wistful to see the sun compared to the others. Most teachers or principals would make them apologize or give them a detention. I think that is still not enough but, they should apologize to her. I would make them stay locked in a closet for the one day in seven years that the sun came out for just one hour. Like I stated before this is a harsh punishment. This was a very serious crime that these children did to Margot and one that sould not be tolorated. These kids would have a bas future ahead of them if this was only when they were nine years old.

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  11. This is the answer to number 5.

    At first I don't think it is necessary for her to forgive them, especially William. They did something that would hurt her for the rest of her life. That was the biggest thing that had happened on planet Venus for the past seven years. Eventually she should forgive them or it will be with her for the rest of her life which is not good for her. There is definitely a difference between forgiving, forgetting, and moving on. Forgetting is when you don't want to see the truth of what they actually did and try to block it out of your mind. Forgiving is when you forgive that person for there actions and know that it was a accident or that they are sorry. Moving on is when you throw away what has just happened, forget about it, and move on with your life. This is not a good thing. You should always resolve your problems by forgiveness. If I was Margot at first I would probably be furious, I have to admit. It would be difficult for me to forgive something like that but I know that I would get through it and forgive those people.

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  12. Chase I think your comment is a little harsh.

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  13. If I were Margot parent's I would go and talk to the parents of the other kids and tell them how bad how there children acted. I would hope that the children's parents would take action of their children's actions.

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  14. This is the answer to #3

    I would give all the children a punishment. It wold probably be detention for few weeks. I would also make them all write an apology letter to Margot. I think that William shouldn't have a different punishment. Even though he was the leader, it was still the children's choice to follow his lead. I think it is also partly the teachers fault. If she had taken attendance Margot would have been let out of the closet sooner. I think it was a very good short story.

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  15. Kensi, I think your comment is right. It is an excellent life lesson.

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  16. 2. If you were Margot's parents, what would you do?

    If I was Margot's parent I would make sure that the teacher new what William had done. Maybe sue the school for not being carefull. I would also make sure that his parents found out also. I would bring Margot back to Earth as soon as possible. I would let her pick the time and date of when we would leave as long as it was reasonable.I would maybe even let her skip school. I would make sure that William got what he deserved. I would go to the school and talk about how to be your own person. I would tell the kids to do what was right over what was wrong. But most of all, I would make sure Margot was okat and that she new we were going back to Earth soon as possible. I would make sure she wasn't being bullied, at all. She would be the center of all my attention. She would, if it was the last thing I did, be happy and smile.

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  17. This is the answer to number 3

    If I was the teacher I would first let the children sit in there shame. No one should talk or whisper. They should have to each come up and apologize to Margot. They also have to have to have a talk with Margot, her parents, their parents and me. They will all have to write a letter to Margot’s parents, explaining why they did this. The next time the sun comes out they will have to stay inside. That’s for everyone except William. William has to write a 10 page, singe spaced, letter for why he told everyone to put Margot in the closet. He has to stay inside for the next 2 time the sun comes out. He will have to talk with Margot’s parents by themselves. Then he will be assigned double homework and a detention for 6 weeks.

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  18. Answer to number 1.

    If I were Margot, I would be very mad as soon as I got out of the closet. I would probably viscously attack William and attempt to break his nose once I i figured out i missed the sun coming out. Once I blew out all my anger, I would run home and most likely cry for hours. After a week or so, I would do all in my power to get William expelled and if that didn't work, I would transfer schools and try my best to move back to Earth. I also would never want to come back to school again and have to even look at my entire class.

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  19. Bridget, you worded your comment very well and I liked the vocabulary you used.

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  20. Grace G,I like the way you think William shouldn't get a different punishment.

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  21. This is the answer to number 2

    What I would have done immediately as soon as I got out of the closet, was I would have called my parents. Parents will always be there for you even when things go wrong. Margot s parents would probably ask her what she would like to do. What I would do with her was I would take her to earth that very day and let her see the sun and let her sit outside and soak it up all day. Then, when she got old enough, I would leave her there with her father or someone and go back to Venus and tell them all about how much she had suffered from the bullying of the other children. And then, if there was cell phone service on Venus, I would arrange a time to call the classroom and make each and every student apologize to Margot for what they did. And if hr depression still kept on, I would let her make some choices as well as myself. Like counseling. And if margot still wasn't happy. I would get the school involved and make a difference in the world about how bullying really should be stopped because at the end, everyone always ends up getting hurt. Mentally and sometimes physically

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  22. If I were Margot's parents, I would do many things. First I would talk to Margot and see how she is feeling about the situation. When she finished telling me that, I would tell her an experience when i had kids that were not kind to me. Next, I would talk to the teacher and talk to her about how she needs to keep a closer eye on what her students are doing. I would then make a plan with the teacher on how to deal with William and the kids being mean to Margot. If that did not work, I would talk to the other children's parents and address the situation. Next, I would let that plan settle for a few days. If all of those steps won't work, i might bring Margot back to earth because the sun is there all the time. So Margot will be happy again.

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  23. Seth A, I completely agree with that beautiful statement. It was worded perfectly and I can't say much more than that. Stellar job!

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  24. This is the answer to number 1.

    If I was Margot, I would probably just stand there until someone says something. If no one gets the nerve to say anything I would go to the teacher. If the teacher doesn't do anything about it, I would go to the principal. I don't really think I would tell my parents unless it I absolutely necessary. If I was being physically hurt, they would be the first to know. However, bing locked in a closet isn't as big of a deal because I am not being physically being hurt.
    The next day or so after I think I would go back to normal. I am the type of person that if it isn't life or death, I would just let it go until it makes a big issue to me. If it was the only thing I could think about and it was messing with my head, then I would go to someone for help.
    That is what I would do if I was Margot and what I would do a while after I had time to think about what had happened,

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  25. Grace,
    I very much agree with you. The only thing is that the kids are only none and detention is probably is not the best choice of consequence.
    Other than that it was a very good perspective of what you would do.

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  26. Answer to Question Number 2:

    If I was the mother of Margot I would feel great sympathy for my daughter after how mean the children were. I would call the parents of these children and let them know how upset they made Margot. I would leave it up to Margot weather she wishes to return to Earth or not. I would not make her apologize to the children if sh didn't want to.

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  27. This is answer to number 2.

    If I were Margot's parent I would tell the school. Then, I would talk with the parents of the bully. Afterward, I would talk about it with Margot. We would ask her if she wanted to go back to Earth. If she said yes, I would request that she pitched in some money. From there, I would home school her. Hopefully, we could soon afford to go back to Earth.

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  28. This is my answer to number 2.

    If I were Margot's parents I would go directly to the teacher. I would also talk with the bully's parents and ask them to please ask their child to stop bullying Margot. If that doesn't work then I would ask the parents to dinner with the kids to work things out. Afterward, I would ask the teacher to please watch over Margot to make sure there aren't anymore problems. If that doesn't work then we would either switch schools or go back to Earth.

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  29. Olivia, I agree on what you said about what you would do if you were Margot's parents. We said some of the same things so obviously I agree on what you said.

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  30. This is my answer to question 3.

    If I were the principal, I would have a personal meeting with each student about what really happened with Margot. Notice that I wouldn't make William be responsible for everything because what the followers did was just as bad. Then, I would have every student go up to Margot sometime at the end of the day and apologize for their inappropriate actions. After every single one of them apologized, I would make them spend their recess writing about what the better thing to do was and how that change could have reversed the entire outcome of the situation. After all of the tiring writing, I would schedule a meeting with the entire school about discrimination and bullying. I would really want to make a difference in my school's behavior.

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  31. This is the answer to question five.

    I feel that Margot should not forgive William and the other kids. They did a horrible thing by locking Margot in the closet. She didn't even deserve it! Margot was just a quiet, little girl who missed the sun. She was from Earth and got used to the sun, but when she moved to Venus, she longed to see it. They all knew that seeing the sun meant the world to her, but they still did this horrible act anyway. When it comes to forgiving, you really say it's okay and I'm not going to hold it against you. Forgetting is just not thinking about the thing that happened and avoiding the subject. Moving on is simply just dealing with it and continuing your life. If I were Margot, I wouldn't forgive them. If I hadn’t seen the sun since I was four and was waiting to see it to the point that I was depressed, then I would hold it against those kids for the rest of my life. I would immediately go back to Earth and just never think about those horrible kids. So in a way, I would move on. I would still remember the horrible thing they did to me, but I would also get on with my life.

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  32. Seth, I completely agree with you. I thought your answer was very correct and well thought out. I never thought of Margot feeling awkward around the kids. That’s a very interesting perspective. You did a very good job Seth.

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  33. For the answer to question #1, I would not speak for the rest of the day as I wait for my parents and pretend to have a stomach ache. Since everyone in the class pushed me into the closet, they all do not deserve my voice, none the less my friendship. I know I should forgive but after being bullied I just can’t take it anymore. This sunless world isn’t for me. I’ve seen it too much for me not to miss it. When my parents pick me up I would tell them what happened and tell then that I want to go back to earth. I would also tell them that I could not stand another day without sun and I cannot take the bullying. The next morning I would not go to school, because I have no place in the class. I have no place in their world because they all are in their own little world that is all about them. I wouldn't go to school until I get back to earth. Next week I would hopefully be on my way back to Earth or already on Earth. I would thank my parents immensely when I get back to earth and hopefully they would see how much I love and cannot live without the sun, and everyday I will feel more and sorrier for the kids who did not get to know me, and how they have to live without the sun. I fell sorry for their sunless lives because they will always have emptiness in their heart and guilt in there mind for what they did. I hope that whenever they see the sun, they think of what they did to me and shame will overcome them. I hope I can eventually forget the sadness of the day when I did not see the sun, not just the day, but all the years I wasted as a child being ridiculed and bullied just because of my difference. I hope I can start a new life, just as if I had never left Earth, just like I was never bullied, just like I was never scarred from the darkness or from the friendlessness, and mostly, just form not being able to share my love for the endless days of being lost without the sun to guide me through the thunderous days of rain.

    For my comment on another comment, I loved the idea of Alexis' on writing to Margot on how sorry they were for what they did, how they feel about it, and how they will never do it again. I also loved hoe she talked about themes and expanding on the idea.

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  34. I am answering to question 5.

    -Do you feel it is necessary for Margot to forgive them? Why or why not? Is there a difference between forgiving, forgetting, and moving on? Explain each and which do you think you would do if you were Margot? Explain your answer.

    I do feel it is necessary for Margot to forgive her classmates even though what they did to her was horrible and cruel. Margot should forgive her classmates because if she doesn't she will regret not doing so when she's older. If Margot doesn't forgive she will always feel that there is a part of her that never got completed and it will fester like an open wound for the rest of her life. There are differences between forgiving, forgetting, and moving on. When you forgive someone you are just trying to tell your self that you’re over something when you truly aren't. To forgive you must be willing to forget, and move on. So the three aspects collide. When you forget, you are trying to heal to fast and are trying to forget something when you really are just making it worse. When you move on you sincerely are forgiving to those who hurt you and you forget the instant ever happened because you have more important things to worry about. If I were Margot I would do all three steps. Since these steps are all one process to heal yourself from the damage. It would take me time to process what has happened and just sit and run through it in my head. I would be extremely upset if this were to happen to me, but eventually, I would have more important things to focus on. I would ask my parents if I could move away from Venus, and back home to Earth. If they said yes, before I left I would need to forgive in order to start with a fresh slate because if I did return they would be the unlucky ones. If I got away from the situation and all the people who hurt me would be able to forget and move on more quickly. The process of forgiveness, forgetting, and moving on is long and a hurtful one but it will make you a better person then the people who hurt you. I think Margot will become stronger from this experience, and learn that you can't win every battle, but if you don't win it doesn't necessarily mean that the other side won.

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  35. I agree with what Seth said. If I were Margot I would never forgive the children. You did an amazing job Seth.

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  36. Im answering question # 2

    If I were Margot's parents, I would talk to the teacher and tell her that this is not right what those kids done. I would ask her if the other children's parents know about this. Seeing the sun is important to Margot. If there is another problem, just the slightes problem. Call me I will take her back to earth.

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  37. I agree with Will K. your exactly right about every thing that should be done. Good job!

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  38. This is my answer for #3:
    If I were the teacher or principal, I would definantly make the kids apologize to Margot. Next, I would either fire their teacher or at least assign her a different class,because she was really irresponible and didn't count the kids before they went outside. Then, I would call all the parents to the classroom and have a parent-teacher meeting to notify all the parents of their kid's terrible behavior. And finally, I would give all the kid's afterschool detention for a month.

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  39. This is the answer to question 2.

    If I were Margot's parents, I would take her back to Earth. Family comes first. Even if thier family lost a lot of money, they could still earn some money back at Earth. Besides, earth is better. We have sunlight nine times out of ten here in Texas.

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  40. Griffin S, I totally argee with you that what you said could be an answer. If you look at my answer, you will see I would have just taken Margot straight home. Well answered question!

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  41. Pete H., I think that I would do the same but you have to remember that Margot is very frail. She would probably be overpowered by William and the other kids might back him up.

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  42. Answer to #2

    If I were the dad I would fly her home to earth right away. I would be fed up with all the sour attitude the kids on venus were giving my daughter, and she needs to grow up in a safe and "sunny" environment. If I couldn't
    do that I would pull her out of school for a while and inform the principle and teacher to keep a close eye on her and the other kids upon her return to school.

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  43. Liam R, I agree that family does come first. I also laughed at in Texas we get sun nine times out of ten. Also i agree earth has more activities and is overall "better".

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  44. I am answering number 2. If you were Margot's parents, what would you do?

    If I was Margot's parents, I would first make sure that they didn't hurt her physically. After I did that, I would make sure that all the parents of all those children knew about what they did. Then, I would make sure the school did something about it. Finally, I would make this public knowledge to try to stop others from doing such horrible things to others to stop and realize that what they are doing is wrong. I would not stop until I fixed this.

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  45. This Is My answer For Number 2

    If I were Margot's parents, i would march right down to the principle's office, and give him/her a peice of my mind. You din't treat a child,, or anyone like that! No matter what they did to you, that is unacceptable.

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  46. My answer is to #1

    As soon as they let me out of the closet, I would give them a piece of my mind. I wouldn't say much, but it would hurt them. Something along the lines of "You knew that was all I wanted. Words can't describe how I feel right now." After that, I would remain silent for the rest of the day. After what they did to me, I wouldn't forgive them. I would tell the teacher immediately and go right home to tell my parents. I would beg them to return to Earth. If they complied, I would leave without saying another word to the classmates who were so rude to me. Also, I would let the teacher know what had been happening to whole time. If my parents made me stay on Venus, I would ignore the kids, and probably never accept their friendship. True, you might say that we need to forgive and forget, but after doing something so cruel, I don't think I could forgive them.

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  47. This is my answer to number 3

    If I were the principal of the school, I would do many things to solve this problem. First of all, I would have a couple of different conferences with these children. I would have one meeting with just them, and another meeting with their parents. These meetings would include William and his parents, and all the other kids and their parents. The other children should be punished just as much as William should. William should have known better then to lock Margot in a closet, and the other children should have known better then to follow. Second, I would talk to the teacher and see what she thought about what had happened. I would also inform the teacher about how she should have checked to make sure all the children were there, and how she would be required to do that in the future. Then, I would have the teacher talk to the children and make sure they knew it was unacceptable to do that, and that they will never be doing it again. And lastly, I would make the children apologize to Margot. Margot defiantly deserves an apology for what the children did to her. How the children would also apologize to Margot is they would write her a letter. They would write a very nice letter apologizing for bulling her that one day and for any previous times we have not heard about. This is how things would be handled if I were the principal at this school.

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  48. Cassidy-
    I agree completely with your answer. The kids definitely wouldn't apologize on their own! I think moving Margot to another class would be mandatory, although with such few people on Venus, I wonder if that's the only class. If so, the teacher should be fired.

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  49. Bridget, I think you are right on target. I agree that detention is not a good enough punishment for what these children did to Margot. The only thing I might have to disagree on is the fact that you want to lock the children in a closet. I understand they should know what it felt like, but I think locking them in a closet might be a little bit too severe..

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  50. Mariah_ I totally see what you mean. I like how you said that the PARENTS should talk to the principal, not Margot, because Margot would never in a million years go and talk to the principal in anything even close to enough anger.

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  51. Alexis I like how yo usaid tha tthe yshould have equal punishment because you are correct he shouldn't be punished any differently. THe other kids are no better because the ycould have gotten help but the didn't and were wrong for doing so. Awesome job! You did a really good job of stating your answer

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  52. This is the answer to #1

    If I were Margo right after I out let out of the closet I would probably start crying and run strait for my teacher to tell her all that William and the children did to me. The next couple of weeks I probably would be treated with more respect and more kids would be my friend because they felt bad for me. But still knowing they locked me in a closet and miss one of the most important events in every seven years.

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  53. This is the answer to number two.

    If I were Margot's mom I would be so ashamed that William would get the other kids to do such a thing to poor Margot. I would immediately go to the principal and tell him what had happened and how Margot is feeling. Then, I would call all the parents of all the children. When I tell them, I will demand that they get their kids together. Lastly I would move back to Earth with Margot and live the life she used to when she was happy and saw the sun everyday. I would also probably go to counseling with her to get her to try to forget all of her time on Venus. In the end I’m glad that I am not Margot’s mom.

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  54. McKenna-
    That is a very good post. If i was her I would probably do the same. Very nice job and what do you think you would do if your parents aid no to letting you go back to earth?

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  55. Emma,
    I like your post a lot. I agree that Margot should forgive them and forget. Its the best way to move on whenever there is trouble.

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  56. Caroline W,
    I agree with you I to would first go to the parents. I would really be the maddest at Williams mom because he was the leader.

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  57. This is Question 4
    If I were the teacher I would be sure that all of the students were being nice to each other. When ever we sing songs about whatever we are talking about I would make sure that everyone was paying close attention and singing together. I would also get to the class room before the kids do.

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  58. If i were Margots parents i would be very mad at William and the rest of the kids. The first thing i would do would be to talk to Margot about this, mist likely we would move her to a different school. We would go back to Earth because in Earth she was happy around the sun and had a whole bunch of friends. Those were the days when she was happy and joyful to go to school that was the good time in her life.

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  59. I agree with Alexis, she made a very clear understanding on what would happen. If i were the teacher or principle i would do the same thing.

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  60. My answer to #2
    Chase Brackens

    If I were Margot's parents I would go the school and find out out why Margot was being bullying. I would want to talk to the principal as well. I would also talk to the parents of the children bullying Margot and demand they stop the bullying.

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  61. I agree with Griffin, call the parents and if they need to take her back to earth just let the parents know that, instead of having Margot mistreated.

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  62. I like the way you think alexis I too think it would be very difficult to go back to that school. Especially because Margot got bullied alot and was shy.

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  63. When I posted my comment I was writing in 1st person with me being Margot.

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  64. I know the right thing to do would be to forgive the students and Will, but personally in the moment I would have gotten really upset and depressed. The rest of the week I would do anything possible to get back on earth and see my family. When I get upset I usually want the person that hurt me to know that what they did was wrong. I know that this is awful but usually when sonmeone murders someone else it is for revenge but it is pretty stupid because it is not like the person they killed is going to know what they did was wrong because they are dead. Anyway back to Margot, part of it was her fault because she should have made more of an effort to make friends and be part of the converstion because nobody wants to be friends with a sad little girl.

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  65. Kamryn, I found it interesting that you considered the emotional abuse less harmful than physical abuse. I personally think the scars of emotional abuse go deeper and last longer. You expressed yourself very well, but I hope if anyone in real life ever really did attack you emotionally with words, you would share it with your parents because as a parent, I know I would want to help you deal with it. Good job though!

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  66. Caroline C., why would Margot ever have to apologize? What did you think she had done wrong? I was a little confused about that. Otherwise I like your sensitivity.

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  67. Chloe, that was one of the most well written and sensitive proposals I have read. You showed a very mature approach and expressed it impeccably. You should run for Honor Coucil next year because that is just the kind of thinking and maturity any honor council needs. Great job!!

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  68. McKenna, I know just how you feel. I do not know if Icould forgive them either, but I would not allow them to win and get the best of me. I would go back and give a chance to those students brave enough to try to work things out. If I ran away and just left, in a way , they won and succeeded in getting rid of me. You expressed yourself beautifully and did a great job!

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  69. Savannah, you expressed yourself beautifully and had a great grasp on the situation and how to best deal with it. You showed not only sensitivity but great maturity. You are a talented writer. I wish you could speak up more in class because these are the kinds of comments that would benefit all the other students. Great job!!

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  70. Nathan, I think you expressed your ideas very maturely and clearly. I appreciate your distinction between forgiving and moving on. It is not necesarily possible for everyone to forgive in that situation even if he.she tried, but I am glad to see you would still get on with your life. If you did not, you would let them win and destroy you. That would be a double tragedy. Good job!

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  71. Mei Lynn, I really appreciate your heart felt response. You obviously were able to genuinely feel Margot's pain, and you expressed it beautifully. Good job!

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  72. Chase B, you are supposed to log on as Chase B Please do that in the future. I do not know what you used, but it is not correct. Otherswise, thanks for your comments.

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  73. Tess, you are the only one who brought up that it was at least in part Margot's own fault that she was picked on. That does not in any way make their act any less horrible, but I agree that she should have made a greater effort to make friends and participate. If she had done that, this event might never have happened. Good job!

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  74. Emma, you wrote beautifully and expressed yourself admirably. I agree with you that holding a grudge only eats away at you and does no good for anyone. The only way to be free is to get past the rage and successfully put it behind you. Most of us have a hard time doing that, but you stated very well that doing that will make you stronger in teh future! Great job!

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  75. Caroline M., you expressed yourself very well, and I agree that the best thing any of us can do in such a situation is to somehow try to forgive those who have hurt us so that we can feel free to move on and not be weighted down by our own feelings of anger. Good job!

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  76. Peter H., Emily W., Kensi, and Bridget, all of you did a very nice job of expressing yourself and showed maturity in voicing your ideas. You showed sound thinking mixed with empathy. Good jobs!

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  77. Alex D., you left your last sentence hanging midway and never completed it. Your ideas are nice but a bit idealistic. Unfortunately, kids do not usually change that easily. Also, watch your spelling of straight! Next time write more carefully and delve deeper to give more of what you think. Good first try.

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