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One person's story of Stewardship & Citizenship

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One person's story of Stewardship & Citizenship

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The Man Clearing 9,000 Tons of Trash From Mumbai’s Beaches

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Caring & Compassion...the Kindness Boomerang

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Caring & Compassion...the Kindness Boomerang

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Practice random acts of Kindness!

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Life Vest Inside - Kindness Boomerang - "One Day"

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Fairness has many faces

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Day 4: Learning Positive Behaviors

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Bullying can happen in many different ways. It can include teasing, being hurtful to someone, ignoring them or hurting them. It can also happen anytime - in person, online, on the phone, in class, on the bus, in your neighborhood or even in your home.

Bullying is usually done by people who do not feel good about themselves. They often need to put others down to feel better about themselves.

Bullying is never ok. The great thing is that there is much that you can do to stop or prevent it. If you see bullying happening whether to you or someone else, you need to take action. Thanks to stopbullying.gov, here are several you can do to stop or prevent bullying.

Check out the inspiring anti bullying quotes below and then learn more about steps you can take to stop bullying in your world.

"Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - Plato

"Wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it. Right is right even if no one is doing it." - St. Augustine

"I would rather be a little nobody, than to be a evil somebody." - Abraham Lincoln

"There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up" - John Holmes

"Strong people stand up from themselves. But the strongest people stand up for others." - Unknown

"Strong people stand up from themselves. But the strongest people stand up for others." - Unknown

"It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities" - J. K. Rowling

"For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you."

"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." - Judy Garland

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt

"Each of us deserves the freedom to pursue our own version of happiness. No one deserves to be bullied." - Barack Obama

"Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right." -Theodore Roosevelt

"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise again." - Victor Hugo

"The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority." - Ralph W. Sockman

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - Plato

"Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are." - Lady Gaga

"One person can make a difference, and everyone should try." - John F. Kennedy

"True courage is cool and calm. The bravest of men have the least of a brutal, bullying insolence, and in the very time of danger are found the most serene and free." - Lord Shaftesbury

"No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true." - Cinderella

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying 'I will try again tomorrow." - Mary Anne Radmacher

"Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else." - Mr. Rogers

"You will never reach higher ground if you are always pushing others down." - Jeffrey Benjamin

"We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided." - Albus Dumbledore

"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." - Marcus Aurelius

Additional Resources:

Check out other inspiring IMK stories and quotes about bullying

Check out this article about two boys whose small efforts to stop bullies at their school turned into a worldwide movement. And check out this website to learn more about International Stand Up to Bullying Day, the movement they inspired!

Topics For Discussion:

What are your top 3 favorite quotes above? Why?

Why do kids bully others?

What are the best ways to stop or prevent bullying?

Have you ever been a bully or the victim of one? What was it like?

Take Action:

Think of two things you can do today to stop bullying in your school, community or home. Start doing them today.

Stopbullying.gov provides a bunch of great ideas on what you can do to stop bullying in your home, school or community

Teacher Features:

Here is a link to a Critical Reading Skills worksheet that you can use for elementary school students.

Here is a link to a Critical Reading Skills worksheet that you can use for middle school students.

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Anti Bullying Quotes for Kids and Students - InspireMyKids

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Bullying can happen in many different ways. It can include teasing, being hurtful to someone, ignoring them or hurting them. It can also happen anytime -

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Day 3: Action Plan for Kindness

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22. "People say sticks and stones may break your bones, but names can never hurt you, but that's not true. Words can hurt. They hurt me. Things were said to me that I still haven't forgotten." - Demi Lovato

24. "My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody's pain."

26. "Bullying builds character like nuclear waste creates superheroes. It's a rare occurrence and often does much more damage than endowment."

28. "You will never reach higher ground if you are always pushing others down."

30. "Never do a wrong thing to make a friend - or keep one."

33. "People try to say suicide is the most cowardly act a man could ever commit. I don't think that's true at all. What's cowardly is treating a man so badly that he wants to commit suicide."

Inspirational Quotes for the Victims of Bullying (It Gets Better)

37. "Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." - Judy Garland

38. "I got made fun of constantly in high school. That's what built my character. That's what makes you who you are. When you get made fun of, when people point out your weakness, that's just another opportunity for you to rise above." - Zac Efron

39. "When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless." - Chris Colfer

41. "Go ahead, bully me; but in 30 years, the only thing people will remember is that I am your boss."

42. "Often the right path is the one that may be hardest for you to follow. But the hard path is also the one that will make you grow as a human being."

43. "[One who picks on you because he's bigger than you] is like most big bullies: if you can stay away and make him miss for a few rounds he'll get frustrated. Once you strip away that feeling of invincibility, he can be had." - Rocky Marciano

Philosophical Quotes about Bullying

44. "Life is a fight, but not everyone's a fighter. Otherwise, bullies would be an endangered species."

45. "With ignorance comes fear - from fear comes bigotry. Education is the key to acceptance."

47. "The common mistake that bullies make is assuming that because someone is nice that he or she is weak. Those traits have nothing to do with each other. In fact, it takes considerable strength and character to be a good person."

49. "When you hold people up for ridicule, you have to take responsibility when other people act on it."

50. "Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke."

52. "He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened."

53. "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."

55. "People who say they don't care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don't care what people think."

56. "I found one day in school a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated, but he replied: 'The bigs hit me, so I hit the babies; that's fair.' In these words he epitomized the history of the human race."

58. "People who love themselves, don't hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer."

59. "We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty." - Maya Angelou

61. "A young outcast will often feel there is something wrong with himself, but as he gets older, grows more confident in who he is, he will adapt, he will begin to feel that there is something wrong with everyone else."

63. "People who repeatedly attack your confidence and self-esteem are quite aware of your potential, even if you are not."

65. "The coconut is a symbol of resilience. Even in the conditions where there's very little nourishment and even less nurturance, it flourishes, growing taller than most of the plants around it. (Be a coconut)."

66. "If bullies actually believe that somebody loves them and believes in them, they will love themselves, they will become better people, and many will then become saviors to the bullied."

Quotes about Bullying: Stand Up for Yourself

67. "Bullying is a horrible thing. It sticks with you forever. It poisons you. But only if you let it."

69. "My self-worth is not linked to your cruel words and action. My self-esteem is not affected by your deliberate attempts to destroy my character. You have no power over me. You will not silence me."

71. "One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered."

73. "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

75. "Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself."

77. "A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That's where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It's having backbone."

79. He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions."

80. "Remember always that you not only have the right be an individual, you have an obligation to be one."

81. "You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something sometime in your life."

82. "If there are no heroes to save you, then you be the hero."

84. "The bullying stopped when I claimed myself and proved that I wasn't afraid. A lot of it was when I was hiding when I was younger."

85. "Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create that fact."

87. "If they don't like you for being yourself, be yourself even more." - Taylor Swift

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22. "People say sticks and stones may break your bones, but names can never hurt you, but that's not true. Words can hurt. They hurt me. Things were said to me that I still haven't forgotten." - Demi Lovato 24. "My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh.

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Day 2: Watch the clip and discuss in small groups, share out with whole group

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Watch the clip and discuss in small groups

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Character Counts! 6 Pillars of Character with Video Examples