Bullying

Here we go again making everyone weak, defenseless, victims.  One of many approaches used to make people into devastated, dependent, soft, little babies.  From the ADVOCATE magazine, the publication of the Texas State Teachers Association/National Education Association comes the work place bully.  Their stats are as follows: Three of four bullies are bosses.  One in five is within the same employee group, e.g., both are teachers.  Some bullies have lesser status in the work environment than the victim (what the hell is happening is the school cafeteria worker telling the teacher that she is fat)?  One in three is male-to-male.  One in four is male-to female.  A whopping three of four is female-to-female (I told you girls are mean).  The types of bullies are: the generalissimo who controls every behavior and every action.  the two headed hydra who presents a friendly face to the public and another, less friendly face, to employees.  the medusa, who strikes fear into everyone. the nitpicker who picks everything apart.  the gatekeeper who controls resources (paper, desk textbooks, technology, etc.  When I was in the education field we had a principal who fit all the bully types.  She was disinterested in the children and totally focused on self promotion.  She cheated on state standards and treated employees good or bad depending on whether or not they were willing to brown nosed her.  I pointed out numerous times to other employees that this tyrant fit one to six of the listed identifiers on the various bully posters hanging around the school.   All that said I have a question.  Are you TSTA/NEA members educated adults or little victim babies.  Our medusa was not broadly enlightened and I challenged her.  She quickly got the message I was not one to bother with, too much trouble.  She left me alone and I left her alone.  That is what you do with bullies you stand up to them.  Now if you have become such a victim that you can't stand up for yourself, have no fear, the bully will eventually be promoted to a higher position in the education field.  They all rise to their level of incompetence eventually. 

He or she will then be able to exert more influence over more people.  Problem solved.  P.S. I wasn't the only one that stood up to medusa.  You others know who you are.  Especially the one female teacher.
A. C. Smithson