In this segment we can see that Nick Vujicic, born with no arms and legs. He was admitted to the mainstream school, where he was teased and bullied. Now Imagine yourself as Nick's classmate and make a DIARY entry of your feelings.
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Nick Vujicic was born in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia without arms and legs. During the childhood and teenage years, he was struggled not only with bullying and self-esteem issues, but also with depression and loneliness (Life Without Limbs, 2012).
"When he was 10 years old, he had suicidal thoughts, because he felt like he became a burden to his parents and had so many questions about his future and no answers
When I was teased at school, I felt like I wish I wasn’t born.”
(Teasing -Stop the Epidemic, 2012)
There are many students with physical disabilities who suffer deeply from bullying at schools like Nick Vujicic. Researchers said that eight out of ten children with a physical disability have been bullied (MacArthur, Sharp, Gaffney & Kelly, 2007).
Nick could overcome all the negatives and struggles around him, and gain the strength and passion to live his life. It was possible because he had "a strong faith in God, supportive family, friends and many people who encouraged him" throughout his journey (Life Without Limbs, 2012).
He was very lucky to have great people around him. However, there are many students with physical disability who have no one who encourage them to pursue their dream and give advice throughout their lives. For them, we need more effective teaching strategies and classroom management skills, strong and clear policies and curriculums for the protection of disabled students from school bullying, and regular teacher or parent training programmes.
Today, Nick became world famous motivational speaker, and the President and CEO of a non-profit organisation, Life Without Limbs. He move around the world to tell his story and inspire a range of different groups from students, teachers to businessmen and entrepreneurs.