you notice that your best friend often picks up quarrels with junior students in the school bus. you feel that most times he's unreasonable
1. how you could convince him to stop this ?
2. what could be the reasons for this behaviour ?
Answers
You can either use the following discussion or develop your own taking ideas from it:
Student A: Hey I am very upset with Rohan’s bullying junior students in the school bus unreasonably. Could you suggest some ways to stop it?
Student B: Really? Does he bully even the junior students also? His notoriety among the senior students is open to all!
Student A: What could be the reason for this behavior? Why does he behave so?
Student B: I think the fact is obvious! He is the only child of his parents, and spoilt too!
Student A: Oh I did not think about it! But he behaves so well in our group doesn’t he?
Student B: Yes, he does. He behaves nicely with us because we are his close friends; secondly he always depends upon us for academic help; otherwise he is a real bully.
Student A: Now I get it. The other reason is the absence of any younger sibling at home and the over-pampering of his parents are also somehow responsible for this type of behavior. If he had any younger brother or sister at home, he would know how loving the juniors are, and would never ever quarrel with them!
Student B: Absolutely. The pampering treatment he gets at home, he feels as if he is the boss everywhere.
Student A: There could be another reason for quarreling with the juniors. He might not be having the guts to quarrel with the senior students as there might be fear of retaliation and being hurt.
Student B: But I think we must do something to keep the junior students away from his quarrels. We must talk to him ourselves.
Student A: Yes we must. Being the prefects of the school it is our responsibility to maintain perfect lw and order at school and in buses too.
Student B: We will counsel him and try to make him see the disadvantages of these quarrels. We will tell him he is losing respect among the junior students for his querulous nature. We will also tell him that if the junior students became united, there could be a written complaint against him which could result in his suspension.
Student A: We will tell him flatly, if he does not mend his ways, we will ourselves complain against him to the principal.
Student B: I think this will really make him more sensible and polite to the junior students.
Student A: Let’s go to him and have a word with him.
Follow up questions and answers:
What advice will give you him?
Answer: I will advise him to be responsible. Juniors are like our younger brothers and sisters; we must take care of them, not treat them rudely.
How could some of your common friends help ?
Answer: Help of other friends will come in quite handy, especially the friends who have influence on him. Our talking to him on the issue will really have effect on him.
Would u involve the class teacher ... ? Why ?
Answer: Sure, I would like to go to the class-teacher in case he doesn’t mend his ways. Class teacher has authority to take action also. She can either call his parents or bring the matter to principal’s notice that will surely solve the problem.The reason for his behavior can be that he is maybe never taught or stopped by his parents to not bother other kids like this, maybe he has a habit of doing this at home with his siblings or cousins so he was never asked not to do this as it is not very decent.