Be Change Team

[348GTS]

Today during Homeroom, around 30 kids from my grade got called down to the library. We all went there, and they introduced us to a program called "Be Change". Its a team that is only in America, which tries to break the barriers in High Schools between groups, like the Goths, Nerds, Jocks, etc and try to get everyone to be friends. The teacher, Ms. C hand picked us all to help in this thing. She said that we are mainly the leaders of certain groups. I'm not sure why I was picked, because I'm basically in every group, but I'm not much of a leader, but whatever, thats beside the point.

The goal of this team is to try to bring into different groups that you should be friends and stuff like that. We'll have two training days, first one on October First. After a couple training days we are going to split our whole grade into two, and try to seperate the groups and really open up to eachother. This is mainly because there is a lot of bullies in our grade. This doesn't seem like its going to work, but the team was very well chosen, so I think it will.

The reason that I am posting this is obvious for pride, I'm really proud of my school and how we're taking a stand, because almost everyday theres a kid in the corner, crying because hes been bullied. And this isn't only in grade 9. Its also because I have a problem. One of the excersises is saying "If you knew me, you'd know that I..." for example its "got bullied as a kid" or "my parents expect too much of me" etc. but I really don't have anything to say. My family life is perfect, my brother is very annoying, but I just ignore him. My parents are fine with me. In elementary I rarely got bullied because I was pretty much the "leader" with my best friend of this group in our school.. Also almost all of my friends were a lot older than me, even now.

I normally would make a joke about it, but I don't want to, because I really want this to work, and for people to open up. I was thinking maybe I'd go really deap, because I haven't really been sure of my sexuality lately but I don't want to say that to anyone yet, because its weird but I'm not sure...

I did get picked on because I was short, but I'm really not sure...

[FlyingJesus]

Eh I'm sure it's a very noble gesture, but if I'm anything to go by then the people "higher" up in the social ladder don't want to associate with those lower than them, so it won't work due to pride of the mighty.

[348GTS]

Eh I'm sure it's a very noble gesture, but if I'm anything to go by then the people "higher" up in the social ladder don't want to associate with those lower than them, so it won't work due to pride of the mighty.

But theres many people which are higher up on the ladder in the group, who influence the rest. Thats why I said it was picked very nicely. I really hope it changes some people though, because not only do they bully others - they are intolerable to anyone but their friends.