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Bullying
I haven't much to say on this hot topic at the moment, but Charles Blow wrote a beautiful editorial about bullying in NYT. I was bullied as a child, and these words ring true to me:
That is an almost frighteningly accurate description."I felt free only when I could separate myself from myself -- when I could imagine that I was apart from my life and body. There, in the ephemeral nothingness, in the quiet space of the mind, I found peace. I liked it there. I didn't want to return to the world. Life was too hard and treacherous."
Also, Salon is doing a series in which people interview their childhood/high school bullies. And here is a fantastic story about schools using a production of "Twelfth Night" to raise awareness and conversation about bullying:
The idea that 17th-century Shakespeare plays can be relevant to the contemporary bullying problem came from the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Associate producing director Timothy Orr and education associate Amanda Giguere had been brainstorming about the fall school tour of "Twelfth Night," a romantic comedy in which a servant named Maria decides to get back at Malvolio, a dour, mean-spirited steward, by forging a love letter from him to his employer, Lady Olivia."The idea hit me that in 'Twelfth Night,' everyone mistreats each other," Orr said. "It's like a practical joke gone too far, and I thought, 'Let's talk about bullying.' "
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Welcome to Miss Conduct’s blog, a place where the popular Boston Globe Magazine columnist Robin Abrahams and her readers share etiquette tips, unravel social conundrums, and gossip about social behavior in pop culture and the news. Have a question of your own? Ask Robin using this form or by emailing her at missconduct@globe.com.
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Robin Abrahamswrites the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine and is the author of Miss Conduct's Mind over Manners. Robin has a PhD in psychology from Boston University and also works as a research associate at Harvard Business School. Her column is informed by her experience as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband Marc Abrahams, the founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, and their socially challenged but charismatic dog, Milo.
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Robin Abrahamswrites the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine and is the author of Miss Conduct's Mind over Manners. Robin has a PhD in psychology from Boston University and also works as a research associate at Harvard Business School. Her column is informed by her experience as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband Marc Abrahams, the founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, and their socially challenged but charismatic dog, Milo.