You do them no favors by raising them up to be “poodles”.
Teach them to be Lions.
“There fought William Marshall, like a lion among the hounds!” Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
I totally agree with you.
My son was bothered last year (as was half of the 7th grade) by some brat who thought it was funny to bully the smart kids in the halls. He picked the wrong day to purposely bump my son and my son pushed him onto the floor. The 8th grade bully and my son were both suspended for one day. That little brat never went near my son again. And no, my son was not punished for defending himself. He was rewarded.
Bullies go after the weak. Once you prove you can’t be pushed around, they leave you alone.
We sent our two “nerds” to martial arts class. One of my daughters friends, who had a hand deformity, was being bullied by one of the school jocks.
He stopped after Meg nearly broke his arm and stuffed him in his locker.
The teacher that saw it, said nothing and walked away. I only found out about this a couple years later when the teacher told me.
Care to try again. . .and yes, poodles need protection from the wolves and sheepdogs are the ones to do it.
Get the distinction?
Probably not.
I guess we depart here, as you see no limit to bully behavior and I do.
Have fun being all wolfish and all.
;-)