I just heard that one of my girl students from last year is bullying some of the new kids in her class; one of the things that she did that I thought was shocking is that she lifted one of the other girls and put them in the trash can. One of the other students had to help the poor girl out of the trash can; middle school kids are so mean to one another. The worst part is that parents support this kind of bad behavior and they think its funny! Parents have such a big influence on children, yet as a teacher I have such a hard time getting parents to open their eyes and realize what a huge part they have in my students lives.