Mum, how much time do I have left to be with God? STORY DESCRIPTION
PUPILS AGE
“Juan Pablo is 12 years old and he has been bullied at school since he was 4 years old, but members of staff from his school say that it is impossible that children at that age can bully someone. Juan Pablo has been scratched, pushed, kicked, cut, and bitten. Also, they hit him once with a pencil case and he lost one of his teeth. A few weeks ago, he told his mum he didn't want to go to school anymore because he wasn't ready to fight. His mum felt terribly sad when she heard her son saying: Mum, how much time do I have left to be with God? Juan Pablo has been attacked on social media networks and he constantly receives messages from children from his classroom calling his names. His mum is desperately trying to find help as the school seems not to do anything to help his son. She had a few meetings with the headteacher and she also showed him the evidence which shows how her son is attacked online but the headteacher does not believe it. Juan Pablo does not want to go to school, he does not want to have any kind of social media app as he knows he will be threatened by them and that will make him scared.
14 YEARS
SELF-REFLECTION QUESTIONS
Teachers will use these questions when analyzing the case/ the story with pupils: in fact, teachers invite pupils to reflect on how they would react, what the character felt, what measures they would take if they witnessed such an event, etc. How would you help Juan Pablo? How would you feel if you were him? Do you think Pablo felt lost? How can we create a safe environment in our schools? How can we, as teachers, encourage children to act against bullying? How would you help Juan Pablo´s mum? Why do you think that the headmaster did not want to help?
NON-FORMAL GROUP ACTIVITIES
Title: I feel like you do Objectives: To know how children who have been bullied feel. To understand how dangerous it can be not to use social media properly. To find solutions that can help children like Juan Pablo.
