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Take a Stand for Kindness | Alana Davis | TEDxPascoCountySchools


and above all watch
during eyes the whole world around you
because the greatest secrets are always
hidden in the most unlikely places those
who don’t believe in magic will never
find it road or dog you know the kid
always sits alone at lunch it’s no one
to talk with no good friends or the kid
always gets in trouble in class and sent
to the principal’s office
or the kid nobody ever picks when they
get to choose partners these are the
kids who might be smart kind or maybe
our new best friend they’re just hidden
in the most unlikely places if you don’t
take the time to know them you might be
missing their magic my name is Lana
Davis and I’m challenging all of you to
take a stand for kindness you may think
you have to change the whole world all
at once but you don’t you can change it
little by little by starting right in
your small classroom a school by helping
other kids not feel so lonely did you
know that 80% of kids between eight and
ten years old fell only this makes it a
serious problem according to the website
understood.org loneliness can cause kids
to lose confidence in themselves and
you’ve probably heard about bullying at
school and some kids watch the news
saying you might have heard about gun
violence in schools according to the
article what characteristics are common
among school shooters most kids who
commit violence are withdrawn isolated
or rejected by their peers no one wants
to be friendless I think that if we took
a little time out of our lives to talk
or played these kids you seem lonely
then maybe they won’t feel so isolated
if they don’t feel so alone they might
grow up with more confidence and less
worries if they believe in themselves
and don’t feel so secluded
then this beam may be enough to stop
them from making bad choices how
can we do this so pretend you meet
someone and he hang out with them for
the rest of the school year later if
they’re going through tough times then
you think to themself if this person can
believe in me
I can believe in myself and if they’re
there feeling lonely they know they can
count on you for comfort all I’m asking
you to do is to pay attention to what’s
going on around you watch out for the
kids who are isolated if you have any of
these kids in your class try to include
them in your games buy them at lunch
talk to them socialize with them you
could be the one to change their whole
life you have a voice use it
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