Write Lyle a Letter!

Write Lyle a Letter!

Posted by on Oct 4, 2011 in Dear Lyle | 17 comments

 

 

Hi and welcome to my Letters page!      :)

 

Please won’t you share your thoughts about meanness and bullying in today’s world?

 

If you are here because you have seen the play “Sticks and Stones”, please let me know if you were able to relate to the story.

I wonder….

While you were watching the play, did it make you think?  What did you think about?  Did you connect to some of it or all of it?

Has Sticks and Stones changed your thoughts about meanness and bullying in your school and/or your life?  What will you do to help change happen?

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

  • sara

    COMMENT:
    dear lyle,
    when you came to monhagen middle school i think some people learned how other people feel when they get bullied that they are thinking about how they would feel if they got bullied, so that leads to less bullying.

    ANSWER:
    Yes! That is what a play does. It creates a picture of a situation that we can watch and judge. If we don’t like what we see we have to ask ourselves what we can do to change it. Everybody has the power to change. Everybody has the power to be the change!
    ~Lyle

  • sara

    COMMENT:
    Dear Lyle,
    In time (if you’re a bully) you start to think about how other people feel when you bully them. I don’t understand why people are or would even think that bullying is funny when it’s not. It hurts people, and this is coming from a sixth grader at monhagen middle school and stayed in the bullied section because not a lot of people like me.

    ANSWER:
    Hey, some people never think about it feels and just go along with stuff because they want to fit in. :(
    Things do get better but we need to get kids understand how hurtful it is. We call that empathy!
    Maybe you could write a book about your experiences so that other kids who get hurt and bullied can know they are not alone.
    Good luck!
    ~Lyle

  • admin

    QUESTION:
    So, from your eyes…what else should we do to make life better for kids that feel unliked or bullied?

    ANSWER:
    From my eyes…
    There is no easy answer to that question. Adults need to start early…really early with kids. Kindergarten early. Parents need to learn more skills in how to parent through these waters. There should be professional development workshops for parents to attend where they can pick up skills and talk about new strategies for the social and emotional well being of children. I for one, was not prepared as well as I wish I could have been. Teachers need to receive training also. Many schools across the country have not done this. There are many different models of school wide programs out there. Also,Programming should always include multiple approaches for different kinds of learners. Most important- Parents and teachers AND Community needs to connect develop a plan that everyone understands. From there we begin to focus on the children. We need to teach them how to be allies for one another…support one another…how to recognize when someone needs a friend and how to act…really ACT ON THAT KNOWLEDGE and become their friend. Kids need to learn different survival strategies than what they are using now. All this AND we live in a world where the media and the internet glorify bad choices and behaviors. There is no easy answer. I say it begins with education and communication. That’s just from my eyes. :)

  • Jcanigiani

    Your play was AMAZING atcmy school

  • admin

    Hey! Thanks so much. I thought your school was great :)

  • admin

    Thank you so much. Hope to be back one day!

  • Alayajia

    Hi I miss ur play I get on ur web like everyday just to hear ur hits

  • M Alvarado581

    i like the bully play at sussex central school.btw it was 10/17/12.my favorite song was bully.that was some good rapping. from your audience! :)

  • Giasr

    Hey Lyle!!!! how are you?? I really liked your bully program at SCHS. It really helped me figure out what to if I get bullied again. I used to just get called really mean things and leaving me out,they talk about me and mt freind jessica a lot. I just pretend that it never happened. I loved all of your songs . my favorite song was BULLY.I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Anonymous

    Dear Lyle,

    I have watched one of your shows. It made me think really hard. Do you know of any ways that can help some one to stop bullying??

  • Anonymous

    Are you in Delaware because if you are then I watched the same show at the same time. How cool is that?!

  • Anonymous

    I watched the same show as you too if you’re in Delaware.

  • Tcparks

    hey lyle i am trinity i came to you show on the 16th to watch about bulying i woulg like if you repled back to me i will really appreciate it thak you

  • gavin

    i hope you play in movies ill love to see you in my fav movies itll be so coooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i hope you do by the way i love the way you sing sooooooo much.your so funny in bully my fav song.When i grow up im going to have my very own website all about bullying!!!!!!!!!!So ill se ya later. bye lyle :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

  • gavin

    good hearing the hits every day like me :D

  • M Alvarado581

    good for you

  • Pam

    Dear Lyle,
    You performed ”sticks and stones”for us at middle creek elementary school on 2/22/13. We enjoyed your show and think you should come and perform again. So please do.
    Sincerely,
    Chris Ragusa And Caitlin Riley