Is it better for the first bully a person encounters to be in the 3rd grade or as an adult with an unreasonable boss or a peer who dishes out emotional abuse on the side? American schools can be brutal but so is the world at large.
I think we need to teach kids that this behavior is not appropriate and to teach them skills to handle it and seek out others to help them if they need it. Otherwise you end up long term with people like Putin in charge.
