The Scary Guy

I work in both primary and secondary schools and was deeply impressed by the work shown in the videos. I loved the change in technique used for each audience, it was a masterclass in tailoring your message to the audience. Absolutely superb and a brilliant message to give young people.
It's a pity we can't get Scary Guy in front of every student in the country.

THANK YOU LORENZE,

WE WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU IN YOU COMMUNITY ONE DAY SOON.
LET US KNOW IF WE CAN HELP IN ANY WAY.
LOVE TO YOU,
SCARY

I've just been appointed Teacher in charge od PSHE at my school and saw you rvideo on Teachers TV. Wow! I'd love for you to come to our school in Essex (though would have to ok it with the boss first). Good luck with your mission to change the world Scary Guy, i believe that you really can do it and i promise to pass your message on in my school.
7 days and 7 nights, here i come!
Many thanks and best of luck
Jp

HELLO JP,
HAVE YOUR BOSS CONTACT GARY LEE DIRECTLY AT . . .
garylee@thescaryguy.com GARY CAN HELP YOU BRING US INTO YOUR SCHOOL AND YOUR AREA.
KEEP ON ROCKIN ON THE CHALLENGE. LET ME KNOW HOW YOU DO.
LOVE TO YOU,
SCARY

Hey Scary!
Such an awesome message. I'm trying your 7 day challenge, just made it past the 3 hour mark. I tell you it's THE single most difficult thing I've ever done... But I'm determined :)
I work with children on a regular basis. Performing educational shows and running circus skills workshops in schools all over the country. What I've learned from you in the short 15 minute film on teachers.tv will help me expand my own work in ways I didn't know it needed.
Many thanks,
Russ

RIGHT ON RUSS.
THANKS FOR WATCHING OUR PROGRAMME ON TEACHERS TV.
THE CHALLENGE IS A TOUGH ONE.
IT MAY SOUND SIMPLE . . . HA . . .
IT IS VERY TOUGH. IN TODAY'S WORLD OF SHAME, GUILT, RIDICULE, BANTER, AND SO MUCH MORE.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IT IS YOU HAVE DISCOVERED ABOUT YOURSELF AFTER YOU TAKE THE CHALLENGE.
KEEP ON ROCKIN,
SCARY

THE SCARY GUY - FROM TEACHERS' TV TO YOUR SCHOOL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXwgJDmHd3c

Would love you to come to Sydney Australia and give a talk to my Son Year 7 class. Is being bullied at school and it is very very heart breaking to hear your son say " please help me, i cant live like this".
Sydney is beautiful this time of year.
Please consider a well deserved holiday to sydney.
Regards
Alison
P.s
You dont scare me!

HELLO ALISON,

THANKS FOR YOUR MESSAGE.
I'M SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR SON . . . IT MUST BE AWFUL FOR YOU TO HEAR THIS COME FROM HIS MOUTH. A REAL FEELING OF HELPLESSNESS.

I HAVE LET MY MANAGER GARY LEE KNOW ABOUT YOUR MESSAGE AND YOUR DESIRE TO HAVE US HELP YOU AND YOUR SON AND THE SCHOOL.

HIS NAME IS GARY LEE. HE WILL BE CONTACTING YOU SOON.

UNTIL THE DAY I ARRIVE, PLEASE LET YOUR SON KNOW THAT I'M THINKING ABOUT HIM.

LOVE TO YOU,
SCARY

wonderful - The only thing is that since our society thrives on negative talk for power - I would tell kids they need to deal with people like that in life with out giving them the power.

VERY COOL Lscobieking,

YOU ARE RIGHT ON.

AND THAT IS JUST WHAT CHILDREN WANT TO HEAR!!!

LOVE TO YOU,
SCARY

From Boundstone Community College - My Y7 class were very impressed by the short video. A few comments from the class are as follows. - 'If you see someone get bullied what do you do. I tell the teacher but it never helps them, how do I help them. PS plz come to our school' 'Hi can you come into the school please because some people need to be taugh a lesson!' 'I'm being bullied (all school) and I need a little help with my short temper' 'Why do people bully?' ' I have been picked on and I think if you came to our school you could help this stop because I know how much it hurts@

Mr Scary - some of the serious comments amongst the various 'Hi's' and 'How many tatoos / piercings etc' My class looks forward in anticipation at your reply.

Hi John,

Further to the requests for The Scary Guy to visit your school, please either complete the school enquiry form on our web site - www.thescaryguy.com or contact me directly at - garylee@thescaryguy.com so I can provide you with more information.

Kind regards
Gary Lee
Director of Operations Worldwide
KidsVisionHeart

HELLO MR. FERGUSON,

AND HELLO TO YOUR CLASS!!! IT IS SO COOL THAT YOU ALL TOOK THE TIME TO WATCH US IN ACTION. HERE WE GO . . .

1. 'If you see someone get bullied what do you do. I tell the teacher but it never helps them, how do I help them. PS plz come to our school'

YELL (IN A GOOD WAY) TO THE PERSON GETTING BULLIED AND SAY . . . HEY "JOHN" COME HERE . . . QUICK, I GOTTA SHOW YA SOMETHING!!! AND THEN LEAVE WITH THIS PERSON GETTING BULLIED AND LET THEM KNOW THE TRUTH OF ALL OF THE WORDS THAT HE OR SHE HAS JUST HEARD. NONE OF THEM BELONG TO HIM. AS HE DID NOT CREATE THEM. AND EVERYTHING A PERSON SAYS IS A DIRECT REFLECTION OF THAT PERSONS BEHAVIOUR AND WHO THEY ARE IN THAT MOMENT.

2. 'Hi can you come into the school please because some people need to be taugh a lesson!'

YES . . . THE VISIT WILL HAVE TO BE SET UP WITH MY MANAGER GARY LEE.
GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND HAVE YOUR TEACHER CLICK ON THE BLUE X THAT SAYS SCHOOL REQUEST FORM AND GARY WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH YOU GUYS TO SEE HOW THIS CAN BE DONE.


3. 'I'm being bullied (all school) and I need a little help with my short temper' 'Why do people bully?'

ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION . . . WHERE DOES ANGER COME FROM??
HERE IS MY E MAIL ADDRESS . . . AND YOU CAN E MAIL ME YOUR ANSWERS . . .

scaryguy@thescaryguy.com

PEOPLE THAT BULLY ARE PROFESSIONAL VICTIMS! THEY HAVE BEEN ABUSED, PICKED ON AND HUMILIATED AT HOME BY EITHER THEIR MUM AND OR DAD AND OTHERS AT HOME AT A VERY YOUNG AGE. IT IS WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED. IT IS ALL ABOUT THEM AS PEOPLE.


4. ' I have been picked on and I think if you came to our school you could help this stop because I know how much it hurts

I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SOON. I WILL DO MY BEST TO ENLIGHTEN EVERYONE THAT ATTENDS YOUR SCHOOL. I CAN'T WAIT!!

THANKS FOR YOUR QUESTIONS AND STAY COOL AND I WILL LOOK FOR YOUR CLASS E MAIL ABOUT ANGER AND WHERE IT COMES FROM.

SCARY GUY

Scary Guy has been to my school this week. The impact he has is amazing. He challenges prejudices and preconceived ideas in a way that everyone understands.

Students responded really well, so did staff. We are all about to set out on the 7 day 7 night challenge. Changing attitudes is the only way we will see behaviour change.

I agree whole heartedly with Nikki. Scary Guy's programme is something the DCSF should look at. We will never see major change in schools until we tackle bullying and discrimination at its root.

You only have to look at the media to see that if anything, violence amongst young people is getting worse.

We need to see a bold and courageous lead at government level. Scary Guy is brilliant and an inspiration, but as he says himself, he can't change things by himself.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUTH AND YOUR INSIGHT.

PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO LET EVERYONE YOU KNOW EXACTLY HOW AND WHAT YOU HAVE WITNESSED.

I KNOW WE CAN ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND CHANGE THE COURSE OF NEGATIVE ENERGY.
LOVE TO YOU,
SCARY

comment from macc high student- i love you scary guy, you have made us all realize what damage we have caused. from emma and charlie
p.s. we send you 112 hugs for seven days and you dont look scary you look wicked

THANK YOU FOR THE 112 HUGS FOR THE 7 DAYS.
I WILL CARRY THEM WITH ME AS I TRAVEL.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
LOVE TO ALL OF YOU,

comment from macc high students- dont judge the scary guy by his appearence he is very good at explaining how to eliminate hate in schools.

comment from macc high students- when the scary guy came into the hall. he said there was to much hate and he asked if anyone here has ever been horrible to someone else and i think it made people realise that you shouldn't be horrible
-great at explaining
-funny
-gets to the point
-truthful

comment from macc high students- we dont think he was scary but he was quite a comedian. he showed that all people are NOT different, he looks scary but he is letting people know how somebody like him can be friendly. he gave us examples of why he started doing this work and examples of why. we thought he was very good. Viktoria, Faith and Lucinda.

The Scary Guy has visited my city and been to my school. The impact he has had on our city community and on our pupils is phenomenal. He is singly the most inspirational speaker that I have ever seen and I know I am not alone in this view. I have also had the privilege of training and working with Pupil Ambassador Teams who have taken Scary's message forward into the Primary Schools where he has delivered his program. It has been a magical experience. I believe that his program, both Primary and Secondary, should be an entitlement of every child in the UK - at least. The UK government has announced that £3m will be available for Anti Bullying Pilots, yet they have not asked or accepted an invitation to meet with The Scary Guy. If you believe as I do in The Scary Guy and his mission, please speak out, be loud and be persistent. Thank you

I run an English language school in a small town ,Korinthos, in Greece. Yesterday my twelve- year-olds ( lower Intermediate level in an EFL class)watched the Scary Guy video and got so excited that they decided to invite the guy here to talk about peace in our schools.
They are going to send him an e-mail anyway, but the point is he touched the strings of their hearts with his seven pledges and rules he has set up. They left the classroom shouting in chorus :" don't close the door to people, always give for nothing in return, try to resolve problems without fighting"
As a teacher I'm delighted to use your videos in my classes

Best wishes
Dida Papalexiou,
Director of Studies,
KESC (KORINTHOS ENGLISH STUDIES CENTRE)

hi scary guy,

i saw you at my school,city of portsmouth girls school...you made me laugh a lot,i've done the 7 day chanllenge and i feel much better...i've also been having problem'a at school people keep on calling me names,but i keep on retallyating but i'm not going to anymore...my mum keeps on telling me "smile and walk away",i can't do that,i cry because im getting bullied...i get bullied in school and bullied out of school its very annoying...my friend has also been suffering this problem,i've heard that 9 year old thing it was very upsetting to hear that.i also have a little sister,yes im mean to her sometimes but i can't help myself...ive stopped it now and me and her are like best friend's...i get good grades and im a very bright person...it's just that everytime i get bullied i dont want to go back to school,school frighten's me some times and im scared my head is going to get flushed down the toilet or they are going to beat me up...it's like my whole life is a dream,but i just slap my face and it's all real.ive been having cyber bullying to,when you came to our school it was really cool to see you and now everybody is being nice to me now and im friends with everybody and something elas to look forward to...im going to america i can't wait,then at the weekend im going to the movies.

your sincerely

lauren greenwood

This video is one of the best pieces of film that teaches the children all about the hate, bullying and prejudice that is in our schools and society. The reactions of the children were not surprising as they learned that words used to hurt others come from learned behaviour and because it is learned it can also be unlearned. As a teacher in a special secondary school for children with social, emotional,and behavioural difficulties, this kind of interaction from The Scary Guy I'm sure would be of a great benefit. I am going to introduce the seven day challenge to some of our pupils in KS4 PSHE and hope that the exercise will help them think before they speak. Personally, I think it is an excellant piece of teaching for our young people.

watching this from Hong Kong and having just reviewed a PhD thesis which focused on the teaching of multiculturalism by envoking emphaty and tolerance ... Scary Guy does that really well, noticed that the school in the TV was marginally multicultural and how well this message would work in an international setting ... think primary children would understand this message too, we shouldn't underestimate them

Have you thought about getting in touch with the Scary Guy Team and bringing Scary to Hong Kong?!! The Programmes are currently being delivered across Europe.Check out The Scaruy Guy website. And Yes, you are right ... Primary school children grasp the concepts of this Programme as quickly if not more quickly in many cases than teenagers and adults. There are age appropriate differences in how the material is presented, but the fundamental concepts are as you see here, and primary school children fly with it.

I agree with Eric's and Cathryn's comments and I beleive that the piece is for secondary and above as both of you said.

Thought provoking. I like to think I do not belittle people but I will try the 7 days and 7 nights myself.
I would hope to see / hear more.

Broomhead,
Just wondering how you did on the challenge? What did you learn?
Perhaps you can post a comment while Scary is in the "Hot Seat', online in the Associates area, to let others know how you got on?

Reaching out to provoke thinking skills and emotional intelligence in pupils in this way can only be a good thing. Challenging interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships another way to get kids to look at themselves and their actions.

I think this initially startling and perhaps genuinely scary experience for some quickly becomes thoughtprovoking and challenging.It would be particularly successful in secondary schools perhaps getting through in ways that others can't reach.
I think this course might not be suitable for primary schools but I think the point he made about what primary teachers need to keep in mind was well made.Also the thinking behind Scary's approach is inspirational and could be applied in a primary setting.

Hello Eric

I agree with your comment - Scary's work is exactly as you describe ... thought provoking and challenging, using his looks and own real life experience to reach students and adults of all ages. Startling all with information that allows each to assess their own life, actions and words, see their responsibility and know that they have a choice in each of their own words as energy.

I also agree that the material that you saw in this piece is for secondary and above. However, Scary also presents a programme designed specifically for Primary school children from Reception through to Year 6. It is an amazing piece! Hopefully Teachers'TV will have the opportunity to show this programme too.

The Primary school children love the show (and him!) This too is often a learning piece in itself for many adults who sometimes assume that "He will be too Scary for little children" All I can tell you, based on every show I have seen him present at Primary, is that the younger the child, the faster and closer they see the truth of the message. It has revealed to me and left me certain that 'Fear' based on looks is a learned behaviour.