Low Self-Esteem
When a person has low self-esteem, they might want to raise themselves by lowering others. They become overly critical of other students. What do you do?
I agree that some people think that others need to look small, so that they can seem bigger. I suppose the best thing is to help them see their own self worth and how no other person's worth should figure into that.
Often people who abuse are abused. If you can apply a little of the golden rule (do unto others as you would have others do unto you) then perhaps if they see their effect on others is the same as the effect an abuser has had on them they will see how they are giving someone else the same pain that has been heaped upon their own head? No one wants to be the monster that made them...
Just some thoughts...
