What did I learn? Even though I work in a school district where we are expected to watch videos on bullying annually, this series was eye opening to the real problem of bullying. According to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development three out of ten children are a bully, victim, or both. Another statistic from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development reveals that 3.2 million youth are bullied and 3.7 million youth are the bullies. These statistics are staggering. The characteristics of bullying is repeated aggressive behavior that is carried out over time with the intent of inflicting verbal, nonverbal, or physical harm to another individual. Normal peer conflict happens infrequently between two equal …show more content…
It is important that everyone in a district, school, and classroom work together to prevent and solve bullying. This is a problem that concerns everyone including teachers, students, and parents. As a school or classroom we must educate students and staff to the warning signs of those who bully and those who are victims. Equally, we must communicate to the students the district policies and expectations that are laid out clearly in the handbook. Districts must decide on and implement a bullying prevention program that fits the needs of its student body. As a current teacher’s aid and a future teacher it is of utmost importance I keep an eye out for the warning signs of those who bully and keep a vigilant observe for potential victims. The video revealed warning signs which include: students who have torn clothing, bruising and cuts, fear of school, academic decline, loss of money, anxiety, tearful, and suicidal tendencies. Bullies can be very sneaky and the victims can be fearful of informing an adult, therefore; I must be observant at all times to the possibilities of situations that might be identified as …show more content…
She would be able to confront the situation by herself or with the help of guidance counselors. In a future classroom, I would contact my administrator and/or school guidance counselors. Together the appropriate individuals can confront the bully as well as get the parents involved to remedy the situation. When faced with a direct confrontation with a bully, I must never react emotionally toward the situation. Most importantly, I/we must deal with the bully appropriately, but the victim needs assistance too. It is my job to advise the victim to do everything in their power to avoid the bully, tell an adult when they are victimized, stay in a group of friends, don’t react emotionally, and etc. As well as addressing the bully and victim, I must ensure that my students understand that being a bystander is just as bad as being a bully. My students will understand they must report intimidating behavior, let the bully know their behavior is not cool, be a friend, and that no matter who you are anyone can become a victim of
Bullying has become a major problem facing the United States today. The American Psychological Association reports that roughly 40% to 80% of children are involved in bullying on some level during their time in school. (APA, 2014) The magnitude of the problem can be observed in the statistics. In the United States, a total of 4,080,879 children between the ages of five and 18 have been the victims of bullying compared to 3,892,199 who have reported that they have engaged in bullying someone else. Additionally, 851,755 said that they have been both the victim and the bully. That's a whopping 8,824,833 people in the United States that have been involved in bullying behavior on one level or another. (High, B., 2000 Census)
When one is questioned if they think someone they know that is or has been bullied the answer is easy. There has been no shortage of cases of bullying in schools all across America. The use of superior strength or influence to intimidate and typically to force someone to do what one wants has become an epidemic. It is causing fear in schools with nowhere to get support. Bullying can happen to anyone: tall or small, male or female, and the stronger or weak. It can affect sleep pattern, work ethic, depression, and stress. Bullying in schools has become an increasing problem however; it can be reduced by laying in place parental awareness programs, teachers working with students, and policies and rules known by all student and staff.
With so many cases in the media these days of children who have taken their own lives due to varying levels of bullying an alarming new term has been coined to define this phenomenon, bullycide (Bullycide, 2013). It is more important than ever to develop a deep understanding bullying in an effort to put an end to this epidemic that is taking over in our schools in America. Before we can really dive into the problem of bullying and discuss the different aspects of bullying such as what makes a child become a bully and how to relate to them, the signs of bullying, or the characteristics of a bully as well as their victims’ characteristics, as well as what we as educators can do to curb the problem, we must first fully understand the definition of bullying.
Once known for “boys being boys” bullying has evolved into something much more sophisticated and complex. Since the beginning of time, humans are instilled with survival instincts to outperform others and overcome obstacles. These survival instincts, along with a cutthroat society, have remained the same even though the human race has evolved at lightening speeds. In America’s highly competitive educational system, children are taught that they must be the best, do the best, and outperform everyone else. “The constant drive to surpass others and surmount obstacles has become an ideology where bullying is unintentionally instilled as a survival tactic from a very young age” (Donegan, 2012, p. 34). Students have adapted various corrupt tactics to keep up with this philosophy, thinking this is the only way to get their needs met. “These tactics can be dangerous because once a student realizes their effectiveness, he or she may construct a life style from them” (Donegan, 2012, p.34). Over the past decade, considerable research has been done on bullying due to national and international tragedies, with findings having a significant impact on bullying, the understanding of its meaning, and the importance of
Unfortunately, bullying is an unavoidable part of life for children, yet we don't see enough people taking action to aid the victims of bullying or the bullies themselves. Bullying is very common, serious problem that plagues students of all ages. It is a major issue in today’s world and is well-worthy of discussion. Now, when one may think of the bullying that goes on in schools, a generic image of a big and scary bully demanding lunch money from a scared-looking small boy, yet that may not be the case quite as often in this day and age. Bullying occurs in many forms and through many mediums whether it be physical, verbal, online, or through the simple exclusion of others from activities. Very few people seem to understand the damage that being bullied can bring upon the individual, or some may argue that it's just "kids being kids" or that being bullied is just a part of life that people have to deal with in their own way.
When was the last time you’ve seen somebody get bullied, in real life or in the media? Chances are, you’ve probably seen this situation many times. Bullies are running a rampage across america, frightening the youth of the country. Some people bully because of past trauma in their life, some have trouble socializing, and others are just plain rude. Bullies need to be stopped as soon as possible. Jared Hoffman’s idea is to encourage kids to tell an adult if they are being bullied and to confront the one being bullied. We agree with Jared Hoffman’s perspective on bullying because he believes that bullies should be dealt with in way that helps both the bullies and the ones being bullied, and here are some reasons why.
Bullying has been around for decades and yet it is still a reoccurring problem, and it is only getting worse. The National Center for Educational Statistics, in 2009, said nearly 1 in 3 students between the ages of 12 and 18 reported being bullied in school. Eight years earlier, only 14 percent of that population said they had experienced bullying(Ollove,2014). There are two types of bullying the direct form and indirect form, in the direct form the victim receives physical harm example kicking pushing shoving. In the indirect form the victim receives emotional or mental harm by name-calling, rejection, gossip, threats, or insults(Green,2007). It doesn’t matter which way the victim was bullied it still causes
This article is about the new type of bullying, where the teacher bullies the student. According to this resource teacher student bullying is a surprisingly common occurrence. In most schools there are kids who are troublemakers or “’At risk.’” Teachers often have a hard time dealing with such kids according to this ABC investigation, teachers often use tactics that do not help, are generally accepted, and similar to the tactics used by school bullies themselves. The reason says ABC is that teachers were good students and so do not understand why the trouble makers do such things, second never knew any other tactic, and third have incorrect knowledge concerning how it would affect the students. This article is making quite a big statement but this is by a well-known and credible news source, and pieces of it were already common knowledge. However one may still question its validity if not for its great detail into the mind of a teacher. The bullying from teachers, at least to Dolak, Kevin and Alyssa, is that teachers are role models, but are comfortable in that position. They usually do not do this consciously; they simply have an automatic response to disruption, or have labeled it differently. This does explain why this problem gets so little attention. However how in depth they delve into the mindsets of teachers, which they do near flawlessly, they fail to bring up actual evidence or examples. According to the article teachers subconsciously have defenses to daily toils that act as bullying control tactics that do not motivate students but put students in need into state of fear. This article continues on in many aspects and is very viable. It provides what most articles do not logic behind madness although it does not have ma...
Bullying has been a part of schooling for as long as children have been congregating. To some it seems like a natural, though uncomfortable, part of life and school experience, while to others it can mean terrifying experiences which spoiled and characterized otherwise happy years in school. Dan Olweus, a pioneer in bully behavior research documented that 2.7 million children are affected as victims, and that 2.1 children act as bullies (Fried, 1997, as cited in Aluedse, 2006). With bullying cited as the reason for violent, gun-related crime in the past few years, school districts as well as national governments have put anti-bullying policies in place. Bullying is a complicated phenomenon, involving more than one child demanding lunch money from a smaller child. It is a worldwide epidemic hitting schools everywhere. Virtually everyone has seen or experienced bullying. With technological advances, bullying is even hitting the internet. Parents, teachers, students and governments agencies alike are attempting to put a stop to bullying practices.
The key method is educating teachers and students on how to identify bullies. However, parents, teachers, students, and other school officials are all held accountable for being able to identify bullies or notice when a child is being bullied. As a society, people have gotten caught up in stating, “That has nothing to do with me.” Where are the good Samaritans that our community talks about? Students responding to bullying are diverse (Berkowitz, 2014). According to Berkowitz (2014), a study was conducted on school bullying, and half reported that they try to help the victims. Parents and teachers have to encourage students to speak up, and they have to let students know their voices are being heard. In addition, one way a student can intervene is seeking help from a staff member (Berkowitz, 2014).
Bullying is something that is not something new and is actually something that society continues to face. Over the years, bullying has been looked at as being so ordinary in schools that it is continuously overlooked as an emanate threat to students and has been lowered to a belief that bullying is a part of the developmental stage that most young children will experience then overcome (Allebeck, 2005, p. 129). Not everyone gets over the extreme hurt that can come as an effect from bullying, for both the bully and the victim. Because of this, we now see bullying affecting places such as the workplace, social events and even the home. The issue of bullying is not only experienced in schools, but the school environment is one of the best places
Bullying has always been present within the United States. Although the issue has been around for a long time, it continues to grow and become more of problem. It is said that about 160,000 children within the United States are refusing to go to school because of bullying. Another statistic is that within American schools alone, there are an estimated 2.1 billion bullies and 2.7 billion victims (Dan Olewus, MBNBD). The numbers presented here are outrageous and although there are organizations to stop bullying, obviously there needs to be a new set of solutions. Any type of bullying presents problems to children, “Suicide, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, trouble with the law, poor performance in school and work, and lack of involvement in socially accepted activities are some of the difficulties resulting from bullying (Austin, Reynolds, Barnes, Shirley). Of course, there is more than just a single type of bullying. Feeding ground for bullies can range anywhere from text-message or cyberbullying to physical bullying in schools. Also, bullies can begin to strike at a young age and could also be; teenage, middle-age, or even the elderly. Even though there are these many versions of problematic bullies, the largest bullying problems take place within the school setting: a place that is supposed to be safe for children rather than harmful. Although it seems impossible to completely get rid of bullying, these are a few suggested solutions; making the school informed on bullying issues, schools implementing rules on bullying, and having students positively use electronics to stop bullying.
The bottom line bullying is an enormous problem, and we must all do our part to do the best we can to prevent any type of bullying that is ruining people reputations, causing people to be depressed or even committing suicide. It is our obligation to help bullying come to an end. If nothing else, remember what James Dillon the principle of an elementary school stated “Little things can make a big difference. Simple and genuine gestures, such as regularly greeting students, talking to students, and addressing students by name, help to make students feel connected” (“Dillon, James”). It is our job to build genuine relationships with children to become more aware of harmful things such as bullying to children.
Did you know that 1 out of 3 students are bullied? Albert Einstein once said, “the world is a dangerous place; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” Bullying had cause many kids to take their life. Some have scarred them for life. Bullying is wrong and if seen should be help and stop immediately. in this article I was describe how to spot a bully, how to stop a bully and, how to prevent and help the bully.
An estimated amount of 160,000 students across the United States misses school each day due to being a victim of bullying. From a present study, 29% of students involved in bullying, 14% of the children were said to be victims, 7% were bullies, and 8% were bullies and victims. The worst type of social behavior stems from bullying, and leads to complications in a student’s future. Bullying is a way of expressing aggressive behavior that is intended, and continues that sometimes leads to physical or mental injuries. Those who are victims of bullying, lack self-esteem, and become easily depressed by small objects. There are four common types of bullying: verbal, physical, relational aggression, and