Growing up students are encouraged to stay in school and expand their knowledge. Students often drop out of school for a multitude of reasons, one being bullying. Although school is meant to be a safe and comfortable place for learning and socializing, there is physical, psychological, and online abuse occurring from our Oklahoma schools. Bullying is one reason students may stop going or skip school. In some cases students feel they must take actions into their own hands which ultimately could end fatal. Bullying has evolved into a monster with many heads. There are many different types of bullying “traditional bullying is any type of bullying that is carried out through non-electronic means” (Differences between Cyberbullying and Traditional Bullying). Examples of non-electronic bullying are verbal, physical, and social bullying. Traditional bullying is what most parents think of when bullying is proposed. The one question that is usually asked is why? There are many reason why bullying may occur. “Bullies may have underlying psychological factors that contribute to their aggressive behavior or impair their ability to interpret social interactions” (Bullying at School). Bullying can cause another person long or short term problems throughout their whole life. Bullies are also likely to have problems throughout life, such as drug abuse, alcohol abuse, and spouse abuse. Bullying is not only wrong, but inhumane. One of the many heads of bullying is physical bullying. Physical bullying is generally the type of bullying that comes to mind when bullying is brought up. Physical bullying is one of the most brutal types of bullying. There is usually a certain type of student targeted by a physical bully. “Victims of bullying are ofte... ... middle of paper ... ...ontext. Detroit: Gale, 2011. Student Resources in Context. Web. 16 Jan. 2014. Archer, Kim. "Survey Finds Extensive School Bullying." Tulsa World. World Publishing Co., 8 Oct. 2008. Web. 16 Jan. 2014. "Bullying at School." Gale Student Resources in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2011. Student Resources in Context. Web. 16 Jan. 2014. "Differences between Cyberbullying and Traditional Bullying." Gale Student Resources in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2013. Student Resources in Context. Web. 16 Jan. 2014. "Effects of Bullying." Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2014. Hertz, David C. "What We Do." Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International. Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International, n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2014. Personal interview. "Preventing and Reporting Cyberbullying." Gale Student Resources in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2013. Student Resources in Context. Web. 16 Jan. 2014.
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“How easy it would be if I could glide through these halls without even making a ripple. Slide through the days, months, years of school and emerge safe and unscarred on the other side,” is what Kerbel says her feelings are about going to school. (Kerbel, 2011, p.120) Many students, like Kerbel, want to become invisible due to bullying because they feel like not being seen or heard will solve their problems. In a recent survey, about 160,000 students in the United States will not go to school because they are scared of the bullying that will happen. Bullying has gone from toilet swirling to life threatening events happening all over the world. Almost three million students worldwide, according to statistics done in 2010, are victims of bullying and two million students are the bully. Even though bullying is a part of growing up, cyberbullying and violent bullying happening in school today has children taking matters into their own hands.
Bullying is repeated behaviour that is consciously and purposely done to harm or intimidate one’s victim. It is generally done to achieve submission and power over the person being bullied. This aggressive behaviour can cause many different problems varying from discomfort to self-esteem issues. Bullying is variation of different behaviour, such as physical, emotional and verbal bullying. According to the little boy Daniel in the book ‘What’s Happening? Bullying?’ describes bullying ‘as not an action but a feeling.’
More than 160,000 students miss school every day, due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students, in other words getting bullied. Many of these students prefer to not say a thing. Ever wondered what it feels like? Majority of people know this occurs everywhere but just ignore it; not only that, some victims like to stay quiet due to fear. Based on case studies and statistics, there’s evidence to suggest that bullying can cause negative effects socially, emotionally, and physiologically on children.
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Bullying is defined as the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively to impose domination over others and is often repeated and habitual. Bullying is something that can manifest in all kinds of places whether it be at home, school, or in the community. There are different ways that bullying can manifest at home. For example, we often hear of fathers trying to “toughen up” their sons up and make them into a man, when in reality, they are bullying their children to make them tough. Parents often allow their sons to be aggressive and rough and find it appropriate for them to physically hurt other people. They often say “boys will be boys” as if that behavior is normal and okay. Well, it is not normal or appropriate behavior, that kind of behavior is only teaching them to be aggressive in society and to bully other people. This type ...
Rodriguez, Andre A. "Schools Tackle Bullying ; By Andre A. Rodriguez." Gannett Co., Inc.. 22 oct. 2007: A2. Web. 29 Mar. 2014. .
Bullying is a very immoral behavior which leads to emotional and self-esteem issues to the target and in extreme or persistent cases it has been found to lead to suicide. The bullies should be well punished and counseled to stop the behavior.
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