Bullying And Its Effects On Students

There has been conflict among people since the beginning of time, but when did bullying actually start? In her book, Bullying, Beth Rosenthal states that we are “living in a culture that encourages dominance and competition” (63). America’s culture has allowed bullying to become acceptable which is such a terrible matter. Not only is it an accepted part of our society today, but bullying is embedded in our DNA which is no wonder bullying has escalated so quickly over time. Many adults today claim that bullying was not around when they were attending school, and instead it was just labeled as “boys being boys” or “girls being mean.” However, bullying has always been around which draws

throughout time in different societies. But, where did it all start and what is the actual definition of bullying? How complicated is the spectrum of bullying? Why do people bully others? Last but not least, how do we improve the culture on campus while making an important impact at the same time?

Over the past couple of years, the issue of bullying in the educational environment has gained national attention, various laws have been put in place to prevent bullying. The methods of bullying have changed from cyberbullying, verbal bullying, and physical bullying. Bullying has been known to effect a student’s metal, social, and physical capabilities. Some of the consequences of bullying are suicide, depression, and lack of self-esteem.

Bullying such as physical or verbal or cyber can distract a student and get him or her to only think about the hurtful things that are done to them causing them to fail one class or more. Bullying cannot only effect the life of a teen student but can also effect their education. These actions can drive a student towards the path of not graduating high school and failing to meet their goal.It has been proven on a recent interview by Ellen Daniels-U with a professor in the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education that “bullying at a high school is a noteworthy problem that is associated with the most serious outcome—failure to graduate.” (Futurity. Dewey Cornell. 5 November 2012.). It can be easily understood why bullying can make a student fail, most of the time these students give up and stop trying because they get putdown a lot. Bullying can make a student change their behavior thatcan earn them an unsatisfactory mark on their report card. Do we want the next generation to fail because of some bully and the school not giving their full attention on the problem?

One of the earliest documented examples of bullying, where that specific term is mentioned, is in the August 6th, 1862 publication of The Times (London). In the paper, the writer makes reference to the act of bullying as it related to a soldier’s death. The soldier was killed by a 21 year old soldier named John Flood, who was the victim of “long, malignant and systematic bullying,”

In previous generations bullying was viewed as a rite of passage or a normal childhood behavior which was regarded as a harmless character builder for the children involved; however children who classify as a bully as well as the children who are bullied have lasting social and psychological affects long after adolescence or the end of bullying.

April 20th, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went to their school in Littleton, CO. They preceded to kill 12 and injure 21 students and faculty before killing themselves. Columbine shooting is infamous as one of the worst school shootings in US history. These two boys were known as outcasts and were ridiculed regularly. It’s been said that they were out for revenge on the school for being mistreated (New York Daily). This extreme case is the cause of a broken psyche doe to repeated blows from peers. “Harassment and bullying have been linked to 75% of school-shooting incidents” (Statistics). Not every case will lead to a mass shooting, but is more plausible to lead to suicide. Teenagers are taking their own lives, because they

Bullying is considered to be aggressive behavior that is repeated or has the potential to be repeated, over a period of time. The actions of bullying can include spreading rumors, making threats, verbally or physically attacking someone, or purposely isolating someone from a group. As children attempt to make sense of traumatic events, new behavioral problems can stem from re-experienced occurrences. Some children affected may disassociate themselves from the situations and absorb themselves in behaviors that generate negative attention. Many bullies themselves have experienced difficulties within their own lifestyles. Bullying can stem from existing problems or challenges from home such as divorced parents, violent episodes inside the home, foster care, drug abuse or sexual abuse. Unfortunately, sometimes leading to catastrophic or disastrous outcomes.

Bullying is found in elementary, middle, and high school all around the world. School bullying occurs at similar rates such as cultures, countries and educational settings. It can take many direct and indirect forms, like physical violence, name calling, taunting, teasing, horrible rumors, and social exclusion. Since the late 90’s, several school shootings committed by the victims of the school bullying have brought media attention to the issue.

Bullying is a kind of abuse that is acted to hurt someone , either emotionally or physically. In early age , children repeat some actions again and again intentionally to hurt someone and irritate other people through those actions or hit someone again and again for the same purpose. In fact , that is bullying [Tom McIntyre (Dr Mac ) and Alexis Franks (N. D. )] . In 3-4 year olds, bullying is considered intentional. There are three to four kinds of bullying into early age and we can identify the signs of bullying (especially parents ), reasons of the identified signs can also be searched out by parents, and there are some steps through which we can over-come bullying because if parents don 't stop bullying into early age of their children, bullying will increase with growth of that child [Kim Storey, Ron Slaby (2013 )] . There are too many problems of bullying, such as stereotyping, which is one of the major issue that will occur if parents don 't control their children in early childhood. Children can also grow to hate some relations when they grow up and always see negativity in those relations. For example, a child in his early childhood, whose name is Chris, hits his cousin Rena and bites on her arms because she plays with his toys. Chris may carry this hate from now till the time he grows up and by then he will only see negativity in Rena and would hate her forever. That is if his parents don 't change his perception of Rena while he 's still in the early

This website was made to make sure that there is information available to parents, teachers, lawyers and professionals on how to handle bullying, ways to prevent it as well as explaining what bullying is. My stance is that there should be more steps taken to prevent bullying. On this website, a person is able to see what all the types of harassment are. Harassment ranges from sexual, racial, disability to gender. In elementary school, I too went through bullying because of my disability. I know that it can be hard for a student to get through the day when someone is picking on them and distracting them because of something that they can not control. Kids do not realize that the tormenting can make one feel down and not wanting to be in a

People also have misconceptions about what bullying is exactly. Some believe that conflict is the same as bullying. Conflict involves people with equal power and blame, whereas bullying involves at least two people who do not have equal power, and certainly do not share blame. Likewise, bullying is not the same as joking around, or kids just being kids. Bullying is a learned behavior, not genetic, and joking around is not intended to hurt anyone, whereas bullying is intentionally hurtful because it takes advantage of a real or perceived power imbalance. As a matter of fact, bullying has the potential to have a serious negative impact on the entire school climate if left unchecked. Additionally, bullying is not just physical behaviors like hitting, kicking, pushing, and etcetera. Similarly, bullying is not the same as boys just being boys because aggression is a learned behavior, not genetic. Although, it is interesting that this misconception exists because it is derived from fairytales, which is one form of media that has shaped gender norms for both girls and boys.

Bullying is considered to be a global problem that can have negative consequences. As a result, researchers continue to formulate solutions in which students can feel safe. Bullying can also result in lifelong consequences for both the students who are being bullied, and the students are bullying them. According to the ERIC development team, bullying is comprised of direct behaviors such as teasing, taunting, threatening, hitting, and stealing that are initiated by one or more students against a victim. Whether the bullying is direct or indirect, it tends to cause physical and psychological harm to students. The article mainly focuses on three things: Who is being bullied? how can bullying effect students? And what are some interventions for students who are being bullied?

Bullies think that they rule the schools. Over 3.2 million students are bullied each year and people are just overlooking this situation. Seventeen percent of students report being bullied two to three times a month or more within a school semester. When bullying is going on in our schools one in four teachers see nothing wrong with bullying and don't intervene but four percent of the time. School is suppose to be a place where people feel comfortable but sixty-seven percent of students don't think that schools take bullying seriously. “Neither teachers nor other students were aware of the nature of the interview”(Side and Johnson 220). Schools should have an anti-bullying program so that the bullying in schools will decrease.

School bullying and bullying as a whole has become a growing concern. The need for more intervention is more recognized, as incidents of bullying and inappropriate acts towards others occur in places outside of the classroom. This literature takes a closer look at bullying in schools. Olwesus (2013) states “the field of bullying research is to some extent plagued by problems, disagreements, and unresolved issues” (p.752). Whether if anyone will agree on the root of bullying, the fact remains that bullying has to be examined at its very core to remedy the matter before it becomes a bigger concern. There is a dire need for intervention based programs to be set in place to address the fact the act of bullying has lasting effects on the bully and the victim. When intervention programs are put into place to address bullying, the act of bullying decreases due to the gained understanding of the effects.