Causes and Effects of Bullying

Bullying is an issue that many children will face throughout their years of schooling. According to Hirsch et al.(2012), “Bullying is defined as an act of repeated physical or emotional victimization of a person by another person or a group” (p.5). The recent problem that Education has focused on is raising test scores. Bullying is the new battle that the Field of Education must concentrate on. 5.7 million children claim to be a bully or have been bullied in schools. (Carpenter & Ferguson, 2009, p.1). The truth of the matter is that millions of children have a constant fear of having to come to school. The occurrence of bullying happening in everyday school is something that schools have a hard time admitting to. The effects of bullying

Lynette Mather stated that, “What if the kid you bullied at school grew up, and turned out to be the only surgeon who could save your life?” This quote really spoke to me because it holds a lot of truth in it being that bullying or being bullied sticks with you forever whether or not you apologized for what you did back in your school days or not, those words and actions scar people forever and it is something that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. We are often blind to the fact that bullying is continuously a big problem in our society. This topic is important because almost everyone that we know, including ourselves have been affected by bullying in one way or another and we may not think what we do or have done is doing harm, but to other people we are hurting them in various ways and it can be very dangerous and lead to horrible things down the road. I am guilty of being all three at one point of time in my life and most people are whether the results are big or small. Throughout this paper I will be talking about how bullying is done, who is affected and how the education system is trying to help.

Bullying is defined as a repeated aggression in which one or more persons intend to harm or disturb another person physically, verbally or psychologically. It can take many forms such as physical aggression, verbal aggression or social isolation. Bullying is a significant social problem and has likely occurred throughout human history. Research has shown that bullying not only affects a child’s learning but it also has detrimental consequences on a child’s future development. Effects on victims include low self-esteem, depression, school failure and anxiety. Implications for aggressors include delinquent behaviour and low levels of happiness. It will be argued that bullying is not normal and that children are not able to cope

Have you ever felt unsafe going to school, have you ever been bullied, or have you ever just had negative thoughts about how to go on with life? When people are bullied they feel unsafe and without them feeling safe it makes them in a unwanted environment and have negative thoughts about life. It is very important for teachers to take a bigger approach on bullying because it can go undetected, be harmful to students, and have a negative impact on families. This also will make the environment where the bullying is taking place a negative place for others. Other people may say that they should just move then they can have a fresh start. However it is absolutely critical for schools to take a bigger approach towards bullying because it can

School administrators and personnel have long been tasked with handling the bullying culture that is so prominent in and out of the classroom. While the concept of bullying is certainly not new, its reach has expanded in a number of ways—and more and more recently, schools are being called to action after incidences of repeated bullying have beckoned students to flirt with the idea of taking their own life. Before entering a discussion on bullying, it’s important to come to a common definition of what it actually is. Dan Olweus offers such a definition in his journal “Bullying at School: What we know and what we can do”—“a student is being bullied or victimized when he or she is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one of more other students” (Olweus 9). This definition still offers some ambiguity, but it lays the framework for when to consider instances of conflict in school as bullying as opposed to daily confrontation. In the following, I will analyze a number of methods of intervening in cultures of bullying both by their inherent thinking and their practical effectiveness.

Bullying is an unfortunate issue that many children face every day. When people think about bullying many imagine something like this; one child yelling at another to get his or her attention. Also, another scenario would be a child being bullied for their lunch or lunch money. However, today’s bullying issues have become much more severe. Unfortunately, today’s bullying antics could easily lead to physical and psychological consequences.

Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance (“Stop Bullying” 2012). The behavior is repetitive or has the potential to be repetitive over time. Bullying occurs all over the world, all ages, and within both gender. The adolescent stage is a confusing time and when physical, verbal, social and cyberbullying into the mix, it can damage a person. Bullying does major harm to the victim, as well as the bully.

From the early years of elementary school to the adult workplace, bullying can be seen anywhere. It’s a worldwide problem that has exists for centuries with no real solution to solving it. Studies today show that there are many types of bullying and different people experience bullying differently. Bullying has a lot of consequences, affecting not only victims and the bullies themselves but communities and bystanders as well. Since bullying has so many roots and causes, it’s hard to prevent bullying in general. Many people have proposed anti-bullying solutions, but even now bullying has not been stopped.

Dr.Martin Luther King Jr states that “In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends” this quote develops the idea that friends standing up and speaking up for the victim is more valuable than silence in the moment and they're comfort when no one else is present. Bullying in school affects the students as it may cause distractions or long term problems among children. Depending on how bystanders respond, they can either contribute to the problem or the solution when it comes to the initial conflict. Some people genuinely do not know what to do to help, others fear the bully will seek them out next as a target. To really help in a bullying encounter you have to know what responsibility you have in the situation. Bystanders may not think they are in the wrong for leaving the conflict alone but really they are just as much part of the problem as the bully themselves.

By high school, seventy-eight percent of student’s report being involved with bullying incidences. There are one million failed suicide attempts every year, of those para-suicides almost ninety percent report that they have experienced peer-victimization during their childhood. Although most academic institutions have put in place policies that help victims rights be recognized, many of the teachers, (even those having been specially trained to handle instances of bullying), admit to having uncertainty when it comes to enacting a plan to de-escalate a bullying situation. Bullying affects a wide range of sociological and psychopathological variables and can play havoc with a person’s mental health. Children that experience bullying exhibit both short-term, as well as long-term effects because of being bullied. Additionally, it is not only the child that is being targeted that suffers from future consequences because of the bully/victim dynamic, but also the bully. Peer-victimization has a myriad of unfortunate short-term effects, long-term effects, and can even impact the offender.

I began my Journey by asking my nephews and his friends on how we should we control bullying the first answer was violence at that moment I figured it wasn't the right idea to ask them that so i set there then ask what makes you guys want bully other kids in your class? One kids say it’s because he lacks the attention from a person at school and lashes out at others for attention Other one says “Because it makes me feel stronger, smarter, or better than the person I'm bullying” After listening to all these reasons it was time to start my research on bullying. The first article I decided to read was written by Jill Packman this article was super well written the Introduction was

Bullying is a common problem in our society that will soon take over the world. Many students are being bullied at school because of their race, religion, looks, intelligence, creativity, and much more that we don’t even know about. According to an online research, “America is suffering from a bullying epidemic. Bullies appear everywhere, from playgrounds to hallways, in public restaurants and even online” (Bullying Statistics). Because of bullying, students don’t get enough time on the things that they do or try to focus on. “Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year. Approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying” (I Beat Bullying). Many students are faced with this problem at school because they are the good students, which means they get good grades, and they are good at what they do. There are so many examples to include, but because of these two reasons that I included above, most students get bullied more than ever. Students are more likely to get bullied from others at school because of being a good, intelligent student. When you see students working hard, that means they try their best and work with passion when others just want to finish and go. Students get bullied at school all the time for different reasons. Bullying is a common problem in junior high that affects many students in schools to learn or to become a better person in life.

What is bullying in a broad sense and how badly does it affect its victims? “‘It is a negative action when someone intentionally inflicts injury or discomfort upon another, basically what is implied in the definition of aggressive behavior. Negative actions can be carried out by physical contact, by words, or in other ways...’”. (Volk par. 3) While bullying can span from physical violence to emotional abuse, one thing remains constant, the constant pain that they are forced to bear. This could happen a few times or every day for years and the victims are always unable to fight back, making them feel even weaker than they already do. This will not only hurt them in that moment, but will also affect them for the rest of their lives. They could be physically and mentally hurt for the rest of their lives. Bullying is not a small issue either, it affects many people all over the world. There have been attempts to eradicate the issue, but they have all failed. While these proposed solutions may have helped the overall issue, they have not succeeded in eliminated the problem. There needs to be a better way of dealing with the issue of bullying.

Bullying has been around for as long as anyone can remember, but it is beginning to increase in schools. Over three million people are victims of bullying every year and thousands skip school to avoid the bully. Bullying leads to depression, suicidal attempts, and occasionally death. Today, there are several forms of bullying as you may already know. We have cyberbullying, emotional bullying, and physical bullying. Sadly, there is no way we could stop bullying completely, but we could prevent a great deal of bullying. We can prevent bullying by showing people the outcome of bullying someone, speaking up when you see it happening, disciplining the bully for their actions, and giving the ones being bullied confidence. Although several do not feel the same way about bullying, we must have an open mind about the issue. If you were the victim of bullying, how would you feel if no one was willing to help you?

School is said to be the foundation for students to develop their passion and figure out what they want to be. The classroom is said to be a safe and learning environment for students to become successful. The workplace is also an environment for people to work and earn money. These places can also be where a person struggles and faces their biggest demons. Unfortunately, bullying is a widespread issue that is found all over the world. Bullying is a major problem in our society and is occurring where people spend most of their time, at school and at work. Bullying is defined as any unwanted aggressive behavior that involves an observed or perceived power imbalance and is highly likely to be repeated multiple times (US Department of Health and Human Services 2015). This can be seen in the form of teasing someone, leaving someone out on purpose or physically hitting someone. All these actions can cause a person to experience depression, social anxiety and low self-esteem that could then lead to academic challenges and failures. Without knowledge and ways to prevent this phenomenon, bullying will never go away.