Eassy On Bullying

I really like the direction you are going with bullying effecting our adolescents and young adults today. Bullying is “unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance” (McKenzie, p. 182). The program that you mentioned in your discussion board is what we need to change a culture. Let’s be honest, bullying is happening beyond school aged children in the U.S. Not taking care of the issue early on results in similar behavior when they get older. I have experienced many people attempting or committing suicide due to the actions of someone else. The programs you mentioned would train students and teachers alike. In orders the change a culture we have to start with our kids.

Issue: If you or your child have ever been a victim of bullying then you know how horrible one can feel. There are many emotions and fears associated with bullying, and no one should have to be subjected to it. Bullying can have a lasting effect not only in one’s present life but their future as well. Bullying is very prominent in schools today, and there has been an increase in school shootings, which is the extreme reaction to being bullied. Children need to consider each other’s feelings before they decide to bully or pick on each other.

First idea I want to propose to the two schools is have staff specifically trained in identifying signs of bullying. The administration needs to chose a teacher from each department to be in charge of looking out for these specific characteristics kids express when being bullied so we can stop it before it worsens. The school can pay for one teacher to go to a seminar on bullying to be trained then be able to come back to train the other teachers chosen in order to keep the budget low. The second idea is to have a “safe zone” within the schools. Kids who experience bullying within the actual school feel trapped because they cannot just leave the school escaping the bully. There should be a place in the administration offices or guidance office where a student can go to when experiencing bullying, and no there will be an adult to talk to there where they can feel safe. Both of these proposals are very realistic, amd I firmly believe if both schools implement could help kids feel protected from bullying, and help end or prevent the current bullying going

(ethnicity, gender, mental illness, etc.) I think schools especially need to take more action with things like cyber bullying but bullying in general(discrimination), because believe it or not, in this generation it can’t really be avoided.

As children grow and develop, mistakes are going to be made and sometimes they will be at the cost of others. Though I have more empathy for the children who are involved in bullying, I still stand by the fact that the act of bullying definitely needs to be monitored in a more effective way. There are far too many instances where bullying is taken too far and it results in an innocent life being lost. It is understandable that there will be instances where children are going to be involved in the act of bullying, however this is not to say that these behaviors cannot be deterred. My job as a future educator is to ensure that all children feel safe in their environment and I hope that in my future classrooms I will be able to understand and come up with ways to foster healthy relationships between my students.

1. The first article, called School Leadership and Counselors Working Together to Address Bullying. The Key 5 concepts were,even though bullying has been addressed on multiple levels such as, state, national and school laws and policies changes, yet bullying continues. All students in a school are impacted by bullying.The first step in eliminating bullying at school is to eliminate the culture of denial associated with bullying and establish an effective school policy acceptable to teachers, counselors, administrators and other stakeholders . Schools programs and policies can b effective is the school faculty as well as the staff stand create a zero tolerance policy. School personnel must

If teachers would step in when they knew something was a problem or stand up for a student, then the bullying could be eliminated. Along with the help from the faculty and staff students can also intervene to make things better for everyone. No child should fear coming to school because of the way they look or something that is different about them. Just as is was stated in one of our lectures, students should feel as though school is a safe place that they can be. Safe schools are “in which every individual can pursue their education on their willingness to work, free of fear persecution, and stigma” (Green 2016, notes). If a serious no tolerance policy is put into place, then things like this will be eliminated. The clubs and organizations that can be created will help the individuals feel as though they have someone to turn to when something is going on. Not only that but someone else is on their side, that can mean so much in any situation. If there is someone that will help stand up for them then the bullying will eventually stop or people will become aware of it, which should lead to some type of punishment. Teachers should also not be afraid to go to administration if there is a problem. It should not be held against them. But the “power is in numbers”, so if they can get more people on their side then more is likely to be done (Green 2016, notes). If the teacher is worried that they do not know the whole story, then “don’t overreact and find out the whole story” then “apply consequences in accordance to the school behavior codes”

I feel like teachers need to take students seriously when they tell they are being bullying. Hannah cried for help but nobody answer her. Teachers or staff need to help them even if they don't come out they say they being bullying. Teachers don't need to just break up a fight, they need to find out the reason for the fight. The things that can change is teachers or staff get more involved in students life if they see they are getting

The things in our economy that happen from bullying are awful many kids have depression and lose lives from it. I think that bully awareness programs should be added to school to help bullies decrease in numbers. Two reasons for implementing school bully awareness programs is so that kids won't get depressed and their grades won't drop.

The best way to do something about bullying is to stop it before it starts. In order for bullying to be prevented, educators and parents should understand the depth of the bullying in the schools around the country. Educators and parents need to be aware of the common appearances of bullies and victims, they also need to be familiar with the most active bully-prevention methods now in use. Bullying can threaten students emotional and physical safety at school and can influence their ability to learn. There are a number of things not only school staff can do but also other students and to make schools safer and prevent bullying. Assess school prevention and intervention efforts around student behavior, including substance use and violence.

One way we can reduce bullying is by standing up for kids. Like if someone is bullying a kid in the hallway at school we don't have to just stand there you can go and talk it out or get many other kids and help you and the kid that is getting bullied. Another way is to go tell an adult or whoever you want or need to tell to quit this problem. Next, if someone is getting cyberbullied we can cheer them

Since the start of schools, bullying has become a school wide issue that has slowed down education and halted progress. Cause of bullying, fear has spread and unhealthy habits develop both

Ultimately the parent of the bully bears the responsibility for bullying. They need to address the situation with their child, getting help for the child's aggressive behavior. But like so much of life, issues must be attacked on all fronts. Schools, police, parents, peers, courts all have a part to play in solving the problem. The Benjamin Franklin School in Ridgewood, NJ had a great idea in bringing 8th grade students to speak to 6th graders, explaining to the students the importance of staying off social media and telling the students to speak to the guidance counselor, one the students

“More parents are allowing their young children to undergo plastic surgery to combat bullying. For example, Samantha Shaw, a 1st grader, underwent surgery to get her ears pinned back to prevent her from being bullied” (Unknown publisher). Children who are bullied a lot on social media, in person, etc. most likely have been bullied more than once or even daily. Parents tend to not perceive the notion of their child being bullied or even being the bully. When the guardian is too busy for their child, due to work, they get caretakers who watch over their child for periods of time. Children are influenced by what is said and what is going on around them and pick up little bits and pieces of trash talk that they heard. Bullying occurs out of parents’ sight, this causes them to be unaware of these situations. Schools are trying to put an end to bullying once and for all. The public and private schools have intervention programs regarding to bullying, which includes the whole school. Parents lack attention to the extent of bullying due to their lack of awareness and therefore intervention programs that target parents and guardians are needed.

Bullying has been escalating to a certain degree that it has affected as many as 160,000 students that reported staying home from school every day, because they were afraid of being bullied (www.stompoutbullying.org). Bullying does not only stops one from wanting to go to school, it also makes one feel anxious, insecure, and unhappy at school, isolated and at times severely depressed (Young, Shin Kim, and Leventhal). Schools must have better resources available to students; this includes the victim and the bully. The victim should have both better counseling and stricter laws to protect them. Bullies also need counseling due to research which states “that many bullies tend to come from families where parents are more