Playground By Pamela Paul Bullying

Bullying, often labeled as just a part of growing up, is a major problem in America’s schools today. Although it is such a hot topic in our country right now, it is also a long ignored problem that only seems to worsen. The complication with bullying is that no one quite understands it, and it is not taken seriously. The definition of bullying is an overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people. In more simple terms, bullying is not a onetime incident; it is repetitive and happens among individuals when there is an imbalance of power. Statistically, every one in six children are bullied, and this cannot continue to take place. Every child has the right to feel safe and have the pursuit of being happy in which bullying completely takes those rights away.

Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among people of all ages, but mostly school-age children. Society has been aware of bullying since around 1693, but it was not viewed as a real problem until the 1970s. “While overall incidents of school violence, such as assault and theft, have declined in the last decade, bullying is on the rise.” (qtd in Tyre) The percentage of middle and high school students that have been victimized by bullying went up from 14 percent in 2001 to 32 percent in 2009. (Tyre)

Andrea Gibson’s’ poem ‘Letter to the Playground Bully’ is an unforgettable poem about bullying. She cleverly crafts a poem from the perspective of an 8 and a half year old girl who is trying to confront the playground bully through a letter. The poem’s sole purpose is to expose the hardships and reality for victims of bullying. She achieves this by making the speaker a younger version of herself. She wrote this poem in order to perform in front of high school and elementary school students to try and stop bullying. Gibson explores unfamiliar territory related to bullying in a straightforward, sweet, yet different approach.

Over the past couple of decades, schools all across the nation have noticed a significant rise in the amount of bullying taking place among their students. “Two decades ago, bullying was often seen as a rare occurrence, where small groups of parents sought protection for their children with the school district”, stated by Vikki Healy Ortiz, writer of the article “New inclusive approach helps schools fight bullying”. However, the same cannot be said for our society in today’s world. Our modern world has advanced tremendously over the past few decades and there are even more opportunities for children to be susceptible to feeling isolated from others because they are simply unique. In today’s society, children have the potential to bully each other outside of the classroom as well.

Bullying is a problem that is on the rise in society; however, many individuals have a distorted view of what bullying entails. Usually when someone thinks of bullying, they assume that it is a standard part of a child’s life. This view, on the contrary, is erroneous. Bullying is actually abnormal behavior, many times, leaving victims with a dismantled self identity. Since some people do not understand the consequences of bullying, the actions of the bully often go unnoticed and are perceived as “kids being kids”. The issue of bullying goes deeper than that nevertheless. Despite the erroneous views that many individuals hold towards bullying, it is still a distortion of normal behavior in children.

Bullying is an undesirable form of aggression that is mostly seen in kids of school ages in which one of the parties is less powerful. The aggressive behavior is normally repeated over a period of time. It has the power to have devastating, lasting problems. The purpose of this article is to provide a coherent analysis of the most recent research on bullying and to address the issues that still exist even when school-based programs have been implemented in schools since the 1980s.

Bullying has engrained in American society since the country’s founding. Bred from a capitalistic economy and competitive social hierarchy, bullying has remained a relevant issue through the years. School age children are learning skills and lessons from their teachers as well as through peer interactions. Although schools are great tools that children benefit from, there are some bad experiences, such as bullying, that may negatively affect and remain with these children for the rest of their lives. Some

When it comes to bullying nearly everyone has heard of the old saying, “kids will be kids.” This was during the time when this behavior only happened on the playground. With a changing society the term bullying has also been altered. No single factor puts a child at risk of being bullied or bullying others. Bullying can happen anywhere. The term bullying is defined as, “unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real

This book prompt discussion on bullying and what you can do if you see it, experience it, or why people do it.

Majority of the time children get into feuds in school over breakups or disrespecting each other in the school hallway. School administrator Robin Lowe, principle for 25 years of Houston Middle School, states that “bullying is not cool kids attacking outcasts.” She finds that a lot of parents who bring her Facebook printouts, later find out their own children are posting aggressive material as well. The people arguing about anti-bullying efforts going to the extreme, do agree that kids need to learn how to treat everyone with respect. The exaggeration of bullying being an epidemic is taking its toll.

In the past, bullying could happen anywhere like on a playground, when a child would be walking home from school, daycares, and other public places. It usually involved the bully “being physically present and name calling, physical violence, taunting, and other things would take place”( Deal with a

The report is divided up into two sections, a findings section, which presents information about how bullying affects children’s learning and development in the primary school setting; and a conclusion section, which provides inclusive policies and specific teaching strategies that can be implemented to prevent bullying in Australian primary schools.

Sarah Graham begins the article by defining what bullying means when she refers to it in her article. Next, she divides her article in to six myths that surround bullying and discusses why she thinks they are incorrect. Throughout the article, Graham pulls out important information and highlights it in boxes. Finally, Graham presents views on how educators can have better interventions when bullying situations arise.

Children in Australian primary schools resort to bullying for a variety of reasons. For instance, they don’t like/agree with the person or group, to gain a sense of control, they find bullying fun or participate to gain popularity, jealousy, fear and lack of

The first time I saw bullying I was sitting on the jungle gym. It was mid-November, a few months after my fifth grade year had started. All of us already knew where to sit in class, how to find the bathroom, and when to go to lunch. Everyone except the new kid. He had just joined our class a few days ago after his family had moved. He stuck out like a sore thumb, seeing as he did not know our fifth grade etiquette. I watched as he wandered along the soccer field alone. He moved at a slow pace, as if he had no particular destination in mind. From my perch atop the jungle gym, I could see three other boys headed toward him. Unlike the new kid’s gait, theirs seemed determined. They stopped when they reached him and started what appeared to be a heated conversation. If I listened closely enough, I could just barely figure out what they were saying.