Teenage Bullies By Jenifer Goodwin Summary

In the article from Newsela, “Popularity Is No Shield To School Bullies”, teens bully other students because they are jealous. The University of California and Penn State University performed research on teens in nineteen, North Carolina schools. The scientists Robert Faris and Diane Felmlee interviewed 8,000 teens about their connections with bullying. They found unexpected results. Teens just want to be recognized by the “cool” teens.

People live for one thing and that is happiness, but how can someone go through day-by-day with being bullied that’s the biggest issue we are facing in the school systems these days. The studies and evidence is proved with videos, post on social media or even being a part of it is another thing. Overall, bullying is sometimes viewed as a perspective of how kids act when they feel the need that they are neglected, jealous and are emotionally distressed in a certain situation. This problem can also arise with the top person wanting to act as the overall top dominator to show that they are better and everyone should follow their lead, but we see these days as another problem that a lot of bystanders. People are feared to tell what they have seen

Bullying, by definition “is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance” (Stop Bullying). Bullying has quickly become a serious problem in schools, and it negatively impacts both the bully and the victim. Students who have been bullied even once in their lifetime have a higher risk of attempting suicide, and in general have lower self-esteem, causing them to have difficulty maintaining relationships. Bullies themselves also begin to harass their peers because they have been abused or uncared for by their own family. While it may seem bullying is just a normal part of the high school experience, victims of bullying can face many psychological problems. Bullying is not something that should be disregarded, but instead should be properly addressed so that children who are bullied can find the help they desperately need.

According to the article “Tales of Bullying,” students can become a bad bully because you might have your own group of friends you want to impress or try to show off for, or you might have something going on at home. According to paragraph 3 in “Meet the New Sheriff” kids may get bullied because of their hair and/or what they wear. All around the wonderful world good kids are ending their own good lives over bullying. A bad bully is far worse than a lazy bystander because mean bully’s cause suicides, bullies cause/have low self-esteem, not to mention they suffer a large amount of punishment.

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Bullying at school is a big problem that is found in all the schools in the United States and across the world. Since the late 1990s there have been several fatal school shootings committed by victims of bullying that have brought bullying major media attention. This has resulted in an increase of awareness about the harmful effects on the kids being bullied as well as the bullies themselves. This has brought a large amount of local, state, and nationwide programs designed to try to prevent bullying or to at least try to contain the problem. “In an effort to adequately address the problem, many schools are taking a proactive approach through prevention and intervention, but how do we know if and when such intervention is effective? First and foremost, we must have an accurate understanding of the dynamic and complex phenomenon of bullying across development and as it spans the multiple levels of the social ecology” (Casper, Meter, & Card, 2015, par 2). Many psychologists, sociologists, and school administrators have been publishing research on school bullying. Bullying is a significant threat to many children because it causes psychological problems not only for those who get bullied but also those who do the bullying. Even though bullying is a significant problem the are few solutions that can help prevent or significantly reducing bullying like reporting bullying, know the characteristics, and passing laws.

Typically among teenagers bullying is a must and it is popular. The power of a teen is demonstrated through bothering or picking on a younger teen or a teenager who is considered weak and cannot defends itself. Not only does the accusations occur verbally but it's also based upon social media. The easy access to the Internet has made it possible for teens to target people online through social media. Social media has become an easy way to spread the rumors and gossip about other people. Bullying is not a game but teens in the lack of maturity seem to not understand that is not as simple as name calling or offenses. Such actions can have consequences like self harm or in some worst cases suicide. As an example Madera High School has experienced some kind of bullying on campus or through social media from students attending.

One of the most rising problem that revolves among tennagers is bullying. The relationship between a bully and the person that is being bullied is quite unfair. The bully has the dominant power and uses it to overpower his victim. The victim of the bullying is unable to stand up to his or her bully because of size or strength, or mental ability. Many kids feel that they are unable to stand up for themselves and may believe what the bully is saying to them. One of the most aggressive forms of bullying is by physical force. The kid being bullied by may get hit, tripped, been shown mean hand gestures, and have their personal things destroyed or taken from them. Another type of bullying that should be recognized is known as social bullying. Leaving someone out or spreading rumors all fall

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.

Bullying has been a major issue/concern for kids not only in America, but worldwide. Approximately 9% of all suicide deaths are committed by children that have been/are being bullied. Unfortunately, 1 out of 7 children in the U.S.A are bullies or are being bullied. The whole world needs to take a stand, and stop bullying. Everyone can do at least something to stop bullying. And what are some methods?

Research indicates that “Bullying is a ubiquitous phenomenon.” (Sinyor). There are many forms of bullying such as name-calling, verbal, physical, teasing, and harassment. In elementary school, name-calling is popular. It is like a normal joke between children and seems as a part of growing up, but the victims will face bullying problem during his or her school life (Juvonen). Bullying is recognized as a serious problem when children become teenagers. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development provides a survey result, about 1.7 million children in grades 6 through 10 admitted bullying their classmates. According to the perpetrators, fighting other students will make them famous, or “Fighting is an effective way to solve

By detecting the influence of verbal bullying on ourselves, we should take actions to stop the bullying from going to go any further. The safest and the most assuring ways to counter the verbal bullying are talking to teachers or staff of school whothat can take actions for you effectively. Talking to the parents and family members can give us courage and strength to fight with the verbal bullying. The most important step that we can achieve by ourselves is being ignorant to the people who are doing the

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.

Thesis statement: Due to the fact that problem of bullying negatively affects students' learning ability, their health and the entire school climate society should take definite and urgent measures to solve it.

Many people do not realize how serious bullying has become. If you look at statistics suicides due to bullying have increased over just a few short years. This has become a very big problem for not only the victim but the bully as well as it affect both of them. School bullying is mentally destructive to not only the victims, but bullies because of the harmful words, harassment, and physical violence involved as well as the consequences for the bully.