Introduction
Bullying is a prominent issue among people of all ages. It has become a huge issue among children in schools. Bullying is a factor that can cause students to want to leave school or to become home schooled. The problem is, many students may not know they are being bullied, what a bully is or what they can do to handle it. In pre schools and elementary schools bullying is a topic that is seen everyday. From a students perspective Pre School and early elementary school is their first look in what “real” schooling is like and gives them a first impression about making friends and learning. Its important for teachers and staff to stop the bullying problems just as they begin to ensure that the bully won’t continue bullying and
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30 children between the ages of four and six were interviewed at a preschool. They were asked questions like: What is a bully? The books were then read to the students, and following the reading, the students participated in a quick interview and a visual likert scale to determine their overall feelings toward each book some questions that were asked included what did you think about this book? Was there a bully in this book? Every book was analyzed by two children and the researches recorded how often the students agreed on each question. The students were then given the initial questionnaire and results were noted in comparing the answers before the readings and after.
All 30 students were able to identify what a bully is and give examples, this increased from the pre-interview by five students. All students had at least a “good” understanding of a bully, every student also gave two possible positive things to do if they are bullied – this increased by 13 students who previously said they would hurt them. Finally, all students even said they would speak up if they saw another student being bullied.
Article 2: Small-Scale Bullying prevention discussion video for classrooms: Preliminary Evaluation (Todd Migliaccio and Juliana Raskauskas)
Todd Migliaccio and Juliana Raskauskas conducted a study utilizing a video source to assist teachers in starting discussions on the topic of bullying. 81 students participated in this study; a survey was sent out 1 month before the
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.
As more and more children go to school, the rates of bullying go up as time goes by. there are many times at which students suffer all the bullying that occurs within their lives. As more schools become aware of the magnitude of the bullying occurring right under their noses, there are rules created to aid the victim. There are various types of bullying and these are created to do one thing, instill superiority among the “stronger” and place a feeling of inferiority. Bullies are the ones who are detrimental to a child’s development.
One way of stopping bullying is through anti-bullying campaign and group discussion seminar regarding the effects of bullying. By building this campaign, it can help the victims feel like they are not alone and have someone who will listen to them. Having someone who they can vent to in the time of need, can help relieve the pain they are drowning in. With these seminars, we can teach others about the effects that bullying brings on their victims.This campaign can help them relieve the pain and become stronger as an individual to overcome this horrible obstacle in their life.Statistics have shown that bullies themselves don’t see the outcomes of the harm they are doing. According to Rachel C. Vreeman, assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine, “evaluations of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, a comprehensive “whole-school” intervention on which many subsequent programs have been based, report reductions of 30% to 70% in the student reports of being bullied and bullying others.” (20) Which demonstrates by having these campaigns it can help dramatically to be spread throughout, to help every child and not simply ignore the problem.
Over the past couple of years, bullying has reached an all-time high around the world. Bullying is an act of someone treated another person poorly either through actions or words. It is something that can be found anywhere and it can happen to people of all ages. It is most commonly found in students’ that attend elementary school, junior high, and high school. In this essay, it discusses a study performed on students grades five through eight on bullying in elementary and junior high.
Bullying, specifically teen bullying, has become a worldwide predicament. Nearly “30 percent of teenagers in the U.S. have been involved in bullying, either as a bully or as a victim of teenage bullying” (Bullying Statistics, 2015). Bullying makes individuals fearful and feel unsafe in their own environment. Often times, the media discusses bullying frequently. It has become a topic that has influenced the public perception. Bullying in the media has had some negative and positive effects. It has positively shown people that bullying is not inevitable nor unstoppable. The media also shows that it is not going unnoticed in society. The negative aspects tend to stereotype individuals who are bullied have a weakness predisposing that individual to bullying because they are flawed. Furthermore, the media and literature portray bullying in movies and books to let others feel as if they are not alone in this bullying epidemic, which pushes them further into isolation. I personally find myself believing that the exposure to bullying in the media gives society a chance to understand the harmful effects it can have on individuals. Furthermore, the media gives society a chance to understand how to prevent it and provide a safe environment for those exposed to bullying. This targets audiences of all ages because all play an integral part in halting bullying.
These early patterns of behavior tend to remain constant and escalate rather than recede, as the child gets older. This movie could be a valuable tool in getting teens to understand how bullying affects all involved and discuss the importance of seeking help through counseling. The focus is typically, on the victims of bullying however, there is also a need as well to focus on the bullies. Keeping track of incidents in schools, communities and parents would be effective when deciding to involve the
Past research studies have found that half of the students being studied have been bullied while the other half of students have been bullies (Farrington, 1993). It appears that bullying was not a major concern before the 1970s which means little was done to help students who were on the receiving end of threatening behavior by other students. Bullying was once considered a normal part of a student’s life at school (Jacobsen & Bauman, 2007). Research done in the 1970s by Dan Olweus has proved that bullying is a cause for concern (Carrera et al., 2011). Students who are the victims of bullying can suffer from long lasting mental health affects (Jacobsen & Bauman, 2007). Bullying should not be considered a normal customary occurrence that students have to go through.
We want to raise awareness of the problem by producing an in-depth documentary that educators can use to impact their students. The movie will show adults and children the signs of being bullied, will feature interviews with students and families that were affected by bullying, and will teach them how to respond in a bullying situation.
Bullying is continuing to grow as a problem in schools today, affecting 1 in 3 children in the United States (Shetgiri, 2013). Studies show that between 15-25% of U.S. students are bullied frequently, while 15-20% of students report that they bully others with some frequency (Nelson et al., 2001).This makes bullying an important public health problem and it is gaining more recognition as a problem affecting the well-being and psychosocial functioning of school-age children. The focus of this paper is limited to bullying during the school-age period, which includes children from six to twelve years of age.
Graham, S. (2010). What educators need to know about bullying behaviors. In Cauley, K., & Pannozzo, G. (Eds.), Annual editions: Educational psychology 13/14 (28th ed., pp. 50-53). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
School environments that contain a high amount of bullying issues contain a sense of fear and disrespect. Students quite often feel like the teachers and staff have no control over any bullying that is taking place and that the teachers don’t care about students being bullied. Teachers and faculty often times have a difficult time discovering or even believing that certain students are being bullies, especially when bullies put on a front and give teachers and faculty a different perception of
“The first program lesson given to the students included an explanation of work methods, class rules and exposing the problem of bullying” (Wilfer & Scheithauer, 2014). The following two classes were repeated lessons on addressing the issues of violence and moral courage, educating and sensitizing students for the repercussions of bullying (Wilfer & Scheithauer, 2014). The third module aimed to improve the student’s understandings of their personal feelings as well as others. They did this by forming a circle taking turns talking about situations were they felt angry, betrayed, or sad and why they felt this way. The following two classes approached the topic of social complexity of bullying by discussion about why it has been accepted. They also role-played in order to understand how it is to be the burlier and the victim (Wilfer & Scheithauer, 2014). The sixth module was repeated for six lessons that trained the students to consider other people’s perspective and how to empathize through role-playing and discussion. The seventh module taught the students about diversity and how it is important to respect other cultures,
Bullying is used by many people around the world to take control of someone’s emotional and physical state with the intention of hurting them. The threat of bullying affects almost everyone and can even affect the school system. Studies have shown that over 3.2 million students are affected by bullying each year (“11 facts about bullying). With schools from all around the globe having to focus on bullying and how to prevent it from happening, it takes away a large amount of focus on the education(Christine).
Bullying is displayed in numerous forms from destructive and socially damaging aggression and interactions to teasing, name calling, and other verbal abuse to physical violence or threats of physical harm to exclusion. In the documentary, Bully, filmmakers address the complex interworking of bullying in schools. I found adults’ interactions and “solutions” or “aid” to be particularly interesting. I do not think anyone was totally equipped to handle bullying. With this being said, I am aware that bullying is an extremely complex issue and every case is different, so I am sure that the parents, teachers, and administrators believed they were doing the right thing. Because of how far off base these adults are in regards to effective strategies to reduce bullying and aggressive behaviors, I think that teachers and administrators should be required to hold a yearly round table conversation and workshop on how to best advocate for children how are the victims of bullying as well as reach the children who are bullying. Whether it be ignoring the bullying, removing children, either the child bullying or the child who is being bullied, or demonstrating inconsistency in the way that bullying is handled are all examples of techniques that do not work effectively. Furthermore, documented cases of teachers bullying and physically or verbally abusing children, especially those with special needs, seem to be surfacing with disturbing frequency.
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.