The shocking video of a bunch of students bullying a singled-out student in the prestigious Modern School, Vasant Vihar has invoked bitter criticism from all sections of the society. Sadly, this is not one off incident as ‘Bullying behaviour’ is a common occurrence in most schools and is now a worldwide epidemic cutting across economic, social and racial lines. As a parent I strongly feel that introspection ought to precede criticism. Condemnation alone can’t create kinder communities or teach children how to get along. It will take a much deeper rethinking of what societies need to do for their children.
The book Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson explores these 3 elements in great detail, capturing real events that we can all relate to happening in our own childhood. Bullying is prevalent throughout Bridge to Terabithia. It is shown in the character of Janice Avery. Janice is a girl that comes from an abusive home, like most bullies of today. Janice tries to intimidate all students, verbally, physically and emotionally by taking their money to use the toilets, stealing their food and pushing students around on the bus.
Klebold and Harris found it hard to fit into any of the other cliques at school and because of that they were frequently picked on. “When you don’t fit in, you become superhuman. You can feel everyone else’s eyes on you stuck like a Velcro.” (137) Similarly, Peter was picked on because he didn’t fit in anywhere; “they called him Peter Homo, instead of Peter Houghton.” (147) Moreover, the two Columbine High students had been thoroughly planning the massacre; they used household ingredients to make explosives such as pipe bombs. Lacy had also found “shoelaces, sugar, potassium nitrate fertilizer, and pipes” (85) in Peter’s closet. This suggests that
Social Difficulty can lead to inapropreate social skills, social isolation, inaccurate social perceptions. In the school setting children can expearnce difficulty concentrating, poor academic performance, absenteeism, overall school climate and breakdown of school connectedness, escalating school violence. The problem has become so serious that bullying has been increasingly considered as a public health issue plaguing our entire society. More then half of the boys in 6-9th grade that are classified as bullies are later convicted of at
Racism is shown in to kill a mockingbird when the case against tom Robinson and the way in which the anti-African in Maycomb shows animosity towards Atticus and his family. Racism at schools is most common these days with kids making fun of people’s clothes and physical appearance, stereotyping, excluding and assaulting other people. Students who experience racism are afraid to go to school, fall behind in schoolwork and have trouble making friends, experiencing this at school can sometimes to
Over the years bullying has increased and became harder to control and protects the victims. There are different types of bullying; some of them are physical, verbal, indirect, and cyber bullying. The question is what makes a bully and what are their motives, what effects does bullying have on others and themselves, and how can bullying be prevented. There is no cookie cutter fit for a bully. They come in all sizes, races, genders, ages, and walks of life.
Bullying and Strict Disciplinary Actions Have you ever been bullied? More importantly, have you ever been the bully? Over 54,000 children ranging from the ages of 5 – 18 get bullied every day. However, there are some disagreements on the disciplinary actions that should be taken. Despite the disagreements, strict disciplinary actions need to be enforced in schools to avoid bullying; because, it disrupts the learning environment, causes future disadvantages, and makes the victims become emotionally unstable.
Bullying: How You Can Save a Life Sadly, bullying has become a harsh reality in today’s modern world. In the age of technology and the Internet where anything can be said within the press of a button without regards to another’s feelings, bullying has become a big problem both online and off-line. In response to this issue, many schools and universities are more aware of bullying, resulting in strict anti-bullying rules. Bullying has a destructive psychological effect on today’s youth and tomorrow’s adults. Studies show that one out of four children are bullied (Words Can Kill).
Should Students who commit cyberbullying be suspended from school? Cyberbullying is known as harassment and online bullying by peers. Cyberbullying is the largest online danger among kids. Social networking has taken the culture of youth by storm. How can we as victims, witnesses, or observers make a change to cyberbullying ?
Salinger shows how Holden’s childhood have shaped his attitude towards others. Through Holden’s characteristics, actions and comments Salinger shows that events in our life can affect the adults we become. Holden tends to be a pessimist teenager that always sees the bad in people, especially in adults. He has the habit to use the word “phony” to describe people, and it seems like he has difficulties having a good social life, but he doesn’t really like to be alone. He has been kicked out of school several times; it seems like he does not care about it; however, he has a decent grade in English class.