It's just horrible. Regardless if the kids get help by going to the school counselor or even a psychiatrist, that seems to not always help and that's sad! Dieter Wolke also stated, "In the case of bully-victims, it shows how bullying can spread when left untreated." I couldn't agree more with that statement. Bullying just gets worse and worse the more it gets untreated and continues.
According to Nerissa S. Bauer, “bullying is aggressive behavior marked by an imbalance of power occurring repetitively with intent to harm and can either be physical (e.g., fighting, pushing) or relational (e.g., social exclusion, spreading rumors)” (Bauer 2007). Without appropriate intervention (from the school), these negative behaviors contribute to a negative school environment, both for the children who are
Bullying in Schools Before we can discuss the different types of bullying, we must first have an understanding of what bullying is. Bullying is an aggressive behavior that involves unwanted negative actions; a pattern of behavior repeated over time and involves an imbalance of power or strength. Bullying has many different versions. It can include physical which consists of hitting, slapping, and shoving in a hurtful way, just to name a few. There's also verbal, and some examples of this are name calling, put downs, threats and intimidation.
Research shows that bullying is a very controversial subject that can be seen as a crime to some but not to others depending on the nature and severity of the bullying. It is a widespread problem that unfortunately most children have to go through at some point in their lives. Bullying is a conscious, wilful, deliberate, hostile and repeated behaviour by one or more people which is intended to harm others. What do people in today’s society really think of bullying? What can they do to help these victims?
“Bullying is a big problem that effects millions of students, and it has everyone worried, not just the kids on it’s receiving end” (Lyness 1). Bullying does not just affect kids, but the parents too. It affects the parents because a lot of their children begin to be afraid attending school. In the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Melinda was affected by being bullied lead her to think about suicide, scared of coming to school, and victims like Melinda begin to not care about school and fail. Melinda was affected by being bullied and led to many things and one of them is thinking about suicide.
Bullying: the legal crime Bullying has long been a practice witnessed in schoolyards and classrooms across the country. “In Bullies in Schools” by Kathleen Berger, for it explains about how bullying is a big problem in Norway and what they have done to overcome the situation. Other stories such as Bird Girl by Clark Deleon and Rowing the Bus bye Paul Logen explains about what happened and how they have been affected after the years of being bullied. All three of these stories has something similar facts about bullying, for one is that bullying is a big problem around the world, getting picked on because of the way someone looks, destroying someone’s confidence, and many other reasons. Some of these reasons can ruin someone self esteem, confidence,
The New Teen Age: 7 Ways to Support Teen Bullying Victims. Retrieved from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-new-teen-age/201010/7-ways-support-teen-bullying-victims Thesis: Bullying in schools and on the Internet amongst teenagers has greatly increased in the past years; this has led to increased fatalities because so many feel that they don't have anywhere or anyone to go
Machell Thomas Bullying Help Bullying has been an issue in school for many decades. Many sources have stated that in the United States alone 20% of students in one single school have reported being bullied in some form. “The most common definition of bullying is a repeated oppression, psychological or physical, of a less powerful person by a more powerful person or group of persons” (Bullying 1). “Young people who are being bullied are especially likely to feel trapped and alone because they usually don’t have a choice about where they live, go to school, or play” (Bullying 1). Some people and sources feel that West Virginia schools are not doing enough to help protect and show kids why bullying is wrong, but with the extent of research
According to the article bullying by John Greenya “On a typical school day today three out of 10 American youngsters are involved in bullying as perpetrators, victims or bystanders, and an estimated 160,000 children skip school for fear of being harassed”(Greenya). As Americans we have to put our foot down and prevent bullying from destroying educational rights. To do so we must understand bullying and learn ways to prevent bullying. To start off, there are different types of bullying for example, physical, verbal, indirect, social alienation, intimidation and cyber bullying. Physical bullying includes any physical contact that would hurt or injure a person.
Gabriela Guerrero Bullying Laws Bullying laws have been discussed whether they are affective. Thirty two percent of students in the United States have been a victim of being traumatized by another student or a group of other students (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Bullying laws are created to make bullying illegal. Many people believe that bullying laws could prevent bullying. Bullying is an important issue because most students and adults do not support the action of bullying and bullying has caused innocent students to feel inferior, depressed, and commits suicide in some cases.