Youth Violence in Schools American InterContinental University Abstract During this paper, I will discuss youth violence in schools, and how the media has portrayed it. I will focus on the urban schools since it has the bulk of stigmatism resulting from public opponents with who placed blame on the parents opposed to the type of community these children are forced to be a part of. In addition, there is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which is the cause of many of these youths acting out. lastly, acknowledging the social groups and parents who are trying to aid with being positive in fighting those stigmas and obstacles by educating them and giving them different types of avenues to spend their time. Violence in Schools I chose Youth Violence in Schools as the topic for my post.
Juvenile crimes are one of the most common problems that have negative consequences on any community. Juvenile crimes refer to the crimes that are perpetrated by individuals who are under the adult age. Statistical analysis indicated that this number grows daily. This has triggered the government to seek intervention measures to help reduce the increasing trend and hence safeguard the society against future offending. This because such children who have records of crime develop to become uncontrollable gangs in the society.
I went to school in Brooklyn at Automotive High School. In my school there was a lot of violence because of gangs, race, and to prove how tough you thought you were. What I noticed about a lot of the students who I went to school with is we all live in the same type of place the “hood” as we called it, and were we lived there was a lot of violence and gangs which spilled over into school life. People in my school got into fights most times because of words that you shouldn’t say to another person, but did anyway to prove a point, and that point was “I’m tougher than you”. This would cause a lot of unnecessary violence over things that could have simply been avoided by being a bigger person, but in today’s world, being a bigger person is viewed as being scared or a coward.
For the 21st Century Readiness Project, I started doing research on Teen Crimes. This stuck out to me the most because Hoke County High School has been impacted in a way that was unimaginable by this very topic. When teenagers are out in the world without an adult present, the door is open for any situation. Teen crime is going to continue to have severe consequences if nothing is done to prevent it. There are several theories as to why teens act out in violence, which results in many rules and regulations at schools and other places that there were not before, but can be prevented by using several different avenues including the family, schools, and the community.
I also knew that gangs appeal to young people because there’s a lot of power that you get. Almost all the people that join gangs have no idea what they are getting themselves into. Before my group and I started our research about gang violence we had a few questions. Some of our questions were- why do people join gangs, what do they offer, what do they do, and how do they get into the gang? While we were researching we found almost all of the answers that we needed.
Mark Clayton, the author of “A Whole Lot of Cheatin’ Going On,” states that cheating has become a huge problem throughout schools and that schools are trying to stop it. At least 80% of students have admitted to cheating one or more times in their educational careers, says the Center for Academic Integrity in Nashville. Schools are trying many things to try and prevent cheating. Schools and students definitely disagree on the definition of cheating; so how can anything be done until cheating can be clearly defined? Clayton uses a lot of sources for his evidence.
Research Proposal 1) The issue I am addressing is why schools with children from kindergarten through 8th grade and some high schools need to enforce a mandatory school uniform policy to lessen the theft and violence and bullying in schools. My proposal is important and it matters because innocent students are getting, bullied, hurt, and killed because of what they are wearing and if we enforce my claim then the number of these can possibly go down. This matters to the parents, school students, school faculty, school administrators, and our future generation, because it affects all of us in several different ways. 2) The competing side of my argument is not to enforce a mandatory school uniform policy. They believe that enforcing children and youth to wear uniform takes away from their freedom of expressing themselves and their values.
Whole School Approaches to Supporting Student Behaviour Teena Skelton Educators in the 21st century face increased challenges given the widening diversity of students in schools. There is the ever increasing complexity of students who may have behaviour problems, communication disorders, autism or a range of other disabilities with which comes growing legal obligations for teachers and schools (New South Wales Department of Education and Communities, 2012 a). In the United States of America (USA) teachers are reporting that ‘uncivil’ behaviour is increasing and is a real threat to effective teaching (Skiba and Peterson, 2000). Research has also reported that a link exists between general level of disruptive behaviour and more extreme acts of violence (Skiba et al 2000). In Australia research by Vinson (2002) identified that non-compliance and defiance are significant issues in schools, and pose a major challenge to teachers.
Let Teachers Carry Firearms on School Grounds School shootings are horrific events that have been happening way too often recently in our society. These events are usually caused by either: a student who has been bullied and pushed too far to the point of feeling that killing people is a good idea, a person with mental problems, or an adult wanting to display an act of terrorism. However, in recent years, schools have learned from these events and have taken the initiative in upgrading school security. They have added bulletproof glass on doors, keypads, and armed student resource officers. One thing that could be the deciding factor for whether a student or staff member lives or dies.
Effects of Bullying on Children Joanna Solis American InterContinental University ENG106 Professor Bennett May 14, 2012 Abstract Bullying causes so many devastating effects in people’s lives, especially children because many times they do not know what exactly is happening around them, much less the consequences words or sometimes even a push or a shove can have. Bullies need to understand that there are consequences for them too, in the long run, they could be faced with the same faith as the ones they themselves bullied. Whether it’s banter or just playing around, there’s a fine line between teasing and bullying. Effects of Bullying on Children Bullying has always been a part of American culture and it is seen in almost every school across the country. There are even some people that view it as a “normal” situation in which, in their opinion, everyone has to deal with at some point in time.