Articles on Education | Topics: education, educate, school, schools, schooling
by Terence E. Shields
Although school bullying has received a lot of attention in recent years, it is not a new problem. As a matter of fact, bullies at school have been terrorizing other children for decades now – possibly even since school itself began. If you look further back in history, school bullies were arguably even worse than they are today. Nevertheless, that doesn't mean that school bullying isn't a terrible phenomenon even now. Kids who are terrorized by bullies are at greater risk of depression, violence, and lifelong emotional problems.
Tragically, the thing that has drawn the most attention to school bullying lately is the phenomena of school shooting. Up until recently, teachers would often ignore school bullies because their victims would rarely retaliate. It was just something that people assumed would go on and that you couldn't do anything about. The schools took a sort of boys will be boys or girls will be girls kind of mentality. Nowadays, however, things have gotten so grave that people can't afford to ignore the problems anymore. Kids who are bullied in school are now taking guns and shooting their classmates! Finally, the problem has gone too far and people can't ignore it anymore.
| Quote of the Day |
The intent of matrimony, is not for man and wife to be always taken up with each other, but jointly to discharge the duties of civil society, to govern their family with prudence, and educate their children with discretion.
| —Anonymous, U.S. women’s magazine contributor. Weekly Visitor or Ladies Miscellany (June 1807) |
|
|
There are many things that you can do to help stop school bullying, but they all start with communicating with your children. Keeping track of your children, what they're up to, and how they feel, is the key to every practice of good parenting. After all, you can not really stop your kids from being bullied if you do not know that they are! Once you recognize a pattern of bullying going on, There are several steps you can take. You can talk to the teachers and the principal about it, talk to the bully's parents, or even take legal action.
Recently, school bullying has become something that is being dealt with by the community as a whole. Recent phenomena like cyber bullying have exacerbated the issue, and now parents are striking back against school bullies. Through getting together with community organizations, you can help stop this type of behavior before it starts. After all, when the community as a whole stands up and says it is not acceptable, the bullies have to listen. Not only will we help to keep our kids safe by working together, but we can also do our part to teach them values of tolerance and compassion.
|
We strive to provide
only top rate articles on our website. If
there is a specific topic about education that you do not see but would like us to cover, please contact us here.
Please note: All personal opinions expressed in the "School Bullying" article belong to the contributing author and are not necessarily shared by SloanSemester.org. |
Are You Up to the Challenge? The Ins and Outs of Becoming a Student Online
By Quinton Joseph
Are You Up to the Challenge? The Ins and Outs of Becoming a Student Online Becoming a student online can be quite different than becoming a traditional student, and yet it has many similarities. Here are some of the ins and outs to help you determine if you are up to the challenge....
Financial Aid Still Possible for Online Students
By Quinton Zamora
One of the major myths of online education is that it's impossible to find any sort of student loans or financial aid. Fortunately, this is not the case for those who are willing to look for it....
College Research
By Violet Ellis
One of the major steps you'll encounter in this life is higher education. Once you finish high school, you either want it or you don't....
Special Education
By Philip Valentine
It is a rare breed that goes into special education teaching. Most teachers, in fact, do not go anywhere near it....
Virtual University
By Frank William
It's impossible to argue with the fact that our world is forever-changing. A primary example of this change can be seen with the World-Wide-Web....
Computer Science College
By Yolanda Jones
I did not set out to go to a computer science college. As a matter of fact, if you had asked me when I first enrolled in the University, it would have been one of my last priorities....
|
