If you
saw bullying, what would you do to stop it? Would you stand by and let it
happen, take part in it or try to stop it? Not many students think about this,
and that’s part of the problem. Treat others the way you want to be treated.
That’s the Golden Rule and it should be followed in every aspect of your life.
If someone was in a position to stop you from being bullied and did nothing,
how would you feel? If you find that unacceptable, you must do everything you
can to stop others from hurting people.
Are you
even remotely aware of how much pain these victims feel every day? They go to
school knowing they’re going to be hurt and they see no way out. This is
because people like you and many others stand by and let it happen without
contemplating how much pain this is causing people. Ask yourself this "How
would you feel if you were in the victim’s position and could see no end to
your pain? When the victims see no way out, they may choose to tragically end
their life, leaving more hurt behind for those who were unable to stop it.
Canada has the third-highest teen suicide rate of all the industrialized
nations, with 15 deaths per 100,000 people.
Suicide
is the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-24, behind motor
vehicle accidents. The death of a young person is always a waste of life, so
how many more lives must be wasted before something is done? If you condone
bullying in any way, shape or form, you are taking part in it. Bullying is
everyone’s responsibility and the option of doing nothing is unacceptable in
civilized society.
Some
people may consider mocking someone funny, even though it is anything but funny
to the victim. Small jabs taken every day can add up to a lot of pain and
suffering. While it may seem innocent to the person taking the shots, the
cumulative effect of these daily jabs could be devastating. In addition to
that, as the pain increases, each jab cuts a little deeper.
Bullying
can happen in school, so it is the responsibility of students to protect their
classmates and to show everyone the dignity and respect they would like to be
treated. The first line of defense in bullying is in student’s own behavior.
But when that fails, it must be brought to the attention of someone in
authority, like a teacher. The concept of someone in authority failing to
address the problem is simply not acceptable.
This is
why you must speak to a teacher you trust and know will do something to stop
the bullying. Bullying is happening everywhere, even at your own school. You
may not see it, you may not know it is there, but it is happening and it causes
unimaginable pain to the victims. The only way to end bullying is to talk about
it openly rather than making it a taboo issue. If someone is hurting another
person, they will not stop unless someone (either a fellow classmate or someone
in authority) stands up for the victim and tells their tormentor to stop.
Bullying is everyone’s problem therefore everyone has to be part of the
solution.
Have
you ever been bullied? Has it happened to your peers or have you just seen or
heard about it on TV? Many people have different opinions on what bullying is.
Some say it is kicking or hitting someone, others say it’s when you say mean
things or call someone names. All of these things are correct, as they are
different ways you can be bullied. However, they are not the official definition
of bullying. Everyone has a different opinion, but the definition I follow is.
Anything
that a person does on purpose to upset or hurt another person –(the victim).
The victim is the person
that gets bullied. To be honest, bullying is just like a disease because you
don’t make it happen and it does not just go away overnight. Bullying even
makes you feel like you are sick or something is wrong with you. This, however,
isn’t true at all. It is not your fault if you get bullied.
Did you
know that 900 thousand children get bullied everyday in Canada? Out of 5.2
million students. That means that 1 out of 5 students get bullied everyday! And
people say that Canadians are too nice to be bullies. Many people are unaware
of the bullying that happens around them. That just shows how bad it is. Here
are some myths and facts about bullying both psychologically and physically.
It is
estimated that hundreds of children miss school every day due to the fear of
being mistreated by other students and in some extreme cases they choose to
home school, or in severe circumstances they stop studying altogether. Children
should not be living in constant fear. They shouldn’t be afraid.
On the
contrary, they should look forward to every day of school and enjoy school life.
According to a research bullying has always existed in indonesian society, but
it has come to surface due to the recent proliferation of media technologies
(craig,2009). Since bullying is prevalent in our society it is important that
everyone should be made aware of this social evil. There should be campaigns to
increase awareness.
Everyone
should be working together, against it, to stope it. It is distressing to see
our children being isolated from society because they are treated badly. I am
of opinion that no one has any right to harass or make people feel inferior. No
one should have that kind of power. These children are our future and we should
make every possible effort to stop bullying.
Bullying
is comprised of direct behaviors such as teasing, taunting, threatening,
hitting, and stealing that are initiated by one or more students against a
victim. In addition to direct attacks, bullying may also be more indirect by
causing a student to be socially isolated through intentional exclusion.
While
boys typically engage in direct bullying methods, girls who bully are more apt
to utilize these more subtle indirect strategies, such as spreading rumors and
enforcing social isolation (Ahmad & Smith, 1994; Smith & Sharp, 1994).
Whether the bullying is direct or indirect, the key component of bullying is
that the physical or psychological intimidation occurs repeatedly over time to
create an ongoing pattern of harassment and abuse (Batsche & Knoff, 1994;
Olweus, 1993).
Bullying
in schools is a worldwide problem that can have negative consequences for the
general school climate and for the right of students to learn in a safe
environment without fear. Bullying can also have negative lifelong consequences
both for students who bully and for their victims. Although much of the formal
research on bullying has taken place in the Scandinavian countries, Great
Britain, and Japan, the problems associated with bullying have been noted and
discussed wherever formal schooling environments exist.
