School Bullying
Bullying is a problem that affects the emotional, social, and academic welfare of children throughout the world. In conducting a meta-analysis of bullying studies, Polanin, Espelage, and Pigott (2012) found that 1 in 3 students report that they were victimized by a bully during the past two months. Over the past twenty years, researchers, teachers, school administrators, and counselors have introduced many bullying prevention plans to diminish these incidents, and the results are slowly demonstrating a lessening of bullying within the classroom (Polanin, Espelage, & Pigott, 2012); however, the methods of bullying are expanding. Using insight gained from Mark Nagrampa (2017), who is currently a math and science public school …show more content…
755). From a developmental perspective, Hymel and Swearer (2015) find that bullying can begin as early as preschool; however, these behaviors peak in middle school with a significant decline being seen near the end of high school. With the intention of inflicting harm on another person, these actions can be initiated physically, verbally, or electronically, but the most common is social exclusion, as this form is more subtle and easily missed by adults (Hymel & Swearer, …show more content…
While Yang, Li, and Salmivalli (2016) found that more boys bully and are victims, Nagrampa (2017) reported the opposite in his class, as the girls are more likely to bully through joining together in an effort to block another girl from participation in their activities. These victims are often pulled into being a part of the bullying group after first withstanding this treatment as almost a form of an initiation. Others might not be as vocal, but they join the bullying group as a means of self-preservation. Hymel and Swearer’s (2015) research shows that as children get older victims are more likely to continue in that role, which Nagrampa (2017) noticed in his weakest children, who sometimes band together. These students continue to be outsiders and more often
Bullying is a problem that affects the emotional, social, and academic welfare of children throughout the world. In conducting a meta-analysis of bullying studies, Polanin, Espelage, and Pigott (2012) found that 1 in 3 students report that they were victimized by a bully during the past two months. Over the past twenty years, researchers, teachers, school administrators, and counselors have introduced many bullying prevention plans to diminish these incidents, and the results are slowly demonstrating a lessening of bullying within the classroom (Polanin, Espelage, & Pigott, 2012); however, the methods of bullying are expanding. Using insight gained from Mark Nagrampa (2017), who is currently a math and science public school …show more content…
755). From a developmental perspective, Hymel and Swearer (2015) find that bullying can begin as early as preschool; however, these behaviors peak in middle school with a significant decline being seen near the end of high school. With the intention of inflicting harm on another person, these actions can be initiated physically, verbally, or electronically, but the most common is social exclusion, as this form is more subtle and easily missed by adults (Hymel & Swearer, …show more content…
While Yang, Li, and Salmivalli (2016) found that more boys bully and are victims, Nagrampa (2017) reported the opposite in his class, as the girls are more likely to bully through joining together in an effort to block another girl from participation in their activities. These victims are often pulled into being a part of the bullying group after first withstanding this treatment as almost a form of an initiation. Others might not be as vocal, but they join the bullying group as a means of self-preservation. Hymel and Swearer’s (2015) research shows that as children get older victims are more likely to continue in that role, which Nagrampa (2017) noticed in his weakest children, who sometimes band together. These students continue to be outsiders and more often