Children are bullied through harassment, being picked on and made to feel insecure by other peers due to their physical appearance, choices of friends, gender or gender identification, and/or other differences. Methods used by bullies include, physical aggression, name calling, cyber bullying or exclusion of the victim from peer activities. Bullying is an issue that remains to plague school and families. Often, literature is used by teachers to open the conversation about bullying and being respectful of differences in people. “Portrayals of bullying in countless books and movies depict bully victims as inevitably resilient and victorious, whereas the bully eventually meets with justice.” (Rettew & Pawlowski, 2016, p. 235) Building social lessons
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As Katie Sue played on the equipment, Mean Jean grabbed her and reiterated the rules for the play which were no one could use anything before her. Katie Sue responded by inviting Mean Jean to play with her. Everyone was shocked, especially Mean Jean. For Mean Jean, it was the first time anyone of the children responded to her with kindness and without being intimidated. After a pause, Mean Jean took Katie up on her offer and the two girls played together. As a result, the overall recess experience became better for all the students because Jean replaced her mean and violent behavior with having …show more content…
None of the other student challenges Jean’s dominate behavior. “By definition, children who use bullying behavior are strong individuals who choose to dominate their more susceptible peers.” (Kaiser & Rasminsky, 2012, p. 256) Jean used bullying to get access to things she wanted and to form relationships with the other children. The other children accepted Jean’s abuse because they we fearful of harm for not honoring the guidelines Jean put in place. “It is also important to keep in mind that children tend to err on the side of underreporting because of the fear of repercussions or feelings of disempowerment and shame.” (Rettew & Pawlowski, 2016, p. 235) The behavior of Jean and the reaction of the student became a cycle. According to Kaiser and Rasminsky (2012) state that not intervening in the bullying sends “the unmistakable message that they condone the behavior.” (p. 259) Children that stand up to the bully take more of a social and physical
As Katie Sue played on the equipment, Mean Jean grabbed her and reiterated the rules for the play which were no one could use anything before her. Katie Sue responded by inviting Mean Jean to play with her. Everyone was shocked, especially Mean Jean. For Mean Jean, it was the first time anyone of the children responded to her with kindness and without being intimidated. After a pause, Mean Jean took Katie up on her offer and the two girls played together. As a result, the overall recess experience became better for all the students because Jean replaced her mean and violent behavior with having …show more content…
None of the other student challenges Jean’s dominate behavior. “By definition, children who use bullying behavior are strong individuals who choose to dominate their more susceptible peers.” (Kaiser & Rasminsky, 2012, p. 256) Jean used bullying to get access to things she wanted and to form relationships with the other children. The other children accepted Jean’s abuse because they we fearful of harm for not honoring the guidelines Jean put in place. “It is also important to keep in mind that children tend to err on the side of underreporting because of the fear of repercussions or feelings of disempowerment and shame.” (Rettew & Pawlowski, 2016, p. 235) The behavior of Jean and the reaction of the student became a cycle. According to Kaiser and Rasminsky (2012) state that not intervening in the bullying sends “the unmistakable message that they condone the behavior.” (p. 259) Children that stand up to the bully take more of a social and physical