Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen.
Today I stand here infront you not just as a person, but as a survivor. What made me a survivor is not something unique. What I have been through is something that thousands of children go through on a daily basis. It has the power to change lives completely, both physically and emotionally; the power to alter a persons confidence and personality. As some of you may have guessed, I am talking about the menace of bullying. Have you ever felt let down and made to feel down, told that you are lesser than the others around you, that you aren’t capable of doing something
Bullying has a huge impact on the lives of students. Studies show that bullied students typically lose confidence and …show more content…
Students who are easily manipulated and are effected by words usually tend to be easy targets for bullies as they can easily be intimidated and pushed around. These students who are targeted have a different perspective of school life, as students who don’t get bullied see school as a joyous place filled with opportunities, however as opposed to bullied students, they see school as a battlefield, in which they have to tackle a variety of obstacles and hurdles. And eventually there comes a time where the victim is unable to tackle anymore obstacles and losses the will to fight any further. This leaves the victim only the option to escape the nonsense of the world, to abscond from this world full of chaos, tension and fear. This option is unfortunately, suicide. Students who are victims often struggle to focus and concentrate on their work, as they always have a sense of fear in regards to what the bullies next move might be. This distraction for the victims in class not only impacts school life but future to, due to the reason being
Victims often start to become insecure and look for excuses to avoid going to school. This is because the student sees school environment as to being life threatening, unsafe, dangerous and perilous due to the reason of no one showing care, or takes into considerations of their
Today I stand here infront you not just as a person, but as a survivor. What made me a survivor is not something unique. What I have been through is something that thousands of children go through on a daily basis. It has the power to change lives completely, both physically and emotionally; the power to alter a persons confidence and personality. As some of you may have guessed, I am talking about the menace of bullying. Have you ever felt let down and made to feel down, told that you are lesser than the others around you, that you aren’t capable of doing something
Bullying has a huge impact on the lives of students. Studies show that bullied students typically lose confidence and …show more content…
Students who are easily manipulated and are effected by words usually tend to be easy targets for bullies as they can easily be intimidated and pushed around. These students who are targeted have a different perspective of school life, as students who don’t get bullied see school as a joyous place filled with opportunities, however as opposed to bullied students, they see school as a battlefield, in which they have to tackle a variety of obstacles and hurdles. And eventually there comes a time where the victim is unable to tackle anymore obstacles and losses the will to fight any further. This leaves the victim only the option to escape the nonsense of the world, to abscond from this world full of chaos, tension and fear. This option is unfortunately, suicide. Students who are victims often struggle to focus and concentrate on their work, as they always have a sense of fear in regards to what the bullies next move might be. This distraction for the victims in class not only impacts school life but future to, due to the reason being
Victims often start to become insecure and look for excuses to avoid going to school. This is because the student sees school environment as to being life threatening, unsafe, dangerous and perilous due to the reason of no one showing care, or takes into considerations of their