Victimisation

Bully or Bystander? Is it worse to be a bully or a bystander? One causes pain and sadness on purpose, while the other one allows it to happen. One is a product of choice, but the other is a product of consequence. An estimated one in five students in the US are either bullied or are a bully. There are no laws or legislation concerning bystanders. However, forty-eight states now have anti-bullying statues. Clearly, being a bully is much worse than being a bystander. There are many reasons…

Internet meme’s have been around for many years. They have been around since the 1990’s and have evolved with the internet. Most of the time memes are harmless fun, a quick laugh. But sometimes a meme starts to spread, and it can end up doing more harm than humor. A common meme that has been circling around is the Triggered meme. Originally it was a picture of someone’s face making an extreme expression, normally of surprise, with an orange bar on the bottom with the word “TRIGGERED” in all…

The legal ramifications of cyberbullying may be severe and unnegotiable. Current legislation dictates that children who participate in cyberbullying could potentially face charges or jail. It is crime to use a phone or the internet in to threaten, harass, or seriously offend somebody example a text message, email, phone calls could be considered offensive if it is likely to cause anger, outrage, or humiliation. The maximum penalty is 3 - 4 years in jail. One of the examples of cyber…

Ponyboy is fourteen, and Darry is twenty. Darry has left school to take care of his two younger brothers, Ponyboy and Sodapop, due to the death of their parents. However, Darry tells Ponyboy his reason for leaving was due to him being “dumb” (17). Instead of worrying about himself and his future, Darry takes on the responsibility as parent. Together, the boys and the Greasers face the Socs, “West-side rich kids,” causing them all to grow up in a way (2). The boys are “poorer than the Socs and…

Bullying is an aggressive intentional action meant to target a single person. Most experts on bullying define it as the use of force or coercion to abuse or intimidate others. (Lohmann, 1991). Bullying is an action that can cause severe injury to the victim and can even cause death. Bullying occurs due to several factors such as vindictive and also required the attention of the public and the influence of peers led to their involvement in bullying. Most of them that bullying is comprised of…

When working with student as a educational support worker you will encounter many different forms of behaviour. Foe exch behaviour displayed there will be an underlining reason or problem for whay the student is behaving in such a way. In saying that there will be bhaviours that are considered as challenging behaviour that warrents intervention. What is challenging behaviour: Chalenging behaviour can be defined as behaviour that interferes with a childs learning, development that is harmful…

Bullies are Worse Than Bystanders In schools across America , millions of kids are bullied on a daily basis. This causes them to not want to go to school and to be afraid while in a place they should feel safe. According to www.verywell.com, bullies tend to pick on smaller kids , those of a different race , or those who look or act different. According to Source 3 , 77 percent of students have been physically or verbally bulled. Being a bully is worse than being a bystander because…

Ask any teacher or adolescent counselor what the most disturbing trend they are seeing in teens today is, and they are likely to tell you it's the growing number of "cutters". By cutters, they mean people who hurt themselves or "self-injure" a term that is more encompassing of the many types of behaviors that are actually involved. Whatever the form of self-injury, cutting, burning, biting or any of many other similar behaviors, teens hurting themselves in an attempt to deal with emotional…

When thinking about an issue that impacts children in early childhood education, only one comes to my mind. The issue I choose is bullying. It has been around for quite some time and affects children. Bullying refers to a person using physical, verbal, and emotional actions to intimidate or harm another person. There are primarily four forms of bullying. The first form of bullying is physical, which consists of physical actions harming another person. Hitting, pushing, kicking, and scratching…

Are bullies crossing the line with bullying others? Are victims of bullying suffering? Should we kick bullies out of school to stop this? I’ve seen plenty of news about bullying on TV, and a lot of young ones are suffering from bullying, some everyday. Also, from what I know, people don’t stop a bully bullying someone else; they record them. And how should we stop that? We should kick bullies out of school because bullying has a negative impact on students’ lives, victims of bullying will…