Bullying

Bullying is becoming a major problem in schools, whether it be face to face or online. Many of these students don't have anyone to go to nor do they have any reasoning for bullying. If we as teachers took a stand to stop all bullying in schooling, then I think we could make a bigger impact than we could even fathom. If we could find out exactly WHY the children are wanting to bully eachother, then the problem can begin to be solved. Whether they are bullying other students because of jealousy, domestic violence, or insecurities, there is a reason behind their madness. But the question is HOW DO WE STOP IT? We can sit them down and tell them it is wrong, hold them out of sports, have them write letters, doing a parent teacher conference, get them involved in after school activities, or even get them counseling. Depending on the student bullying depends on what will work for them. I think assemblys work great for an end to bullying in middle school to high school seminars. It makes teachers and students become more aware of bullying, and everyone needs to be aware that there is an issue.