Since I am studying public library services to children / young adults and was personally a victim of bullying in my youth, I feel compelled to publish a post about the topic in which I stumbled upon via a social network:A teacher in New York was teaching her class about bullying and gave them the following exercise to perform. She had the children take out a piece of paper and told them to crumple it up, stomp on it and really mess it up, not to rip it. Then she had them unfold the paper, smooth it out and look at how scarred and dirty it was. She then told them to tell it they’re sorry. Now, even though they said they were sorry and tried to fix the paper, she pointed out all the scars they left behind. And that those scars will never go away no matter how hard they tried to fix it. That is what happens when a child bullies another child, they may say they’re sorry, but the scars are there forever. The looks on the faces of the children in the classroom told her the message hit home.According to a survey conducted by GLSEN and Harris Interactive, "Three-quarters of junior high or middle school principals say that bullying or harassment is a serious problem at their school, compared to 43% of elementary school principals and 45% of senior high school principals."
From ParentFurther:
In a 2006 study, one in three online teens reported experiencing a range of cyberbullying activities, including "receiving threatening messages; having their private emails or text messages forwarded without consent; having an embarrassing picture posted without permission; or having rumors about them spread online."Even Lady Gaga is jumping in to raise awareness about the ever-growing issue of bullying by starting a foundation called: Born This Way. To read more, click here to access an article on CNN's website. A Huffington Post article co-authored by Kimberly Williams and Lisa Furst, sheds a dab of light on Apple genius Steve Jobs and his childhood while raising awareness about the topic of bullying.
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I home school now,but both the schools Ive attended never really had any bulling problems.I knew this one kid who called me "goth girl",in a rude way,but thats about it.
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