Bullying in school

[AstralEclipse]

As much as we may wish it to be otherwise, bullying in schools seems to be just as prevalent if not more than it ever was. Although it's practically impossible to make it completely go away, what do you do to minimize it?

[prasanth5]

Bullying results insome psychological problems on the part of the child which is only detrimental to the growth of the particular shcool that indulges in bullying.

[Machida]

I am trying to make them friends with the person they are bullying. Most of these children who are bullying are just in need of attention. This works on some of my students but it doesn’t mean it would work on everyone else.

[prasanth5]

It is a good idea of making friendship with such of those students who are indulging in bullying. One hopes to find a good solution in this way.

[AstralEclipse]

As grand as the idea may be to have the bully and victim become friends, it rarely ever works out that way in real life. Some bullies just can't be changed, and don't want to be friends with their victims, because they are percieved as weak or too different from them. Sometimes bullies themselves are bullied by others as well, and that just results in a vicious cycle where they all end up picking on somebody smaller and 'weaker' than they are.

[prasanth5]

Bullying is also a contagious practice. Other students who look at those who indulge in bullying also tend to learn the art themselves.

[tongyun]

Bullies only understand one thing and that is if and when you retaliate, then they'll back down. There was a bully at our school when I was younger. Several of my friends and I decided we were sick of him and we going to beat him up after school. He found out and ran home. Next day, his sister came to pick him up and we started to make fun of him. Ended the problem.

[AstralEclipse]

The problem is that you can't really fight back against a student who is bigger and stronger than you are, so unless you can get together a group of friends to watch your back, that Bully is likely to never leave you alone until he gets bored of bothering you, and finds somebody else to pick on.

[Machida]

Originally Posted by AstralEclipse

As grand as the idea may be to have the bully and victim become friends, it rarely ever works out that way in real life. Some bullies just can't be changed, and don't want to be friends with their victims, because they are percieved as weak or too different from them. Sometimes bullies themselves are bullied by others as well, and that just results in a vicious cycle where they all end up picking on somebody smaller and 'weaker' than they are.

In real life?

I am a teacher and am applying that. It works on my students. Maybe you are the one who have a problem

[prasanth5]

A teacher has to have a lot of courage both in and out of the campus. He is a teacher and a police officer rolled into one.