Bullying
160,000
students stay home from school every month to avoid bullying. That number is
far too large. According to Dictionary.com, bullying means to insult someone
physically or mentally. There is also cyberbullying. Cyberbullying means to
insult someone over the internet. 60% of middle schoolers have been bullied at
some point. That’s over half our middle school students!
First off, there’s face to face bullying. According to Dictionary.com, it is when a person is habitually cruel or overbearing, especially to smaller or weaker people. Bullying destroys a person self-esteem and self-importance. According to the US News Health section, researchers conducted a test by comparing the grade point averages (GPA) of 9590 students from 580 US high school. The students selected were asked if they experienced bullying in high school. Compared to the kids who weren’t bullied, the kids who were bullied experienced a 0.049 drop in their GPA between grades 9-12. Although the effect is small, it is highly significant and suggest that bullying harms the growth developments & schoolwork of children. Bullying has many forms. There is also another side to bullying called physical bullying. It is when you physically injure or hurt someone and it is just as much as a significant danger as mentally harming someone. Physical bullying presents the most immediate threat of serious injury or even the possible death of the victim Cyberbullying
Then there’s
cyberbullying. It is the act of harassing someone online by sending or posting
mean or hurtful messages online. 43% of students have experienced
cyberbullying. That’s almost half our students! An anonymous person said,” The
problem with cyberbullying is everything. It you have something to say, them look
in the mirror and say it to yourself. Maybe you will think twice.” If you think
you are sending something mean or hurtful then try positioning yourself in
their situation. Maybe you’ll think twice. Cyberbullying can destroy a person’s
self-confidence. Cyberbullying can be found almost anywhere on the internet. It
can be found on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, ect. Nowadays, kids don’t realize
how hurtful online comments can be. They are unaware that a simple comment
meant to be a joke can be taken the wrong way and destroy a person’s
self-confidence. It is our job as teachers and parents to teach kids that they
need to be aware of what they are sending over the internet.
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