Posted on 17 April 2012, in Collaboration Fluency, Digital Citizenship, Global Awareness, Solution Fluency, Videos and tagged Bullying, Cyberbullying, Documentary, Lee Hirsch, Stand for the Silent, The Bully Project. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
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I think the single biggest thing we could do to reduce bullying is to treat students more adult-like. In the adult world physical violence is rare – everyone knows assault is a very serious crime. I’m not saying we enter bullies into the criminal justice system – but there must be a happy medium somewhere between that and toothless warnings. Sometimes I think adults overcomplicate issues. Kids know though, as long as they can get away with bulling relatively unscathed, they will never stop. Of course, parents are going to need to get onboard for that to work, which is probably the real problem.
I think more emphasis needs to be given to teaching students coping mechanisms. Yes, we need to address the bullies as well, but we will never remove all the problems kids have to face, so how do we equip them with the skills they need to cope with the problem in a way that is productive rather than destructive. What struck me while watching the documentary was how several kids faced with the exact same kind of bullying can have very different reactions (suicide vs. just stick it out vs. try to make a change). Coping skills go beyond just telling students to find an adult and tell them what’s happening. Its about building students up from the inside out so that they have the confidence to face whatever is thrown at them and the belief that they have intrinsic valuable, regardless of what their peers might say.