Introduction There have been countless young lives lost to bullying. People may bully others for a number of reasons. It could be sexuality, race, religion, disability, social class, etc. They also may bully in different ways. This could be physically, emotionally, verbally, or sexually. Hitting, punching, kicking, shoving, sexually harassing, and verbally degrading someone are all examples of bullying. Bullying can happen to any age group but studies have shown that it happens a lot between school age children; grades k-12. As a future educator, I need to be aware of this negative behavior because it could happen to my students. My teaching, how well the kids retain what I teach, grades, families, and the school as a whole would all be effected. This can’t happen! This topic needs to be addressed by all educators and that is why I chose to research this imperative material.
Historical Overview Throughout the last few decades, the definition of
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We should continue to teach the children about what bullying is and remind them that they can get help. This will show them that they have someone to come to and that there is somebody who will do something about it. Doing this may also prevent a suicide or an attack on the person who was bullying another. Kris Bosworth and Maryann Judkins (2014) suggest “tapping into school climate by using positive behavior interventions and supports” can help. This can be done by “keeping positive relationships in the school: making them caring, fair and supportive” (Bosworth and Maryann Judkins 2014). Burger, Strohmeier, Sprober, Bauman, and Rigby say, “When bullying happens in schools, immediate interventions carried out by peers or school educators can stop bullying successfully” (Hawkins 2001 and Veenstra 2014). I recommend that we do just this. Don’t postpone any intervention. Doing so could cost a young life lost too