Analysis of an individual’s portrait who is working hard to make changes in the field of Educational bullying – Analysis of this social issue of bullying in schools- Reflections drawn upon this person’s actions and work and the results of his effort in the field of Education
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Abstract
This paper will present you with the demonstration of an individual’s performance. This performance is the action and work done on behalf of this individual in the field of a social issue which has been generating increasing concern during the recent years. The paper will focus on the nature, origins and all aspects involved in this social issue trying to provide you with an adequate definition of the issue, with an analysis of its causes and the main ways which this issue could be dealt with effectively. The paper will equally focus on the efforts performed on behalf of this individual whose work is of special attention since it appears to have contributed greatly to the major change in the way this issue is dealt with, within the set environment of a school. The social issue which you will be presented with is bullying in the Educational field. The individual whose work has proven to be of remarkable results is my teacher of English in High School, who I was lucky to have in my last two consecutive school years before graduation from school. Mrs. Simon’s work and efforts will be presented in detail as witnessed on my behalf while being a student of the school and also as witnessed upon the nowadays’ students and parents of this school. The essay will focus on the results of Mrs. Simon’s work and effort and will end by presenting you with reflections drawn upon such a kind of hard work. These reflections will focus on the specific results of the specific work performed and will also put emphasis on how can such a kind of work in any field of any social issue of great concern, prove to be of useful and significant contribution to society as far as the prosperity of human societies are concerned.
Key words: Educational bullying, violence, emotional intelligence, dialogue, commitment
Analysis of an individual’s portrait who is working hard to make changes in the field of Educational bullying – Analysis of this social issue of bullying in schools- Reflections drawn upon this person’s actions and work and the results of his effort in the field of Education
The social issue which this essay will present you with is bullying. This essay will present you with the work performed by a teacher in the field of bullying in the school this teacher works.
Bullying is a kind of violence. Violence has a number of different faces and masks in terms of the environments within which it is expressed, the way it is expressed and the persons it affects. Bullying is this kind of violence which is expressed within close groups in which some people tend to treat some others like the weaker ones or the inferior ones according to their own criteria. In other words, it seems that bullying is a kind of intimidation and prejudice imposed on certain kinds of people. It is the physical and psychological intimidation which is imposed on people who are treated as inferior and this is more evident in groups which are composed of certain number of people who are closely bonded between them according to specific interpersonal relationships.
Apart from these two main subcategories in which students appear to be separated as active members of their school community, there is another sub categorization which ought to attract more people’s attention. There is a group of students who either popular or not, they seem to be carrying their inner fears and agonies as members of a social group miniature like the one of the school community and as a result they try to find ways to get out of their personal dead end. These according to research are the main traits and reasons why some students are specifically turned into the violent ones. These are the students who bully the others. They are the ones who take the role of showing off their strength by intimidating others. It is in such a way that bullying starts being expressed within the school environment.
The effects of violence are the normal and usual effects of violence characterized by an even more intense effect of longer time since in the case of bullying the directly affected victims are children. Children are not easy to get over traumatic experiences of being bullied, of having experienced violence. As portrayed in the journal article by Billiteri ‘Preventing Bullying, Do anti-harassment laws violate students’ rights?’ (Billiteri, CQ Researcher, 2010) there seems to be a kind of permanent effects on children who have been victimized by bullying. The case of Ellie Holmes who nowadays at the age of 49 witnesses ‘‘They called me ‘wee-no’ and picked on me for my homemade plaid dress and cat –eye glasses with rhinestones’’ (Billiteri, CQ Researcher, 2010) proves that most people who have been victims of bullying have not managed to put it completely aside. There are adults nowadays who having dealt and reflected on their personal experience of being bullied seem to believe that ‘‘People in power didn’t do enough to stop it’’. (Billiteri, CQ Researcher, 2010). This is the most problematic trait of the phenomenon of bullying. Most of the victims of bullying seem to agree on the fact that not appropriate action towards fighting against it had been taken on behalf of their school’s authorities. Therefore it is obvious that immediate action is concerned.
Unfortunately, although the main reasons which can generate or provoke violence are supposed to have been found or at least seen, it still seems very difficult, even impossible for bullying to be eliminated.
Analysis of an individual’s portrait who is working hard to make changes in the field of Educational bullying – Analysis of this social issue of bullying in schools- Reflections drawn upon this person’s actions and work and the results of his effort in the field of Education
The work performed on behalf of Mrs. Simon
The first step taken by Mrs. Simon is the establishment of the students’ day in which students are called to perform their own dialogue and discussion on the matters and issues which troubled them during the week. Students are asked to adopt a different name so that they adopt the role of the person who they want to be and they feel better to admit to their problems since they are supposed to have adopted a different identity and their problem is not directly personalized. As a result, there have been lots of students who have admitted to having been victimized as victims of bullying without naming persons but having managed to highlight the basic characteristics of their being bullied. Thus a discussion is risen as a result of these children’s admittance to having acted wrongly or to having fallen victims of such a wrong behavior.
Analysis of an individual’s portrait who is working hard to make changes in the field of Educational bullying – Analysis of this social issue of bullying in schools- Reflections drawn upon this person’s actions and work and the results of his effort in the field of Education
Conclusion
The educational community needs much more than simple discussions on the admittance to the problem. The admittance to bullying has been done. It is time action was taken so that bullying can be prevented or at least limited. Mrs. Simon is a set example to all those involved in the educational procedure who wish to work towards the establishment of a prosperous, beneficial educational system which contributes to the evolution of future generations.
References
Billiteri, Thomas, Preventing Bullying, Do anti-harassment laws violate students’ rights?, CQ Researcher, Volume 20, Issue 43, (2010)
Greenya John, Bullying, Are Scholls doing enough to stop the problem? , CQ Researcher, Volume 15, Issue 5, (2005)
Joseph, Simplicio Suck it up, Walk it Off, Be a Man: A Controversial look at Bullying in today’s Schools, Volume 133, Issue 3, p.345-349, (2013)
Marsh Louise, McGee Rob, Raja Nada Shyamala, Williams Sheila: Brief Report: Text Bullying and traditional bullying among New Zealand secondary students, Journal of Adolescence, Volume 33, Issue 1, (February 2010)
