Staff cannot address bullying issues until they can recognize bullying and intervene appropriately. It is easy to recognize overt aggressive behaviors by those students who always seem to be in trouble. It is difficult for teachers to detect bullying by the model students. Model students can use their status to manipulate teachers and hide behind their status (Allen, 2010). Also, students use friendships to promote bullying (Whitson, 2012). The popular students and those seeking to be popular can become masters in subtle bullying (Whitson, 2012).
Cyberbullying allows the perpetrators to remain anonymous while reaching a larger audience (Schneider, S.K., O'Donnell, L. Stueve, A., & Coulter, R. (2012). Staff will have to be diligent in looking for signs of victimization.
Smokowski and Kopasz as cited by Yerger and Gehret (2011) posits five strategies that foster a safe positive learning environment. They suggest providing clear consequences for bullying, discussing bullying during class time, supervising students at all times, especially the areas prone to bullying incidences, reaching out to victims, and involving all stakeholders in the process of addressing bullying (Yerger & Gehret, 2011).
Classroom management and teaching strategies have an impact on bullying. Promoting effective instruction and a learner centered classroom environment in which students are engaged and accepted goes a long way in preventing the negative consequences of bullying. Proactive classroom and school climates reduce the lonliness, frustration, psychological distress, mental illness, suicidal thoughts, and violence that can occur because of bullying.
Links
www.publicsafety.gc.ca/res/cp/res/bully-eng.aspx
www.stopbullying.gov
www.violencepreventionworks.org
www.education.com/topic/school-bullying-teasing
Cyberbullying allows the perpetrators to remain anonymous while reaching a larger audience (Schneider, S.K., O'Donnell, L. Stueve, A., & Coulter, R. (2012). Staff will have to be diligent in looking for signs of victimization.
Smokowski and Kopasz as cited by Yerger and Gehret (2011) posits five strategies that foster a safe positive learning environment. They suggest providing clear consequences for bullying, discussing bullying during class time, supervising students at all times, especially the areas prone to bullying incidences, reaching out to victims, and involving all stakeholders in the process of addressing bullying (Yerger & Gehret, 2011).
Classroom management and teaching strategies have an impact on bullying. Promoting effective instruction and a learner centered classroom environment in which students are engaged and accepted goes a long way in preventing the negative consequences of bullying. Proactive classroom and school climates reduce the lonliness, frustration, psychological distress, mental illness, suicidal thoughts, and violence that can occur because of bullying.
Links
www.publicsafety.gc.ca/res/cp/res/bully-eng.aspx
www.stopbullying.gov
www.violencepreventionworks.org
www.education.com/topic/school-bullying-teasing
