Saturday, October 6, 2007
Bullying, Teasing, Horseplay, Harassment, and other problematic behaviors
Last year I asked about bullying in the school and got some responses. How is this year going in the areas listed in the title of this post? What is the worst problematic behavior that goes on in this school? I have been dealing with a lot of gossip and rumor. How, as a teacher, do I stop that? Are students being harassed or bullied or teased in our school? How is it being handled by teachers and administrators? Express your observations about this issue!!
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Well of course there is always horseplay in school, it's a normal thing to do for most students. I don't see much bullying, but maybe a little of giving crap to the freshmen - which is normal too I believe. The worst problem we have in this school is gossip. Everywhere someone is talking about who did what this weekend who was doing what with who. Does it really matter? To me, gossip is more of a problem than anything else because it provokes the others such as: bullying, teasing, etc. As a teacher, if you hear people talking address it and tell them if they want to talk about it, find somewhere else to discuss it - it rids the problem for a short while. I think most of what can be done is being done, there's no true way to stop everything because kids will be kids and most kids just ignore the fact of punishment which is actually quite sad. I don't think this year is quite as bad as last though.
I don't believe you can stop gossipning in such a small community, but bullying and harassment do come from it (ppl talk about that person, if they're not cool, etc.) but if u see such actions, even for fun, being taken on a person who would take them to heart, i believe the teacher needs to put pressure on the students applying hte force, not addressing it directly or the students doing it will continue because they receive hte attention. Perhaps to somehow embarass them in front of the class for not paying attention, something just enough to make the person who was teased feel better and the bulliers feel bad for doing it. also, if it's addressed directly hte victim will be ridiculed for having a teacher come to he/she's 'aid' or possibly come teacher's pet. ITS CRAZY mrs. hansen
I agree with both of you, but how do we address the gossip when everyone does it- all ages, all groups, all genders. Does banning it from class really work. Should teacher's keep students so busy that they have no time to talk? What about those who are gossiped about? What about student responsibily and parental duty? Is this just something we have to live with?
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