What's up with all the violence in school now? There is plenty of rhetoric about bullying but what is actually happening? We have established a policy, there are procedures to follow and lots of documentation to follow to show us what we already know. It's a power play and somebody is going to be on the losing end. I think the current terminology for that person is "target".
Unfortunately we place our teachers and other school personnel in the middle with a big bulls eye on their back. Unfortunately that's there job. But we can and must do something about it. There are physical and verbal techniques for deescalating every situation. Everyone that has student contact needs to be trained in these techniques, not just a few coordinators and the like if we hope to establish security and stability throughout our school system. And the system has to back them up with training in both preventative measures and passive restraint.
Maybe this is already happening and I don't know. I am only a parent who volunteers in the library in our community elementary school. If anyone has different information, please tell me and ease my concern.
Life is not really surprising with each new generation. Cycles repeat?
ReplyDeleteBack in the day, bullying was fierce. Catholic school edu taught kids to "turn the other cheek." and "Don't make other people's (the crazies) problems your own."
There's a saying in the village my mom is from - "Don't talk to crazy people". A young girl once repeated this to another girl who teased her every single day, and the bully broke in tears. ... Just thinking, that it could help children learn to have more self confidence, to avoid the pressures of bullying, and bad influence that could bring on a world of other problems.
just to clarify. not tease others..
ReplyDeletebut it would help if children were nurtured to have confidence... then the bully or the victim (without being a bully back) wouldn't be at all as such
Self confidence is the best defense. You got to know who you are. That is the best advice for the victim but I am also concerned for the teachers who are themselves victims of unruly students. They need to be trained. I was certified every year I worked, You've got to give them the tools.
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