QUEST
How are children affected mentally and physically by bullying from peers? What could be provided and integrated to encourage a more positive environment at school?
The topic that I have chosen for QUEST is Bullying. All my life I’ve seen many kids harassed and embarrassed in all kinds of ways, whether it’s physical bullying, verbal bullying, or cyber bullying. I’ve always wanted to know what makes a person want to cause that kind of pain to others and ruin their lives and how the victim is effected mentally and physically from bullying. Many people don’t realize what the effects of bullying are and fail to help the victims. Because of my curiosity, I have developed my essential question: How are children affected mentally and physically by bullying from peers? What could be provided and integrated to encourage a more positive environment at school? Spending all fifteen of my experience hours with my consultant, Will Farleigh, has taught me a lot about bullying and the real aspects of it. I have been taking bullying much more seriously after speaking to Will and listening to what he had to say about it. Will is a campus supervisor at Mission Valley ROP Training Center, where he makes sure that every student feels safe on campus. At first, it was difficult for me to find a consultant but through the help of my economics teacher, I was able to talk to another student who had the same topic as me; he introduced me to Will. Will told me about his career and how he has been dealing with bullies his whole entire life. From his experiences as a kid being bullied to an adult who has been trying to stop it and help kids who are bullied, Will made the perfect candidate for this project. He really enjoys working with people to get to the root cause, not just to stop it for that moment. One thing that Will told me that really stood out was, “It doesn’t always cause
The topic that I have chosen for QUEST is Bullying. All my life I’ve seen many kids harassed and embarrassed in all kinds of ways, whether it’s physical bullying, verbal bullying, or cyber bullying. I’ve always wanted to know what makes a person want to cause that kind of pain to others and ruin their lives and how the victim is effected mentally and physically from bullying. Many people don’t realize what the effects of bullying are and fail to help the victims. Because of my curiosity, I have developed my essential question: How are children affected mentally and physically by bullying from peers? What could be provided and integrated to encourage a more positive environment at school? Spending all fifteen of my experience hours with my consultant, Will Farleigh, has taught me a lot about bullying and the real aspects of it. I have been taking bullying much more seriously after speaking to Will and listening to what he had to say about it. Will is a campus supervisor at Mission Valley ROP Training Center, where he makes sure that every student feels safe on campus. At first, it was difficult for me to find a consultant but through the help of my economics teacher, I was able to talk to another student who had the same topic as me; he introduced me to Will. Will told me about his career and how he has been dealing with bullies his whole entire life. From his experiences as a kid being bullied to an adult who has been trying to stop it and help kids who are bullied, Will made the perfect candidate for this project. He really enjoys working with people to get to the root cause, not just to stop it for that moment. One thing that Will told me that really stood out was, “It doesn’t always cause
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