Bullying is a Growing Problem
Lucas Walker
Professor Jason Brown
English 111
4/23/2014
Bullying Is A Growing Problem That Has Lasting Results
“Bullying is defined as “intentionally aggressive, usually repeated” verbal, social, or physical behavior aimed at a specific person or group of people” (Nobullying.com).
Everybody has a distinct memory of a time, either in either school or outside of school, that they were bullied or made fun of. Some people take it as a joke because it’s a rare occurrence but it still hurts their feelings. Other people are constantly bullied and it begins to wear them down and it is something they define themselves by. Bullying has many lasting, life altering effects and needs to be stopped before it grows into a larger problem. Bullying usually starts at a young age and in school. One effect of bullying is it is lowering students learning ability. Students should be able to go to school and concentrate on what they are sent there for…to learn. Bullying makes the task of learning and retaining information very hard. “Schools with high levels of reported bullying had lower passing rates — by an average of 3 to 6 percent across tests — when compared with schools with less reported bullying” (St. George, 1). Bullying does not just occur in classrooms though so this problem has to be a school wide awareness because bullying can happen in the hallways, in the bathroom, or in the cafeteria, among several places. Teachers and parents also have to be aware of the rise in cyber bullying because it is not as easily seen as direct bullying. We expect our children to do well in school and carry on their education and become successful adults but by not addressing the problem of bullying in school we are damaging their changes in succeeding. Parents also need to be aware to if their child is the one doing the bullying in school. Often children that bully have an underlying problem in which they take out on others or it is a learned behavior from home.
Professor Jason Brown
English 111
4/23/2014
Bullying Is A Growing Problem That Has Lasting Results
“Bullying is defined as “intentionally aggressive, usually repeated” verbal, social, or physical behavior aimed at a specific person or group of people” (Nobullying.com).
Everybody has a distinct memory of a time, either in either school or outside of school, that they were bullied or made fun of. Some people take it as a joke because it’s a rare occurrence but it still hurts their feelings. Other people are constantly bullied and it begins to wear them down and it is something they define themselves by. Bullying has many lasting, life altering effects and needs to be stopped before it grows into a larger problem. Bullying usually starts at a young age and in school. One effect of bullying is it is lowering students learning ability. Students should be able to go to school and concentrate on what they are sent there for…to learn. Bullying makes the task of learning and retaining information very hard. “Schools with high levels of reported bullying had lower passing rates — by an average of 3 to 6 percent across tests — when compared with schools with less reported bullying” (St. George, 1). Bullying does not just occur in classrooms though so this problem has to be a school wide awareness because bullying can happen in the hallways, in the bathroom, or in the cafeteria, among several places. Teachers and parents also have to be aware of the rise in cyber bullying because it is not as easily seen as direct bullying. We expect our children to do well in school and carry on their education and become successful adults but by not addressing the problem of bullying in school we are damaging their changes in succeeding. Parents also need to be aware to if their child is the one doing the bullying in school. Often children that bully have an underlying problem in which they take out on others or it is a learned behavior from home.
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