There has been a lot of hurtful talk lately. In the halls here at school, in the local media, and in the national media, people seem to think that it's okay to say mean, nasty comments about other people - regardless of the truth.
One topic the teachers have been discussing recently is an increase in bullying here at school. When we confront the students about the bullying, we get the old comment, "But we were just fooling around. S/he knows that I'm joking." However, it's clear that it is NOT joking around.
What can we all do to put a halt to this? What can you do, as students, to stop others from bullying? You all know that it happens, and who it happens to, so why doesn't anyone step up and say that it's wrong? Discuss.
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I guess I don't notice any bullying, but mabye thats just because I'm ignorant. I think when people bully other people they forget something. They can go on with their day after they have said something mean, or done someting cruel. But they forget that the victim is a person too, that they have to spend the rest of the day sad or angry or embarassed. Their whole life is affected.
ReplyDeleteI don't like mean pepole. :(
I have definitely noticed an increase in the bullying! Big time! It always seems to be the same people too. People who think they are better than everyone else and have to put others down to feel a sense of accomplishment during their day. It's awful. Everyone at some point in time has bullied someone else whether they know it or not. I'll admit it, I wasn't always that nicest person. To stop this I think we need to set examples for others and maybe speak up when we see someone getting bullied. It's not as easy as it sounds to speak up or stand up for someone but it's worth a shot I guess.
ReplyDeleteI don't really notice bullying to much becasue i do see it as just joking around. I mean yeah i hear bad comments sometimes but i don't really take notice to it. Me personally i grew up with people making fun of Bear so i was raised to just blow it of. So i really just don't see it. But what people can do is think about what there saying. If people think before they talk then they might be less likely to make that comment. I do understand things can hurt people and i can stop with just the little comments that i make and if everyone did the same thing then i honest think things would be better just with that small adjustment.
ReplyDeleteI don't really notice bullying because I don't pay attention to it. I envelop myself in schoolwork and friends, and my friends just joke around a lot. I guess I would say don't take it to heart because bullies are mean to others to make themselves feel better about themselves.
ReplyDeleteI think that bullying is starting to increase. In some points of time bullying is really just kidding around, like with your friends. Others though, could be qualified as bullying. Maybie the people getting bullied just take it because they feel if they stand out, the bullies would probably bully or make fun of him or her more. I think that the people that are getting bullied really just need to speak out for themselves. I mean really this is highschool and your whole life doesn't really even become defined until you reach college, so why not speak up for yourself if you don't like it. I, personally would rather speak up for my self and stop being bullied rather than be bullied for all of highschool. I also think that others witnessing the bullying acts need to step up for the ones being bullied. Also, I have seen a HUGE increase in bullying and confidence in the younger groups of kids. I think if teacher/parents/principals increase the awareness of bullying, and really stress that it is wrong, and have big consequences for it, then as they grow older they will know that bulllying is worng and it could get limited or disapear altogether.
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I don't think bullying can really be stopped. Sure you could punish the bully, but if they were bullying in a joking way and you think that they actually meant it, you could be punishing an innocent person. And if someone is actually bullying somebody, the spectators, may just think that they are joking around. People do try to stop it but sometimes the bully just doesn't listen and he keeps on bullying.
ReplyDeleteI honestly do not know what could be done about the bullying problem in our school. No matter what, it’s going to happen because there is bullying everywhere we look. Everyone has bullied and been bullied themselves at one point in their life, but it seems that we just look the other way and act like it isn’t happening when it happens to someone we don’t really know or like. No one likes being bullied, yet it still happens. We’ve become immune to bullying. It appears that today’s generation just doesn’t take the time to think about what could happen if someone is bullied and we just think it’s all just a joke and that so-and-so will get over it. I think we all just need to realize that everyone has feelings and that we need to stick up for each other. We could have punishments for bullying, but I don’t think that will help solve the issue. Some people do the wrong thing to just get attention or get suspended from school. They don’t take things seriously, which is why we have a problem with bullying in the first place. The main thing that everyone should be doing is set an example and not be afraid to stick up for people.
ReplyDeleteI have noticed alot of negativeness lately. People's attitude towrds things have just been ridiculous. I am always hearing about how stupid things are, or how people hate. I do notice some type of bullying. However it is not derect. It is usually just being told others and not to that specific person. I cannot beleive how much hate there is on this planet. The fact that our government is so rediculous at getting alone is just embarressing. In the book I am reading " Goodbye and Thanks for all the Fish" by Douglas Adams, they talk about how Earth is a planet whose inhabitants are always angry about everything. Now after reading that, It totaly feels that way. We are never satisfied with anything, and we should just be thankful that we have a home as good as this one. And with that, we should be taking better care of our home, and thinking about how our attitude and neglection could have an impact on not only the Earth but us as well. Maybe then we will learn a lesson. However will it be to late once that happens. To sum up we need to one: start working together. Two: get alone with one another.And three: work as one to solve some more important problems in the world before worrying about things that can wait a while. If we could do this then I bet we would be living much more orginized and much happier.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion there is nothing you can do to stop bullying because it would take the bully to stop himself from bullying. Someone joking around with another person could be taken as bullying. Its all on the individual and how to not take it personally or in the wrong way. Some people mean what they say to someone when they are bullying someone else but I haven't really seen it in our school.
ReplyDeleteYeah, bullying has increased and more and more people say "I was just joking around," but the more people say that the less likely the ones getting bullied are going to believe it. People are not just joking around if they keep on bullying the person. I guess the only way you can try to stop it is not to be a bully yourself and stick up for the people getting bullied. If one does not get bullied then they should be the ones to stick up for the one getting bullied. If someone says something to me or pushes me around, I just stick up for myself and bully them right back. If they are being a true bully, they deserve it. I think it's all in the individual who's getting bullied. They need to learn to stick up for themselves. If they can't, then we need to be the ones to help them. I think everyone should just exercise and get ripped, and then no one will mess with you :) I don't know if that makes any sense, but I hate bullies and I don't like talking about them. I try my hardest not to be a bully and I hope no one thinks I am. If we want bullying to decrease then we need to set the example right now. When we grow up and get married or whatever we need to teach our kids not to be bullies. If my kids are bullies, they will be sorry. ..meaning they won’t be!
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I think there is nothing teachers or the principal can do about bullying. Bullying stems from either feeling inadequate, or from pure meanness. Stopping bullying starts at home I think. Parents need to teach kids to be kind, but even if they do, bullying is inevitable. Its one of those things that a person can take either good or bad. Like you could let it get to you really bad or you can react in a different way.
ReplyDeleteand I have noticed people are a lot more negative than usual lately. I try to ignore all the negativity because it just drags everyone down. But everyone has a Choice, everyday, to choose their attitude, and I think when everyone can choose to have a good attitude, there will be no more bullying.
I think that there has been a lot of negativity lately. When people are mean, they get attention, so people continue to say hurtful things. The only way to really get rid of bullying is to ignore it. I think a lot of problems with kids, like bullying, begin at home.
ReplyDeletePeople say rude things and bully people and say they are kidding around, but really they aren't. Everything people say, even friends to other friends stems from something. Often when people say something that is supposed to be funny, in reality they really think that about the person. I guess the only way to stop bullying is to not be a bully yourself and to not agree or chime in with someone who is talking badly about someone.
ReplyDeleteI agree that there has been a lot of bullying and negative talk about others lately. But I agree with Aaron. It will take the bully to stop the bullying. No one else can do anything about it, besides standing up to the person doing it. But still, it is all up to the bully. We do need to start standing up for the people who are being picked on. If the people who are being bullies see a lot of people standing up against them, I think that would make them want to do it less.
ReplyDeleteThere has been a lot of negative talk at school this year. I hear it everyday on the way to all of my classes. I really wish there was something that could be done to stop it, but what that is I do not know. I do believe parents should be sitting their own kids down. Some kids just arent taught that it is a terrible thing to do. I have been taught that you will be treated how you treat others. I do not see any humor in making someones life stressful and hard. A bunch of the people in this world must not feel the same. Yes I have picked on my brothers and sisters and said stupid things at school, but I do believe I have matured dramatically since my freshman year. I know how it feels to be picked on it really sucks. Actions really can speak a thousand words. It is really too bad what this world is coming to.
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I don't think that there is any more bullying than another year. There has always been fights, and probably always will. I think that most of the bullying is just friends picking on each other. Some friends just like to have fun picking on each other.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I don't think bullying is increasing at our school. It's always been the same (while I've been attending) but ever since that "fight" in the hall the other day, people suddenly think it's happening ALL the time. In our world today, people are so busy and never notice what's really going on. How to stop bullying? -it's impossible. Sorry, I don't mean to sound like a pessimistic but it's the truth. We're humans and we don't live in a perfect world. The best way I think to repress bullying is to be mature about things and keep things to yourself.
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