Over these last couple weeks I have learned so much about the families and the children that I am working with. The parents have responded very well with me being in their child's class and interacting with them. I feel like when this class is over I will have gained the knowledge to become a better advocate for bullying. I am talked with many people through out this journey about this issue and they all say the same thing, "I can't believe how bad it has gotten!" I couldn't agree with them more. Yesterday I was talking with my husband about writing my paper and how nervous I am to turn it in. He got a phone call just as we were talking about bullying from his sister saying his niece's best friend was found in her room today and that she had taken her life because of bulling. I couldn't believe how close to home this was hitting now. My sister in law has to talk to her 9 year old daughter about suicide and bullying. I think that this is something that does need to be talked about at a very young age because children are not able to handle being bullied sometimes. This is the reality of the outcome of my topic and it is very saddening.
Some of the parents that I did get a chance to talk to for a bit were shocked to hear some of the facts that I was telling them about bullying. They didn't think that it was such a huge concern for children that are in their child's grade. I told them that it doesn't matter how old you are because it can happen to anyone. I also told them to go home and talk to their children about the subject because it is very important that they understand what to do when they are being bullied.
I did witness a couple children picking on one child in the class I was observing this past week and the teacher sent them immediately to the office to talk to the principal. (She talked to them all first) Then after she talked with the children that were involved she pulled the class together and talked about bullying and feelings. It was a wonderful thing for me to experience. I feel the teacher handled the situation exactly how every teacher should handle it.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Blog 3
Throughout this course I have talked to many people about bullying in the school that my host teacher works in. I think that everyone is on the same page as far as it being a huge problem in the schools.
One person that I talked with was the social worker and she told me that bullying is a huge issue throughout the district. She goes throughout the elementary schools to talk to students about any issues that they have. She said that more and more children are coming to her depressed. Not all of them are depressed because of bullying but a lot of them have been in to talk with her because at some point they have been bullied or been the bully.
I have also spoke with the principal about bullying and he said that they have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to bullying. The children are sent immediatly to the principal when they are caught bullying. Then they have to tell what they did and what the reason for it was. They have meeting with the students and then they give out the consequences. Sometimes children are suspended in or outside of school (depending on how severe it was). The parents of both people are called to tell what happened.
I have breifly talked to the nurse about the amout of children that are on medication because of depression. She said that their are students on medication for depression but she couldn't really give me details because it is private. I understand that.
I feel that I am getting great information for this topic that I have chose. I thiink that this is going to be a good thing for me to continue researching. I also feel that the information that I am getting will help me in my job currently because I can use some of their plans for bullying. I can also try different stratiges when I have my own class room.
One person that I talked with was the social worker and she told me that bullying is a huge issue throughout the district. She goes throughout the elementary schools to talk to students about any issues that they have. She said that more and more children are coming to her depressed. Not all of them are depressed because of bullying but a lot of them have been in to talk with her because at some point they have been bullied or been the bully.
I have also spoke with the principal about bullying and he said that they have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to bullying. The children are sent immediatly to the principal when they are caught bullying. Then they have to tell what they did and what the reason for it was. They have meeting with the students and then they give out the consequences. Sometimes children are suspended in or outside of school (depending on how severe it was). The parents of both people are called to tell what happened.
I have breifly talked to the nurse about the amout of children that are on medication because of depression. She said that their are students on medication for depression but she couldn't really give me details because it is private. I understand that.
I feel that I am getting great information for this topic that I have chose. I thiink that this is going to be a good thing for me to continue researching. I also feel that the information that I am getting will help me in my job currently because I can use some of their plans for bullying. I can also try different stratiges when I have my own class room.
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