Parents & Schools: Working Together
I chose "Lois M. Collins: Schools and families can do more to fight bullying" to analyze for our next assignment due to a conversation with a friend regarding the subject of bullying in schools and how schools handle the situations. I feel that sometimes schools and parents are often on "different pages" as to how situations like these should be handled. I found this article interesting because it makes both parties take responsibility. It also clarifies that not everyone has the same definition of bullying. "If it's not physical abuse, it's not actually bullying, the teacher said. School policy doesn't cover it."When analyzing this article, I will first point out the example made by the writer that reflects on a little girl being picked on by other kids and what happened when the parent went to the teacher for help.
I will point the writer's creditability as a parent who educates her own children on the effects of bullying.
I will also give my own personal experience as a mother whose child has dealt with bullying in her own school and how her school handles the issue.
I will also reflect on the comparisons between the school's definition of bullying and policies on how to handle bullying to the parent's definition of bullying and how they feel it should be handled.
A quote that really sticks out for me is "You can't ignore bullying. But if rewards and accolades were handed out for examples of excellent behavior - the random acts of kindness, the examples of making sure that others are included, the nice things that some children seem to do instinctively- that might turn the tide." This is because it hits home to a program that my own daughter's school utilizes to enforce and encourage good behavior and manners towards each other in school.
Type of Article: Online Article
Author: Lois M. Collins, Deseret News
Title: Lois M. Collins: Schools and families can do more to fight bullying
Website: deseretnews.com
Year: 2013
Month: August
Date:20
Pages: 2
School bullying is certainly a growing problem and concern for many families today. School children are some of the cruelest "human beings" on earth. There is sometimes never a harder period in a person's life than when they are in school. It should NEVER be like that. When my daughter was going to school in the late 80's she was terribly tormented by a few other girls in her class. Also I feel as you, in which I'm sure your paper will state, that bullying is identified by different people in different ways. Also I hope you find and can prove from some of your research that a lot of "emotional bullying" also comes from within ", teachers, staff, etc." This is more common, especially in the past, than is ever brought to the surface. Good luck on your paper.
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