Wednesday, September 19, 2012
I think with the evolving of technology and internet use, especially now in schools, it just needs to be addressed anyhow even if cyberbullying wasn’t an issue. But since it is, it classifies in the same category as bullying- which schools don’t agree with or put up with, so why would they not allow bullying and talk about the rules of bullying but not the different types of bullying. That is how it could be addressed, so kids can know that cyberbullying is a type of bullying. Some kids may not even know they are cyberbullying because they do not know the term. Parents may not take the time to explain this, so in the classrooms, teachers and schools need to add it to part of their curriculum to address. I know if I were a teacher I would like to address it in my classroom today, and tell how it affects others on and offline.
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Aside from simply explaining to students that it is wrong and making a comparison to old fashioned face to face bullying there is nothing a teacher can do aside from deal with the aftermath of bullying. It is the responsibility of a parent to monitor what is going on outside of school, which in my opinion is where most of the cyber bullying is taking place. The act of the bullying occurs outside of school and then the consequences get brought into the classroom and school.
ReplyDeleteIf the "consequences" of cyber bullying "get brought into the classroom" then it is the school's responsibility to get involved in handling the issue. You make an excellent point that the parents also have to be involved, but that is true in a lot of different school related issues.
DeleteBut if they don't learn it at home, where will they learn it? the vicious cycle will continue and children will forever be affected by this issue. As teachers and educators it is our responsibility to not only care for these students during the classroom hours but care for the lives and their safety and health in and out of the classroom. If there is an issue that may or may not be going on, it needs to be addressed and not only left up to the parents because most parents do not even know what their children do or say on the internet.
ReplyDeleteTo help prevent a cyberbullying issue ever to happen, it needs to be brought up in the schools under a "type" of bullying and to explain to students the consequences and emotions involved with each type.
ReplyDeletethose were all supposed to be "replies" to Cory Plotts' comment.. sorry
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