In today’s school environment, students are facing new challenges. Besides keeping their grades up, balancing extracurriculars with home and social life, there are a growing number of students who are worried about being bullied.
Here at Storyboard That, we believe every student should have the right to a quality education, free of intimidation. We have found that by using storyboards to create role-playing scenarios, students can better see the effects and characteristics of bullying. Through interactive lessons, you can help change student mindsets from “bullying is a problem” to “bullying is a problem, and I can do something about it”.
Physical bullying includes person to person contact. Examples of this include shoving, tripping, kicking, and hitting. Sometimes this can be difficult to distinguish from rough play, but if it is at inappropriate times or if not everyone involved is comfortable, it may be bullying.
Verbal bullying are words directed to a person. Name calling, insults, teasing, intimidation, or making homophobic or racist remarks are forms of verbal abuse.
”Covert bullying” refers to actions done behind a person’s back. It is done with the sole purpose of ruining a person’s reputation or causing humiliation. Examples of covert bullying include:
Cyberbullying can be either openly or secretly carried out. Cyberbullying uses technology and devices like social media, private websites, or mobile phones to deliberately target someone. Negative posts on social media and direct contact via text messaging are two of the most common forms of cyberbullying.
Bullying can happen to anyone. The most important thing for students to understand is that it isn’t their fault and they should tell someone if they or someone they know is being bullied.
Did you know that 80% of students online have encountered bullying online? For every five students online four of them have either been bullied, bullied someone else, or been a bystander observing the bullying.
The most common type of bullying is verbal bullying and it and affects 77% of students.
Being bullied takes a huge impact on students and leads to seriously negative side effects. Students who are bullied can experience depression or anxiety, other mental health effects, physical health complications, and may suffer academically.
Here are some changes you might notice with a child who is being bullied.
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Bullying is not a victim-less crime, students should know their efforts can make a positive impact. If they see bullying they should stop it, and know they have the power to stand up to it. When someone close to them is being bullied, there are many steps to take to help resolve the situation. If they can help someone deal with bullying they will have done a wonderful act of kindness for a friend, acquaintance, or stranger. Here are some ways to help someone who is being affected by bullying.
If you are being bullied, you can take steps to improve your situation by reaching out to those you trust. The most important advice you should remember is that no one can make you feel a certain way only you have the choice how others affect you. Never lose hope or give up, life will get better!
If you are angry and take it out on others and don’t know why, there are ways to stop. If you are, or think you may be a child that bullies, speak to someone you trust and get help. Many times bullying is a result of not understanding the impact of our actions, here are ways to identify if you have bullied someone:
In a positive worldwide trend more and more countries are requiring that e-safety is taught in schools. In the US many states have adopted both laws and policies in anti-bullying efforts. For great tips and information visit https://www.stopbullying.gov.
The four main types of bullying are physical bullying, which involves person-to-person contact, verbal bullying, which includes the use of words to harm or intimidate, covert bullying, which is carried out behind someone's back with the aim of damaging their reputation, and cyberbullying, which uses technology to target someone.
According to recent studies, 80% of students have encountered bullying online, and 77% of students have experienced verbal bullying. Additionally, for every five students online, four of them have either been bullied, bullied someone else, or witnessed bullying as a bystander.
We can use storyboards, analogies, and fables, bring in guest speakers, utilize web tools such as Edutopia, BrainPOP, and Common Sense Media, and implement school-wide programs and clubs such as Peer Leadership, SADD, and GSA.