Journal # 5

Bree Colwell
Journal # 5
This article was published by Parade on February 25, 2007 entitled “How to fight the new bullies”. To tell you the truth, this article hit a little too close to home. I was a victim of school and IM bullying. I was in middle school and I wasn’t the prettiest girl in school there for I had very few friends. The popular girls though it was funny to pick on those less fortunate. To this day I remember crying and wishing I could be accepted for who I was. This article talks about how many students are bullied by others and the sad thing is that the originator will not be caught. In many cases the bullied child is too scared to say anything.

1) How would you reduce bullying in school?
I would have the students write down something they don’t like about themselves and then turn it in. I would read the comment, which would be anonymous, and have a discussion about everyone has something they would like to change, therefore we need to accept students for how they are. Each student is important and they need to feel needed.

2) How can parents be informed of their child’s behavior?
I would tell the parents that the child’s computer should be in a visible place so the information can be well monitored. Many times children stay up to late playing games and talking to people online they shouldn’t be. Parents should have controls on student’s computers so they only have access to child appropriate sites.