BULLYINGINSCHOOLSWHATYOUNGPEOPLENEEDS

1、BULLYING IN SCHOOLS: WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE NEEDS TO KNOWDealing with Bullying in Schools SAGE, 20041Things to Discuss1 What Every Young Person Needs to Know About Bullying2 What to Do if You are Being Bullied3 How to Help Prevent Bullying in Young School4 Questions and AnswersDealing with Bullying in Sc

2、hools SAGE, 200421 What Every Young Person Needs to Know About BullyingWhat is Bullying?We say that a student is being bullied when he or she is singled out in an unpleasant way by another student or group of students. The bullied student is picked on again and again, and it is difficult for him or

3、her to defend himself or herselfIts NOT bulling when people of about the same age and power have the occasional fight or quarrelIt is NOT bullying when a teacher acts on the school rules, or offers fair criticism of a students workThe Different Types of BullyingVerbal Bullying: name-calling, cruel t

4、eaching, slagging, threateningPhysical Bullying: hitting, kicking, hurting in some wayGesture Bullying: threatening or offensive gesturesExtortion: taking money, possessions or equipment from somebodyIsolation: leaving someone out all of the time, sometimes by spreading rumours, lies or gossip in or

5、der to make others not like the bullied personE-Bullying: nasty e-mail or text messagesCan you think of any more?Dealing with Bullying in Schools SAGE, 200432A What to Do if You are Being Bullied (I)Taking to Adults About Being Bullied Why its So Important, and How to Do itNobody can help you unless

6、 you let them knowBy helping yourself, you are helping others tooTheres nothing wrong in telling an adult that you or someone else has been bulliedPeople in this situation sometimes get called a tell-tale, or even worse names, but this is WRONGIf you tell a tale just to get someone into trouble, thi

7、s is not a nice thingIf you tell someone youve been bullied, this is different. You are telling because you want the bullying to stop. If the bully ends up in trouble, this is because he or she was doing something very wrong in the first placeIt can help to talk to a parent or guardian first they wi

8、ll be able to find out from school how the school will handle itDealing with Bullying in Schools SAGE, 200442B What to Do if You are Being Bullied (II)Remember, the Bully has the Problem, Not YouBullied and their friends are very good at getting the people they bully to believe that there is somethi

9、ng the matter with themRemember, people can be bullied for a number of so-called reasons, which are really just excuses to behave in a nasty wayThere is NO excuse or reason to bully someone!Dont Fight Back Physically!We are often told that we should stand up for ourselves and physically fight bullie

10、s, but this is WRONGIf we lose:We will be beaten up even worseIf we win (very unlikely)Either, the bully could pretend that he or she was the one who was picked on, and we will be in trouble with the school, orThe bully will get his or her friends and relations to take revengeIf we get together a ga

11、ng, or something like that:The bully gets together a bigger gang, so then we get an even bigger gang, then the bully gets an even bigger gang than thatand sooner or later, someone ends up in hospital / expelled / in trouble with the policeDealing with Bullying in Schools SAGE, 200452C What to Do if

12、You are Being Bullied (III)How to Cope if You are Being Verbally BulliedRemember, if you have been physically hurt, the school or police should deal with this, but you can do something yourself about verbal bullyingRemember, bullies want an upset reactionIf we can avoid giving an upset reaction, the

13、n we buy ourselves some timeTry one of four tactics:The silent treatmentUse of humourSaying thanks to everythingAssertiveness standing up for yourself in a non-aggressive wayDealing with Bullying in Schools SAGE, 200463A How to Help Prevent Bullying in Your School (I)Dont Be a Bully Yourself!Theres

14、nothing going about bullying others it is WRONG, and bullying is the actions of a COWARDDont pick on others, or let your friends pick on othersTry to include people instead of leaving them outTreat other people how you would like to be treated yourselfUnderstanding How Other People FeelNot everybody

15、 feels the same way you do about everything!Its hard to understand how others feel, but it is worth itThink how do people feel when they are being bullied?Respecting Other People For Who They AreThink about what you have in common with a person instead of thinking about the differencesDont judge peo

16、ple, or listed to others who judge peopleDont treat people badly because of their race, religion, sexuality or nationalityDealing with Bullying in Schools SAGE, 200473B How to Help Prevent Bullying in Your School (II)Dealing With Your Own FeelingsMany people bully others, or get in trouble in other

17、ways, because they dont control their angerQuestions to think about:What does anger feel like?How do we behave when we are anger?What things make each of us anger?Has anger got us into trouble before?What alternatives do we have to losing our temper?How can we calm ourselves down?Dealing with Bullying in Schools SAGE, 200483C How to Help Prevent Bulling in Your School (III)Other Things to Do in SchoolAlways play fair in classes, sports, activities and out of schoolTreat others how youd like to be treated yourselfAsk your teachers if