Bullying is a serious issue back for decades. The term "bully" was originally mean "sweetheart" back in 1530s, which is applied to either sex. Later on the word worsen in the 17th century from "sweetheart" to "harasser of the weak". The verb "to bully" is first attested in 1710.Bullying is one of the serious problem we are facing all over the globe. What is bullying exactly? According to B. Kaiser|J.S. Rasminsky from http://www.education.com/reference/article/what-bullying-teasing-school/ "Bullying is a special form of aggressive behavior. The world's leading authority on bullying, Dan Olweus, who designed the Norwegian intervention program, defines it this way: "A person is being bullied when he or she is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other persons" (Olweus, 1991, 1993)."
"Bullying includes behaviors that focus on making someone else feel inadequate, or focus on belittling someone else. Bullying includes harassment, physical harm, repeatedly demeaning speech and efforts to ostracize another person. Bullying is active, and is done with the intention of bringing another person down."
Bullying is an unavoidable passage of growing up. I think everybody at some point in their life they become a victim of it. Bullying become worst all over the years. It is a part of your worst nightmare in preschool and high school years.
"Physical bullying is more common among boys, and teenage girls often favor verbal and emotional bullying. Indeed, while boys report that they are more likely to be involved in physical altercations, girls report that they are often the targets of nasty rumors - especially involving sexual gossip. Additionally, girls are more likely to use exclusion as a teenage bullying technique than boys are."
Bullying is a sneaky action. Common place that you may witness a person being bullied are the playgrounds, hallways, cafeterias, locker rooms and bathrooms. So the victim would rather stay in the classrooms during their breaks.
According to Ron Banks — Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education) "Bullying in schools is a worldwide problem that can have negative consequences for the general school climate and for the right of students to learn in a safe environment without fear. Bullying can also have negative lifelong consequences—both for students who bully and for their victims."
"Various reports and studies have established that approximately 15% of students are either bullied regularly or are initiators of bullying behavior (Olweus, 1993). Direct bullying seems to increase through the elementary years, peak in the middle school/junior high school years, and decline during the high school years. However, while direct physical assault seems to decrease with age, verbal abuse appears to remain constant. School size, racial composition, and school setting (rural, suburban, or urban) do not seem to be distinguishing factors in predicting the occurrence of bullying. Finally, boys engage in bullying behavior and are victims of bullies more frequently than girls (Batsche & Knoff, 1994; Nolin, Davies, & Chandler, 1995; Olweus, 1993; Whitney & Smith, 1993)."
Bullying is a serious problem and we have to be knowledgeable about it to help and victims and the bullies. Let's fight this problem. We don't want to ruin the children's childhood memories. Let's be aware of the problem.
References:
http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/teenage-bullying.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying
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