When a child is bullied at school he or she may feel that they deserve the harassment they are receiving or that they are in the act of wrongdoing given what is happening to them. The perpetrator or bully may feel responsible for their lashing out at school and at people because they may have low self esteems or lack the attention that every child deserves. While many people have different ideas on who to accuse for the negative effects that bullying offers, the accusation, however cannot be put on anyone-- but differing situations and circumstances. The victim cannot be blamed because they did not do anything to deserve the harm they received and the bully cannot be accused because their are other and uncontrollable factors that have a role in why or how they act towards others. In these types of situations, someone may feel the need to blame another person; however, no one has to be.
First of all, children from varied ages experience different types of bullying every day. According to stopbullying.gov, 49% of students from grades four through eight as well as 20% of students from grades nine through twelfth have or are experiencing bullying at their schools. Since we live in the United States, there are multiple different types of races, ethnicities and cultures that preside here. According to the National Bullying prevention center it states, “24.7% of African- American, 17.2% of Hispanic students, and 9% of Asian students report being bullied at school.” However, just because someone has a different color of skin, different type of gene make up, or acts a different way, that does not give any right to a student to harass another student because of those differing factors. In general, many kids learn at different rates, whether that is a slower rate or a faster rate. On www.speld-sa.org, it states that students learn at different paces for a variety of reasons; however, there is always room for improvement for that child. On a side note, teachers and those people and role models that students look up to can have a huge and major impact in helping the struggling student’s performance improve. Every person in this world is unique and different, so it is reasonable and refreshing for people to have different learning styles. Whether a child or teenager has a different race, skin color, culture, learning style, or any other characteristic that may be out of the “norm” does not make it their faults if they are harassed, teased, or bullied. From a social justice issue point of view, no human being deserves to be treated like they are nothing.
Secondly, the majority of people think that it is reasonable to place the blame in a bullying situation on the bully who is causing the pain to another human being. They are still responsible for the actions and choices that make that negatively affect their peers, but it is not an accurate reason to put the whole blame on them. The students who are negatively impacted their peers are struggling with some of their own problems. There outside factors that need to be considered before the blame is put onto something. Many students and kids who bully others have lower self esteems so they have a different type of mindset. According to american spcc.org, bully’s may feel isolated from their peers and depressed, anxious resulting with a low self esteem which is why they may act out. Some bullies may think that if they place themselves above others by hurting and making the victims feel bad about themselves, the the bully will eventually feel better about themselves. While it may see like this on the outside, the bully’s self esteem still drops because of their negative choices affecting those around them.
In conclusion, the bully nor the victim should be blamed in bullying situations. The bully is still responsible for his or her actions but should not blamed for them. There are a number of factors that should be considered on why bullies lash out. For example, according to www.dosomething.org, over 67% of students believe that schools respond poorly to bullying, with a high percentage of students who believe that adult help is infrequent and ineffective. A lot of children and teenagers feel the need to bully because they have lower self esteems and may feel like they do not get adequate attention from those they love. Some people feel like they need to bully so that they will get the attention that they have for so long been deprived of. A lot of homes consist of broken families with single parents or parents who work all of the time and do not give the healthy attention that all human beings need to effectively grow and progress into better people. It is known that kids and teenagers are also abused or harassed at home, so the actions that they learn are the only ones that they know. The factors that play into why people bully stem from even before the bully meets the victim. It can be because they were abused as a child or do not get the adequate and healthy attention from those around them. It can also be because they were bullied themselves and have low self esteem because of the harassment that they had to endure. People need to have and have an obligation to every person that they come in contact with is to simply be nice to them. Everyone is struggling and going through difficult hardships, but if one person is nice it can change a whole outlook on someone’s life.
First of all, children from varied ages experience different types of bullying every day. According to stopbullying.gov, 49% of students from grades four through eight as well as 20% of students from grades nine through twelfth have or are experiencing bullying at their schools. Since we live in the United States, there are multiple different types of races, ethnicities and cultures that preside here. According to the National Bullying prevention center it states, “24.7% of African- American, 17.2% of Hispanic students, and 9% of Asian students report being bullied at school.” However, just because someone has a different color of skin, different type of gene make up, or acts a different way, that does not give any right to a student to harass another student because of those differing factors. In general, many kids learn at different rates, whether that is a slower rate or a faster rate. On www.speld-sa.org, it states that students learn at different paces for a variety of reasons; however, there is always room for improvement for that child. On a side note, teachers and those people and role models that students look up to can have a huge and major impact in helping the struggling student’s performance improve. Every person in this world is unique and different, so it is reasonable and refreshing for people to have different learning styles. Whether a child or teenager has a different race, skin color, culture, learning style, or any other characteristic that may be out of the “norm” does not make it their faults if they are harassed, teased, or bullied. From a social justice issue point of view, no human being deserves to be treated like they are nothing.
Secondly, the majority of people think that it is reasonable to place the blame in a bullying situation on the bully who is causing the pain to another human being. They are still responsible for the actions and choices that make that negatively affect their peers, but it is not an accurate reason to put the whole blame on them. The students who are negatively impacted their peers are struggling with some of their own problems. There outside factors that need to be considered before the blame is put onto something. Many students and kids who bully others have lower self esteems so they have a different type of mindset. According to american spcc.org, bully’s may feel isolated from their peers and depressed, anxious resulting with a low self esteem which is why they may act out. Some bullies may think that if they place themselves above others by hurting and making the victims feel bad about themselves, the the bully will eventually feel better about themselves. While it may see like this on the outside, the bully’s self esteem still drops because of their negative choices affecting those around them.
In conclusion, the bully nor the victim should be blamed in bullying situations. The bully is still responsible for his or her actions but should not blamed for them. There are a number of factors that should be considered on why bullies lash out. For example, according to www.dosomething.org, over 67% of students believe that schools respond poorly to bullying, with a high percentage of students who believe that adult help is infrequent and ineffective. A lot of children and teenagers feel the need to bully because they have lower self esteems and may feel like they do not get adequate attention from those they love. Some people feel like they need to bully so that they will get the attention that they have for so long been deprived of. A lot of homes consist of broken families with single parents or parents who work all of the time and do not give the healthy attention that all human beings need to effectively grow and progress into better people. It is known that kids and teenagers are also abused or harassed at home, so the actions that they learn are the only ones that they know. The factors that play into why people bully stem from even before the bully meets the victim. It can be because they were abused as a child or do not get the adequate and healthy attention from those around them. It can also be because they were bullied themselves and have low self esteem because of the harassment that they had to endure. People need to have and have an obligation to every person that they come in contact with is to simply be nice to them. Everyone is struggling and going through difficult hardships, but if one person is nice it can change a whole outlook on someone’s life.