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Society Ingrained with Bullying by Mrs. Dorothy Barron
It appears that bullying in our schools has become a
national crisis; it is not only a major problem within our schools, we are a society
ingrained with bullying. A post was written earlier titled,
Bullying
and What You, the Parent can do about it! The post can be
found at this link: http://mrsdbarron.blogspot.com/2010/11/bullying-and-what-you-parent-can-do.html.
Children are the by-product of what they hear and
learn from adults within society and because there is so much violence and
bullying ingrained within society, perhaps lessons on civics which teach
individuals to be good citizens— inclusive of integrity, values, responsibility
and respect for self and others should be introduced at an early age, perhaps
throughout Grades K-3rd.
I do not recall how early the subject of History was
taught at my school, but I do remember civic lesson although they were not
termed as such or a part of the regular curriculum at that time. These simple
“Lessons about Life” which the teacher spoke of generally took place on Friday
afternoons and covered some aspect of life. The teacher did not force us to
listen; she did not even ask that we close our books to the Subject at which we
had been working. We, at first thought
we were getting out of school work, which to an extent we did; what we did not realize
was those “Lessons about Life” were more important, information of great
importance and that which would continue to impact us for the remainder of our
lives. More often in the past, Parents taught lessons about life through/by
example; and some teachers with their professional aplomb often explained those
lessons about life, verbally.
Now some may complain the responsibility of teaching
children to be responsible citizens are up to Parents, but when single or both
Parents work 8, 12, or more hours per day (outside the home), certain important
things (not to judge or criticize) will go lacking and often the responsibility
of children shifted to others in most households.
Actually, the rearing of children is everybody’s
responsibility, but it is important to keep in mind that our schools, which were
at one time the extension of the home and community, were like-minded with
like-minded individuals and goals, inclusive of a safer and more secure
environment have for the most part changed profoundly.
In addition to the tips listed in the earlier post
mentioned above, may I suggest you monitor that which your child watches on
television and computer and take time to talk with your child about the actions
which they view of adults and others within society; remember, children are the
by-product of what they hear and learn first and foremost from adults and then
each other often without having the maturity or mental aptitude to fully understand that to
which they have been exposed.
Mrs. Dorothy Barron, Founder
E-mail: barron.dorothy@yahoo.com
Thnaks for sharing such a useful info
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