This is week one of National Bullying Prevention Month. Are you working with your students to help address this issue? The first step to talking about bullies is to define with our students what exactly it means to bully someone else. Here is a sample of a mat chat you can use this week before class to help prevent future bullying. Be sure to give time for students to understand, respond, and acknowledge…
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What is bullying? If someone disagrees with you, or gets mad at you, does that mean they are a bully? Not usually. Sometimes people just have disagreements. If you meet someone for the first time and they say “you’re ugly,” is that bullying? The answer is no. For it to be bullying behavior, it has to be repetitive. If someone does something that bothers you, but they might not even be aware of it, is it bullying? Again, the answer is no. For the behavior to be considered bullying, it has to be intentional. Bullying must be intentional AND repetitive. Without these two words, anything could be labeled as bullying. Bullying is when someone tries to deliberately hurt other people with words or actions. It is a behavior, not a person. Bullying is mostly psychological and only sometimes physical. People who bully try to take other people’s power away from them. Then they use this power to try to harm others by:
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Martial Arts School Owners: Stand Up Against Bullying! Martial Artists Against Bullying welcomes everyone to join their mission against bullying. Help us support the cause this October, join today at www.DoneWithBullying.com and receive free resources to help. |