In today's society, there are many problems that affect education, such as bullying. There has been many outcomes due to bullying; however, all the outcomes are negative. Bullying is such a strong word that can change our lives in one second. Not only the victims are being affected, but the person who bullies and the people around them are also being affected. Because bulling is becoming more common, schools are trying to develop prevention methods. Many tragedies have occurred due to bulling. In one article that I read, it stated, "The effects of bullying are so devastating and profound that over the last few years at least 37 state laws against bullying have been adopted". This demonstrates that there has been many issues due to bullying. Its becoming more common that we hear on the news about a school shooting due to bullying or a victim that committed suicide. It is overwhelming when we hear that students like us are committing suicide because they were tiered of being bullied. Bullying has negative effects such as suicide, shootings, lack of interest in school, depression, feeling unsafe and many more things.
Some causes that lead students to become bullies are violence in their homes, low self esteem or even lack of attention. Not only the victim is being affected, but the student that bullies is affected. Like the article mention that the bullies are more likely to cause fights, use drugs or alcohol. Parents also play an important role in their kids education. I think that parents need to pay more attention to their kids and have conversations about bullying. In a more personal level, I have a little cousin, Kayla, that is in first grade that was being bullied. I used to babysit her in the afternoons when her parents went to work. I always asked her how was she doing in school because she was a really smart girl. One day I asked her how her day was and her face expression changes and I noticed something was wrong, and she ended up telling me with teas in her eyes that during recess, two boys would push her. Seeing her like that broke my heart, and I told her mom what happened and she went to talk to the teacher to resolve the problem. This is one of the reasons why I believe that communication is important because it can prevent a small situation turn in to a drastic outcome. Overall, bullying is a severe issue that affects education in a negative way.
Article: http://gomasa.org/news/what-effect-does-bullying-have-students-and-schools
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