How Do You Create Schools And Classrooms That Dismantle Bullying?
It’s a leading news story everywhere we turn: Bullying. In the classroom, the workplace, the home, on the road and more: People everywhere are concerned about the sheer volume of disrespect and lack of civility in our society. A bully is: a person who is habitually cruel, intimidating or overbearing. The problem is not only that bullying is so prevalent; it’s that we don’t always recognize the many forms it takes, or more importantly, the harmful systems we have set up that lead to and support bullying. Recognize the Status Quo Exploitation of weakness is easily recognized when one person taunts and torments another with verbal or physical threats. At the same time, bullying can be subtle and socially supported as when adults overpower children, or through the many politically correct uses of arrogance, guilt tactics, weakness and fear to compete, pressure, manipulate, threaten or intimidate. Recently in my practice, a 7-year girl admitted with a smile, “I get my dad to yell and go out
