Bullying in Primary and Secondary Schools

Bullying. This means threatening, harassing, persecuting or insulting opposites. Especially those who argon weaker. It is a daily terror for many another(prenominal) children, possibly your child without knowing it. And drills, some more than others are set about infested with bullies taking advantage of smaller or timid ones. Is your child organism bullied at train? This statement made by Professor Ramesh Deosaran is interpreted from one of his articles (Bullying, The Silent Terror, dated October 17, 2010) which has brought the problem of bullies and rufflerag within the school system of Trinidad and Tobago into the public domain.Professor Deosaran is an internationally renowned scholar in criminology and hearty sciences he has been recently conferred with the title Professor Emeritus at the University of the westernmost Indies, St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago. Today I would like to present some facts on Bullying in Primary and Secondary Schools. notwithstandi ng due to magazine constraints, I will focus on three major eyeshots in hopes that I whitethorn raise your awareness on the severity of the issue. What is bully?It empennage be defined as persistent aggressive fashion by one pupil towards another, intended to cause the victim to suffer. It brook range from verbal to physical and even indirect. (Chris Kyriacou, help Troubled Pupils). The relative incidence of it in primary and secondary schools in Trinidad and Tobago is quite difficult to bet since a small proportion of cases are reported to teachers and administrators. These reports are a lot ignored or some corrective action is taken such(prenominal) as summoning of parents, suspension or even counseling by professionals. Why Do Some People Become Bullies?Most times, they are average students who come from households where discipline is excessive or inconsistent, where family relationships show elfin warmth and to act aggressively towards others, including adults is the n orm. This is possibly because they are not listened to or valued by their family. To compensate for this lack of value at home, the bully finds it in other places such as school, in inappropriate or unhealthy ways. Others might be victims themselves, not only of being bullied only because of these personal problems in the home or even parental bereavement.Many times, a bully does not smell that they can find any other means of fitting in, so they turn to being powerful in a way that they feel brings them respect. They feel that being feared is the way to pretend friends and surround themselves with people who look up to them. Psychologists used to believe that bullies shoot low self-esteem and put down other people to feel better about themselves. While many bullies are themselves being bullied at home or in school, new research shows that they actually fox excellent self-esteem.They usually fetch a sense of entitlement and superiority oer others and lack compassion, impulse c ontrol and social skills. (St Clair, 2011). What Is The Impact Of Bullying On Victimized Students? According to a report done by the orbicular School Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) in 2007 on selected schools in Trinidad and Tobago, victims of bullying have increased stress and a lessen ability to concentrate and are at increased risk for way abuse, aggressive behavior and suicide attempts. Victims develop mental health problems, become truants or school refusers, perform less well at school academically than they otherwise would have done, especially those who are subjected to frequent and protracted bullying. They are likely to have lower levels of self-esteem and they appear to have difficulty making friends. This is because they are labeled as different by the bully and peer pressure stops other students from standing up for them. In addition, the high level of depression for victims stems directly from the act itself.(Roland, 2002). sometimes victims are encouraged to b elieve that this something which all students must endure as a part of growing up. By accepting this mentality, the students emotional health and well-being are put at risk and the learning process undermined. The student may even develop a decrease ability to devise coping strategies. It may mean that these students may never learn to cope as adults and they cannot form long enclosure relationships. What Is Being Done By the Authorities In Trinidad and Tobago?Thus far, the Ministry of statement has placed Human and Family Life discipline (HFLE) on secondary schools class and it is taught in most schools. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago is looking at the preventative aspect and at early detection and treatment of the problem. This statement made by The Minister of Education, Tim Gopeesingh, on the 14th of April, 2012. He added that there were preventative measures utilise such as The Leader in Me programme for preschool right up to secondary schools.Student Guidance Su pport Units in schools are being grow and a hotline is being set up for children who are bullied. Furthermore, the Chief Education Officer has sent a curricular to all schools asking principals to stop students to have one class per week (Form Teacher Period) in which they can tell of the difficulties they are experiencing. Challenges and Evaluation of Sources In gathering the information necessary for my research, I had encountered certain challenges along the way. I had an over-abundance of information.It was extremely time devour to summarize and pick out the most effectual and relevant points. However trusted sites were used such as ttparliament. org, bullyonline. org, stopbullying. gov and youthoria. org. These sites were reliable as they were keep by their organizations consistently and the articles were up to date. A book entitled Helping Troubled Pupils by Chris Kyriacou was very useful as it contained an entire chapter on the topic of bullying from which I was able to extract several valid points.I considered the book a valid source since it was written by a psychologist specifically to help teachers and parents. Conclusion Recent increases in the incidence of bullying among youths in Trinidad and Tobago have led to growing concern about this heartrending issue. The Government is currently tackling the issue by implementation of preventative measures and by education of students and the public. Although bullying in primary and secondary in schools may never be eradicated,