Hey there… so we had a large debate about bullying in class today… interesting, but not productive. Not surprising, of course not, this is a very complex issue involving sociological factors… items like this are notoriously hard to hammer down and are virtually always non-black and white. To sum up the debate:
1. We as teachers should watch out for bullying and try to stop it if we can.
2. We as teachers should be aware of how much bullying and what types of bullying are taking place.
3. The act of bullying is the fault of the bully, in that s/he decides to make a conscious choice to bully.
4. The act of bullying is also the fault of the victim, in that SOME people present themselves as potential targets whether by choice or by happenstance.
What I mean here is that… if you are trying not to get your car broken into you don’t leave bundles of cash and a laptop in plain view in your car… and if you do then you will make yourself a more likely candid for a crime. However, if a person is born with a gene that predisposes them to cancer, and they eat right, don’t smoke, don’t drink, exercise… and they still get cancer, then it is no fault of their own, cancer will strike regardless.
Q
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