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Bullying..anyone know of a good presenter, program

by 4th grade

Apr 7, 2009

The girls in my 4th grade class are just horrible. They are always picking on someone. Many even make threats to others. Does anyone know of a good speaker, assembly, program etc that might get through to these girls.

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Leah You may get an idea from the following article. I don't know of a good presenter or program

Apr 7, 2009

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Leah There are other articles: "Aggressive Girls" and "Educator's Guild to Bullying" that can be found below. Could your school counselor do some sessions on bullying?

Apr 7, 2009

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4th grade again On 4/07/09, 4th grade wrote: > The girls in my 4th grade class are just horrible. They > are always picking on someone. Many even make threats to > others. > Does anyone know of a good speaker, assembly, program etc > that might get through to these girls.

Today these girls had another child on the ground and were taking the...See More

Apr 8, 2009

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Leah What does your administrator do or say??? This should not be happening. There needs to be consequences for the bullies - parents need to be called in - children need to be suspended - If nothing happens, the situation will only get worse!

On 4/08/09, 4th grade again wrote: > On 4/07/09, 4th grade wrote: >> The girls in my 4th gra...See More

Apr 9, 2009

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EllenG Leah:

I've found a few programs worth using... The Bully Free Zone (founded in the UK) is an excellent program and has helped me prevent many confrontations between students (girls and boys). Another program from Clemson Univ. is Olweus and is pretty thorough -- [link removed].

There have been days when I've trashed my lesson plan...See MoreLeah:

I've found a few programs worth using... The Bully Free Zone (founded in the UK) is an excellent program and has helped me prevent many confrontations between students (girls and boys). Another program from Clemson Univ. is Olweus and is pretty thorough -- [link removed].

There have been days when I've trashed my lesson plan for the day and talked with the kids... Have them provide answers anonymously for "have you ever been bullied?", "do you consider yourself a bully?", "do others see you as a bully?", "why do you think a bully does what he/she does?", "what acts do you consider to be bullying?" And wow, the answers usually provide for great conversation between the classmates. We identify how many bullies are in our class/grade level/school, and then figure out how many students are not bullies. When they see that bullies are in the minority, the feel a little stronger, empowered. Then we discuss strategies on how they can handle a bully peacefully (shun them, group together to surround and defend someone being bullied, let teacher know, etc.). Even the bullies are involved in the conversation, so they are learning to recognize responses to their behavior, so if they don't realize they are bullying someone, one of these responses will signal that perhaps they may have crossed a line.

Additionally, in 4th grade, students are transitioning from 9-10 years old, their juvenile status changes and charges in the courts. I let them know that. I also let them know that touching another student without permission can not only result in school disciplinary actions, but parental decision to persue assault or other criminal charges if the bullying is severe enough.

But I watch my kids closely, listen to them on the playground, encourage them to act responsibly. And they really have risen to my expectations both in class and outside of school. And my students are from low-income families in a very bad section of my town, so I even have some gang-related conflicts happen from time to time.

Believe you can make a difference and you will. But you have to care about all of the kids -- even the bad ones -- and that's the hardest part. It's easy to love the good kids; it's the poorly behaved ones that need the extra attention and redirection through special programs. It's a lot of work, and I wish you every success!

Apr 9, 2009

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