ED2425 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Erinn Smart, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Dysfunctional Family
Classroom Management Section B – Part 1
Discuss Bullying in Schools
Introduction
Bullying is
- Intentional, repeated and unwanted
- Interpersonal behaviour that can create an increasingly negative environment
- Misuse of power
- National Safe Schools Framework – Australian Government
o Policy driven
o Strong emphasis on resiliency and bullying
o Increasing need to address elements of emotional, social and physical wellbeing
o National initiative
o 9 key elements
▪ Physical environment
• 1. Leadership commitment to a safe school
• 2. Supportive and connective school culture
▪ Policy development
• 3. Policies and procedures
• 4. Professional learning
▪ Classroom practice
• 5. Engagement, skill development, and safe school curriculum
• 6. Positive behaviour management
▪ Student management and support
• 7. Focus on student wellbeing and student ownership
• 8. Early intervention and targeted support
▪ Family links
• 9. Partnerships with family and community
Body Paragraph One - Causes
Types of bullying
- Overt
o Open
▪ Verbal bullying
▪ Physical bullying
▪ Harassment
- Covert
o More anonymous
▪ Cyber bullying
Common Causes
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- Bullies come from dysfunctional families
o May witness aggressive behaviours of parents
o Little affection and openness in the home environment
o Bullying behaviour gets rewarded or ignored
▪ leads child to think this behaviour is acceptable
- Bullies feel the need to be in control
o Difficulty regulating emotions
o Difficulty understanding how others feel
▪ Empathy
o Perhaps due to the broken family, disability, personality, or differences in parenting
standards
Body Paragraph Two – Possible Outcomes
Short Term Effects
- Low self esteem
- Depression
- Sleep disorders
- Decreased education
o Lower grades
o Lower overall enjoyment in school
o Decrease participation
- Decreased appetite
- Increased emotions
o Heightened crying
o Decreased happiness
Long Term Effects
- Psychological Post Trauma Disorders
o Post traumatic stress disorder
- Self destructive behaviour
- Alcohol/substance abuse
o Seek ‘comfort’ in alcohol and drugs
o Substances used as a ‘coping mechanism’
o 30% of high school students who were bullied throughout their lives have smoked
marijuana (Promises treatment centre, 2013)
Statistics
- Through researching about the topic of bulling, it was disturbing to see many ‘examples’ of suicide
notes from children left for their parents, due to the repercussions of bullying
- As teachers, we need to bring massive amounts of attention to the intolerable nature of bullying,
and teach the severe long term and short term effects of the actions of bullies
- Students who are bullied are 9 times more likely to have suicidal thoughts
- Students who are bullies are 3 times more likely to show depressive symptoms
- 1 in 4 students in Australian schools are bullied
- 200 million students world wide are victims of bullying
Case study
- ‘Erinn’s Story’ (2011)
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Document Summary
Interpersonal behaviour that can create an increasingly negative environment. National safe schools framework australian government: policy driven, strong emphasis on resiliency and bullying, national initiative, 9 key elements. Increasing need to address elements of emotional, social and physical wellbeing: physical environment, 1. Leadership commitment to a safe school: 2. Supportive and connective school culture: policy development, 3. Engagement, skill development, and safe school curriculum: 6. Positive behaviour management: student management and support, 7. Focus on student wellbeing and student ownership: 8. Overt: open, verbal bullying, physical bullying, harassment. Bullies come from dysfunctional families: may witness aggressive behaviours of parents, little affection and openness in the home environment, bullying behaviour gets rewarded or ignored leads child to think this behaviour is acceptable. Bullies feel the need to be in control: difficulty regulating emotions, difficulty understanding how others feel. Empathy: perhaps due to the broken family, disability, personality, or differences in parenting standards.
