Octocber 28, 2012
English 1 h period 8
Ms. Cunning ham
Cyber Bullying
The world is growning with concerns and problems that people hardly realize, but an abundance of these problems aren't heard becuase the victims are paralyzed with fear. One of these concerns is bullying. There are a myriad different ways someone can get bullyed like verbal and indirect. Parents think their children are angles where in most cases its not ture. A post on facebook or text message is all it takes to lower their confidence. While beating up some is a clear sign of harassment, cyber bullying doesn't rasie the red flag until it's too late.
Bullying on a daliy basis occurs in school, often not reported. There are a lot of reasons why it's not reported, vitcms are unsure to speak. I think it's the school fault fot not teaching kids how to deal with the bullying problem. If the school stood up and help the studnets we wouldn't have this problem. I know this from personal expericnce, were i see people get hurt and nothing done.
As technology growning cyber bullying will be more common. All it takes is just a Facebook wall post and everyone can see it. On Facebook it's easy to talk. but hard to identify. I believe people use online bullying because they can't see the harm done, but it could also be someone doing it to feel better. Socail network sites should not support bullying becuase a lot of harm is cause online.
Parents should speak to their children about bullying. so they can have a better understanding. Every parent thinks thier kids are nice and well taugth, but not online they can be a different person. Kids could do anything becuase of the lack of paraenting. I am not saying to be strict, but just need to lay down the rules. Parents could have something to do with the bullying maybe the bully is getting rid of his pain on others.
Increasing rates of bullying is a serious problem in teen lives, making it hard for them to be confident. Creating a