suck it up

After reading “Suck It Up, Walk It Off, Be a Man: A Controversial Look at Bullying in Today’s Schools”, I can conclude that Joseph Simplicio used the quantitative research method. Joseph did not interview anyone, but he did collect numerous amounts of data. He collected secondary data from other researchers regarding bullying and today’s generation of children. This article uses the symbolic interaction theory. The symbolic meaning that people develop behavior and rely upon the process of social interaction. In the article Joseph refers to “Generation Z and AO”, how theses generations have been raised on technology. They have become so reliant on technology that they do not know how to play outside, rather they have a video game controller in their hand instead of a football. These generations are not only technologically savvy, but they are also overprotected. Joseph explains how being exposed to technology, and having over protective parents have molded these particular generations into being more susceptible to bullying. These generations of children have been raised on a whole different set of parenting strategies. Simplicio mentions the “helicopter parents” referring to the parents always hovering around their children to protect them. They do everything for their children from organizing work to getting a job for them. Then Simplicio mentions a more aggressive set of parents “lawnmower parents”, which is parents who will mow down anyone that gets in the way of their child. Joseph states that children have become so dependent on their parents that they do not know how to handle their own battles. I believe this article to be very valid. I have seen this first hand for myself. Children are being coddled these days. They have no independence their parents do everything for them. When I was a child, discipline was key, hitting your kid was okay. I always played outside until the street lights came on. If I got bullied at school I had to take care of