Bullying

I am almost certain that at some point in every one's life, they are either a victim to bullying or they have been a bully. I will be the first to admit that I have been both. No, I am not proud that I was a bully but it is almost some karma that I turned around and got bullied... I deserved it.

Bullying was never something super serious to me. It was never as serious as it is now. Suicide is at an all time high and this is all thanks to social media, texting, snap chat, etc. Sometimes, the parents are to blame. Some parents know that this is going on and some of them encourage it. I have heard a lot of times that a parent will encourage a physical fight, simply telling the children to stick up for themselves, there are different ways to do that...

I now know the severity of bullying. It also does not just occur in high school or in college but it occurs in middle school as well, it can happen in any age group and any color. Unfortunately, by the time people start to realize the damage that is happening, it is already far too late and the person has either taken their own life or has harmed themselves in a permanent way. Some people are often too scared to speak up about being bullied because they are nervous it could back fire or become even worse than how it already is.
It truly is sad that a couple mean words can turn someone to ending their life or harming themselves and it is also really sad that some people do not come to light about the situation until after they have ended their lives or harmed themselves.

By being a teacher, I would hope to catch the situation way before it got out of hand. You can tell by a person's body language about how they are feeling. You can also tell who the "in crowd" is and who the "popular" kids are so it is a little bit easier to spot someone doing the bullying. It also surfaces almost immediately on social media so it is easy to spot who is doing it and who is receiving the bullying.

I really liked the discussion we had to do on bullying. In the discussion post, we posted whether or not we were a victim of bullying or if we had bullyed someone ourselves and it really made me reflect on how I used to be in middle school and high school. When we watched the three videos and reflected on how we felt. Some people might watch those videos and think, "that is so over dramatic" but unfortunately, it hits the nail right on the head. That is exactly how bullying is and sadly no one holds back what they have to say.

In the video, it escalates very quickly, but it just goes to show how small amounts of words can cause someone to want to end their life. You also never know what someone is going through or their home situation, work, family, etc. That is why we should always be cautious of what we say to someone.