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Bullying doesn't usually happen in plain site of teachers, administrators, or parents. Often it's only noticed after a students mood changes, and it can only be

Bullying doesn't usually happen in plain site of teachers, administrators, or parents. Often it's only noticed after a students mood changes, and it can only be dealt with when that student is willing to share what is wrong. It's also not easy to spot right away when you're seeing 100 kids a day across 4 or 5 classes.

ls15 4y ago
> it can only be dealt with when that student is willing to share what is wrong And "dealing with it" can make the students situation worse in some cases
- atoav 4y ago
  Of course it can, because we did not define what course of action "dealing with it" entails.
  - ianai 4y ago
    And I can ensure you the bullies, if they are able, will find a way to twist the situation to continue and worsen the abuse.
    - atoav 4y ago
      And I can assure you, there are interventions a institution can take that change situations for the better. IF the institution has the capacity to do so. I can only speak for European schools tho.
      - ls15 4y ago
        Pease name these interventions. How big is the share of European schools that have the capacity to follow these best practices? In Germany for example, there is a teacher shortage.
      - itworkslikethat 4y ago
        Speaking for central EU schools, there is no such capacity and the teachers sometimes join in the bullying too, and pretty often they ignore it when it's the popular children doing it. It's also very hard to deal with it if you have 30-35 children per class and 3-5 classes per year - which you do because we are at the height of a population wave in this region right now. They are also absolutely unable to deal with stuff like dyslexia, ADHD, or other mental issues - meanwhile we have a push for "inclusive schooling"...
Fricken 4y ago
The bullying I suffered was from the teachers.
Eddy_Viscosity2 4y ago
It can also happen in plain site of teachers who do nothing. This is even worse mentally because the situation seems even more hopeless. Ever seen a kid clearly bully another kid, like call him names then push him down and the teacher comes over and says 'cut it out you two, now get up and shake hands'.

ls15 4y ago

> it can only be dealt with when that student is willing to share what is wrong And "dealing with it" can make the students situation worse in some cases

atoav 4y ago
Of course it can, because we did not define what course of action "dealing with it" entails.
- ianai 4y ago
  And I can ensure you the bullies, if they are able, will find a way to twist the situation to continue and worsen the abuse.
  - atoav 4y ago
    And I can assure you, there are interventions a institution can take that change situations for the better. IF the institution has the capacity to do so. I can only speak for European schools tho.
    - ls15 4y ago
      Pease name these interventions. How big is the share of European schools that have the capacity to follow these best practices? In Germany for example, there is a teacher shortage.
    - itworkslikethat 4y ago
      Speaking for central EU schools, there is no such capacity and the teachers sometimes join in the bullying too, and pretty often they ignore it when it's the popular children doing it. It's also very hard to deal with it if you have 30-35 children per class and 3-5 classes per year - which you do because we are at the height of a population wave in this region right now. They are also absolutely unable to deal with stuff like dyslexia, ADHD, or other mental issues - meanwhile we have a push for "inclusive schooling"...

Fricken 4y ago

The bullying I suffered was from the teachers.

Eddy_Viscosity2 4y ago

It can also happen in plain site of teachers who do nothing. This is even worse mentally because the situation seems even more hopeless. Ever seen a kid clearly bully another kid, like call him names then push him down and the teacher comes over and says 'cut it out you two, now get up and shake hands'.