One of the main ways I will try to preventing bullying in my classroom is by educating students on what bullying is. I was once talking to one of my peers who said that she was bullied most of her years in grade school but she did not realize it until she looks back on it now. This is sad to think about because she said that she did not know what bullying was and was not aware that she was being mistreated. I want to prevent this from happening to other students.
Another way I want to prevent bullying is by having my students take charge in helping to prevent it. I want their helping in setting expectations for how to correctly treat each other. They will also help find resources to share with those who are being bullied and programs for preventing bullying from occurring. I will task them with designing posters and pamphlets in my advisory classroom that can be displayed both in my classroom and in the entire school.
Finally, I would like to prevent bullying in my classroom by demonstrating to students the harmful effects that bullying can have on others. I want students to examine case studies and watch videos to see the damages that the various forms of bullying can have on others. I believe that this will really hit home with the students because it will give them a real life example the negative effects of bullying, which they can better relate to.
Miss Wieberg 