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Last week's report on bullying brought so many
comments online, we are going to take this time to
share some. One person, who gave no name or country,
described an experience with a Parent Teacher
Association: I have been a victim of bullying in a
PTA group. It is not just a problem for teenagers.
Adults also engage in bullying activities but it is
usually verbal abuse by spreading lies to ruin your
reputation or isolate the victim from the rest of
the group. Since we are the role model of the next
generation, our behavior will shape the future
society. Vicky in Taiwan still remembers being
scared by bullies in junior high school. And Jung
Kim wrote: Even we Koreans are made fun of by our
own. If you're not cool with the popular people you
will be laughed at.Jeanne from Brazil says children
should be taught to respect differences. And Kelly
in the United States suggested that parents should
spend more time with their children: If they are
taught to be considerate when they are very young,
they will not treat other people in a mean way.
Joruji in Japan called for improving communication
among students, parents and teachers. Farshad, an
Iranian in the United States, and Selim from France
both suggested using psychologists in school to help
control the problem.Some people complained that
bullying is not always taken seriously. A commenter
in Vietnam wrote: We as parents and teachers should
let children understand that they will be punished
if they do wrong, and the punishments won't be only
reminders or warnings. But not everyone agreed.
Denysenko in Ukraine says what we call bullying is a
part of the socialization process: Children need to
know how to defend oneself, how to establish
relationships in a group. If laws or teachers or
police will protect a child against "bullying," he
or she will never become an independent person. And
several of you expressed sadness at the case of
fifteen-year-old Phoebe Prince. Bullying may have
led to her suicide. Moneem Alhasee from Libya wrote:
I'm really astonished how such a beautiful, nice
girl can do such a thing. She made a mistake when
she listened to those who criticized her. They were
jealous of her. God bless you, Phoebe Prince. You
can find last week's report at
voaspecialenglish.com. And that's the VOA Special
English Education Report.
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