4 Ways To Look At Bullying

Even though my essay isn't necessarily focused on bullying, in a way it sort of is. The way my classmates in French 3 in 11th grade treated me I guess could be considered as bullying, but I never really thought about it like that until now.

Associate: Bullying can make one think of those terrible days in middle school where the fat kid in class called you 'four-eyes'. But, as generations become more and more dependant on technology, bullying has moved from only face-to-face to face-to-online. Even though the kids in my French 3 class weren't saying anything mean right to my face, it does make me think of other kids who have had to deal with cyber-bullying. Though, some teachers and parents do say that ignoring a person intentionally can be considered bullying too.

Analyze: To be honest, it didn't really bother me that my classmates didn't include me. I didn't like them very much anyway - most of them were very rude, rich little kids who didn't have to work a day in their life. I hate people like that. Why they hated me, is a mystery. Even though I didn't like them, I was always nice to their face. I didn't say mean things about them to anyone (except my boyfriend, but him and I didn't have many friends anyway). Maybe they could tell I didn't like them. What surprises me, though, is that my teacher, Mme Haveman, caught on that they didn't like me and stood up for me. I never thought that she had noticed.

Apply: My story is just one of thousands when it comes to bullying. It could help support the idea the ignoring intentionally can be considered bullying. I guess what my story can be used for is for other teachers to learn from what Mme Haveman did for me - so often in the past I have seen kids get bullied and teachers just turn a blind eye. It's really sad, and so many teachers should be like Mme Haveman.

Argue: The only argument I can make is that bullying is a serious thing. People should take it more seriously and not turn a blind eye to it. Teachers should also learn to connect with their students more - it can really change someone's life.