Blog Post #5: Cyberbullying
Unfortunately, since the advancement of technology, bullies have taken to using online platforms. A study conducted by Faucher et al. (2015) shows the interconnectedness of bullying and cyberbullying and how this continues into the workplace. This article surprised me because someone who gets bullied in elementary school could face a different set of bullies as they age out of K-12 school and into the workforce and university. It was powerful to see what this study brought to light and how little time is spent educating students about bullying of all kinds in K-12 schools. After reading the article, I reflected on the bullying education that my school does. We do a few lessons at the beginning of the school year, but that is all that we do. More attention and time need to be spent on this to be effective. From personal experience in the classroom, I know that many students don’t think before they speak to one another. I have a poster that uses th...