Bullying Prevention, Climate and Culture
The purpose of this article is to show how bullying and other antisocial behaviors at school are preventable by looking at school culture and climate.
There are quite a variety of classroom and school-wide “stop bullying” programs and materials. These programs are useful for raising awareness and providing new skills for students, yet many ignore deeper, necessary improvements to actually prevent antisocial behaviors at school.
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We must ask ourselves where we go from here? The current economic climate demands that we get energized and dig ourselves out of the slump that we are in. It is imperative that we rise from the ashes of financial devastation and debt. This we need to do. This we need to do in order to foster a new awakening in education and financial literacy. We need to transform the way students and people in general think about them selves. We need to first secure the jobs and teacher resources needed to provide a quality education for every child. It is possible that the IB curriculum can help. First and foremost, technology and educational research tools must be common to the student’s toolbox and must be mastered by the student. Language Arts & Literacy must be engaging in the use and interaction of technology across the curriculum. Real World relevance must be shown and exemplified.
We must model creativity, exploration, and experimentation. Teachers must plant the seeds of possibility within each student that lead to a process of inquiry. Teachers must find ways to inspire our children and young people. We need to evaluate past experiences and prior learning gained from life experiences and environment. We need to know what a persons interests and passions are. We need to help them set goals that will empower them in pursuit of their dreams. Every student is made capable and ready to engage in self-driven, self-directed, “enhanced coached” learning activities. A multi-cultural approach is the norm where there are high expectations for every student and teacher. The strength of diversity is celebrated and embraced. The classroom must become a team environment where children support each other and regularly work as individuals, partners, small groups, and whole class or team instructed activities.
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