Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Why Do People Bully?

There are many different reasons why kids choose to bully. people think that if they bully it will make them more popular. They also sometimes do it for attention, and to make them look tough. When kids bully it makes them feel in control, and they like to make kids afraid of them. Most of the time the kid who is bullying is bigger than the person being bullied. This is so that the bullied kid feels intimidated. Another reason for kids bullying is that they themselves may be being bullied. Often times bullies do not understand the affect it is having on the person being bullied. When people are bullied often times people don't think that there is anything wrong with it and that it is just apart of life. They believe that it will make the person stronger and will teach them to stick up for themselves.

Monday, December 8, 2008

How many kids are bullied in a month

Bullying is a serious problem in schools around America. Kids all over are scared to go to school because of bullying. Kids are bullied for all different reasons including racial differences, perceived sexual orientation, learning disabilities, religious differences, sexual harassment and others. Sixty-six percent of kids are teased at least once a month, and almost one-third of kids are bullied once a month. six out of ten (60%) American teens witness bullying at least once a day and do nothing about it. For kids in between grades six and ten, nearly one sixth of those kids are bullied at least once in a year. Many have been bullied more than that though. that means that 3.2 million kids are bullied each day. The part that is even worse is that there are 3.7 million bullies out there. If we don't take control of bullying now it can lead to other serious issues with those kids who have been bullied.