Just read an interesting article where a school system is having to pay $100,000 in a bullying lawsuit. (http://www.theindychannel.com/news/29927807/detail.html)
In order to learn kids need to have intellectual safety, the abiltiy to explore learning and be wrong. Yet just as important, they also need personal safety. You cannot learn in an environment where you are threatened or intimidated. So as adults on a school campus, what can we ALL do to ensure students intellectual and personal safety?
Does social media play a part? How can the adults in a student's life model appropriate behavior in the age of increasing cyberbullying? You can post anything in the heat of the moment on Twitter or Facebook without seeing the immediate impact on the receipiant. How can we help students learn to be accountable for their actions - even if they cannot immediately see the impact?
No comments:
Post a Comment