We are all teachers. No matter our other roles in life, we are all teachers. Parents, siblings, teachers, administrators, public officials – all of us are teachers who are watched and on some level emulated. So everything that we do and say is key to the growth and development of the youth in our society.
There is one thing that is clear about our roles in society. If we want to reduce the amount of bullying that takes place in society in both young and old we must all be willing to intervene when we see it occurring. Doing so will reduce and prevent bullying and the impact it has on our youth. This is true for everyone, but especially teachers and parents. It is with this belief in mind that I have researched this subject and will begin to report my findings here in this setting.
As in any subject or area that we want to make changes, our own personal awareness and knowledge effects our ability to make changes either in ourselves or in others. I hope that parents and teachers will use this resource as a way of increasing their own awareness, as we work and report on ways to control and prevent bullying from taking place by attacking the root causes of the problems. The goal here is to work on solutions and not just to point out the problems and difficulties. This requires complete buy in that we can make a difference and then the energy to follow through.