Topic 2: Case Bully in School ( Dealing with the Problem)

How we want to overcome this problem in school?

1. Teenagers

• Learn to recognize bullying as soon as it starts.

• Recognize that you have a right that not to be bullied, harassed or abused.
  

• It is normal but misplaced if you feel shame, embarrassment, guilt and fear. The bullies stimulate these as part of trying to control you. Overrule these feelings.

2. Parents

• Don't expect your children to tell you they are being bullied.

• Talk to your children about bullying, explain the dynamics, and tell them to tell you as soon as it starts.

• Learn to recognize the signs of your child being bullied.
  

3. Teachers and School

• Ensure that the anti-bullying policy is effectively implemented and not just gathering dust on the shelf.

• Take a proactive approach to bullying, not a reactive one which will be too late.

• Ensure that all children understand what bullying is, and where and why it takes place.

Topic 2: Case Bully in School (Causes & Effects)

Causes of Bully in Schools :
1) Family

• Lack of involvement in child's interest, activities & daily life
• Lack of supervision
• Harsh, physical discipline
• Overly permissive, lack of limits

2) Peer

• Engage in bullying behaviors
• Support bullying behaviors
• Idealise violence
  

3) School

• Unsupervised break time
• Inconsistent rule enforcement
• Apathy towards bullying on the part of teachers and administrators.

Effects of Case Bully in Schools:

Effects on the Bullies:

Children who bully are likely to engaged criminal & anti-social behaviours such as:

• Fighting
• Vandalism
• Truancy
• Stealing
• Smoking

Effects on the Victims:

• Experience fear
• Loneliness
• Physical illness
• Lower esteem
• Suicidal thoughts

POEM on Case Bully

Fist punch.
Foot crunch.
Hand hit.
Mouth spit.
Eye swells.
Can’t see.
Please,
Please,
Let me be.

Rips my homework.
Steals my money.
Grabs my lunch.
Thinks it’s funny.

I won’t tell, I swear I won’t.
Please don’t do that. I said “Don’t!”

Sticks and stones may break my bones …
Sissy
Prissy
Four-eyes
Geek
Fatso
Schizo
Nerdy
Freak
… but names can really hurt.

Through the doors.
Up the stairs.
Face is bloody.
No one cares.

In the washroom.
Clean up the mess.
I’ll be safe
Until … recess.

by Andrea Wilson

Topic 2: Bullying in Schools (What is it?)

Bullying is something that happens quite regularly in schools.
But do you know what it is?



Now that you know, make sure you don't become a victim of bullying!

Topic 1: Teenage Pregnancy (Part 5 ~ Dealing with the Problem)

So how can we deal with this issue?

1. Setting curfews may seem like a drag, but this will help teenagers will develop a strong sense of responsibility.

2. Teach teenagers how to walk away from awkward situations e.g. boyfriend asking for sex.

3. Also teach self respect.

4. And if they really want to become sexually active, make sure they use protection!

5. Schools for pregnant teenagers will let them get a decent education which will in turn allow them to provide for their family in the future.

6. Lastly, 'baby hatch' centers for single mothers who cannot cope will help curb the problem of baby-dumping.

Topic 1 : Teenage Pregnancy (Part 4: For your reflection)

Topic 1: Teenage Pregnancy (Part 3 ~ News Flashback)

Topic 1: Teenage Pregnancy (Part 2 ~ Causes and Effects)

Every problem comes with causes and effects. Here, we have mapped out the causes that bring about unwanted teenage pregnancies. Knowing the causes are important for us to overcome this issue. Besides this, the negative effects of teenage pregnancy should be mentioned to all, so that everyone will be aware about this issue.

Topic 1: Teenage Pregancy ( Part 1~ Overview)

Teenage pregnancy or some call it adolescent pregnancy is a major social issue that gain loads of attention in Malaysia. It is defined as teenager/ underage female becoming pregnant. Here in this post, we are going to discuss the background of Malaysian teenage pregnancy. Over these years, the statistic of teenage pregnancy given by the Malaysian Welfare Department has shown drastic increase.


The numbers of teenage pregnancy are published by the Malaysian Welfare Department annually. However the numbers seem to be unreliable as there are many cases which are left unreported.

Unlike Western countries, teenage pregnancy in Malaysia is stigmatized. Therefore, these teens might run away from home or dump their newborn babies. Illegal abortions and dumping babies into trash bin are the two worse consequences that caused by teenage pregnancy.

The causes and effects of teenage pregnancy will be further discussed by us in our next post. Upon creating this topic on teenage pregnancy we hope our suggested advices can benefit our teenagers and societies. Till then, stay tuned and read more about this in the next interesting post.

Knowing us & Knowing ESD

What were on our minds when we named this scrapbook “ESD on ESD”? Well, it simply stands for

“Enthusiastic Social Defenders on Education for Sustainable Development”

We see ourselves as future teachers with the aim of helping the young generation in developing attitudes, skills & knowledge to make informed decisions for the benefit of themselves and others, now and in the future and to act upon these decisions.

We are focusing on “Social Issues” and therefore, we named ourselves as Social Defenders. Recently many social issues arise capturing the attention of the public. That is why we created this scrapbook to bring up the important social issues and try our best to come up with possible solutions to those problems. We are going to discuss the social issues and solutions base on the elements of sustainable development which consists of:

1) Integrated Decision Making Process,

2) Better Research and Information,

3) Democratic Values,

4) Community Participation,

5) Collaboration,

6) Equity, justice, and share progress,

7) Obligations to future generations,

8) Leadership in all sectors far beyond compliance, and

9) Long term solutions.

We will take turns to update and bring you the most interesting social issues. All readers are welcome to read and reflect on our posts. Let them be negative or positive reviews, we appreciate each reader's thoughtful comments.