Teachers...Good to Great!
Barbara F. Adams
Teachers can teach and students can learn.(c)
TEACHERS...GOOD TO GREAT!
Great Rochester Metropolitan Area, NY
United States
ph: (585) 200-8769
barb
Bullying Prevention
Programming consistent with the
famous, research-based
OLWEUS
Bullying Prevention program
Contact Barb Adams for complete details
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Schools/Colleges/Businesses:
- What is pushed under the rug because of the need to "get the job done?"
- Is there an elephant in the middle of your organization that students/employees don't feel comfortable addressing?
- What are your priorities?
- What is your responsibility in addressing bullying in your organization?
- What are your community resources?
- How can I help?
"GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, today marks the culmination of 10 years of pioneering research documenting the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students with the release of The 2009 National School Climate Survey.
The 2009 survey of 7,261 middle and high school students found that at school nearly 9 out of 10 LGBT students experienced harassment at school in the past year and nearly two-thirds felt unsafe because of their sexual orientation. Nearly a third of LGBT students skipped at least one day of school in the past month because of safety concerns."
Student Experiences, a Hostile School Climate and the Effects on Educational Outcomes and Psychological Well-Being:
- 84.6% of LGBT students reported being verbally harassed, 40.1% reported being physically harassed and 18.8% reported being physically assaulted at school in the past year because of their sexual orientation.
- 63.7% of LGBT students reported being verbally harassed, 27.2% reported being physically harassed and 12.5% reported being physically assaulted at school in the past year because of their gender expression.
- 72.4% heard homophobic remarks, such as "faggot" or "dyke," frequently or often at school.
- Nearly two-thirds (61.1%) of students reported that they felt unsafe in school because of their sexual orientation, and more than a third (39.9%) felt unsafe because of their gender expression.
- 29.1% of LGBT students missed a class at least once and 30.0% missed at least one day of school in the past month because of safety concerns, compared to only 8.0% and 6.7%, respectively, of a national sample of secondary school students.
- The reported grade point average of students who were more frequently harassed because of their sexual orientation or gender expression was almost half a grade lower than for students who were less often harassed (2.7 vs. 3.1).
- Increased levels of victimization were related to increased levels of depression and anxiety and decreased levels of self-esteem.
- Being out in school had positive and negative repercussions for LGBT students – outness was related to higher levels of victimization, but also higher levels of psychological well-being.
SOURCE: Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network
Photo by Barb Adams (c) 2009Watch my video:
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"If you truly claim
who you are,
no one can use
you against you."
Chris Colfer of GLEE
Spokesperson for
1-866-4-U-TREVOR
1-866-488-7386
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Rampant bullying goes
on in every school.
IT'S ALL OVER.
IT'S IN AL SCHOOLS.
It's only your fault when you doing nothing about it;
when you don't address it.
Look at the stats
on this page.
Then, look at the solution on this page.
BULLYING STATISTICS
The National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
(The NICHH is part of the National Institutes of Health)
- Thirty percent (30%) of U.S. students in grades six through ten are involved in moderate or frequent bullying — as bullies, as victims, or as both — according to the results of the first national survey on this subject.
- Bullying is increasingly viewed as an important contributor to youth violence, including homicide and suicide. Case studies of the shooting at Colombine High School and other U.S. schools have suggested that bullying was a factor in many of the incidents.
RECENT STATISTICS SHOW THAT:
- 1 out of 4 kids is bullied. The American Justice Department says that this month 1 out of every 4 kids will be abused by another youth.
- Surveys show that 77% of students are bullied mentally, verbally, & physically.
- In a recent study, 77% of the students said they had been bullied. And 14% of those who were bullied said they experienced severe (bad) reactions to the abuse.
- 1 out of 5 kids admits to being a bully, or doing some bullying.
- 8% of students miss 1 day of class per month for fear of Bullies.
- 43% fear harassment in the bathroom at school.
- 100,000 students carry a gun to school.
- 28% of youths who carry weapons have witnessed violence at home.
- A poll of teens ages 12-17 proved that they think violence increased at their schools
- 282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month.
- More youth violence occurs on school grounds as opposed to on the way to school
- Playground statistics - Every 7 minutes a child is bullied.
- Adult intervention - 4%. Peer intervention - 11%. No intervention - 85%.
Photo by Barb Adams (c) 2009
While Kids are Afraid to Come to School;
While Kids are Afraid AT School!
Contact me today!
barb@barbarafadams.com
TEACHERS...GOOD TO GREAT!
Great Rochester Metropolitan Area, NY
United States
ph: (585) 200-8769
barb
