I went to school in Vermont for three years, from age 10 - 13. I came from Sweden.
I was busy surviving socially and didn't have any resources to "step up". Every day I went to school was Terror on Elm Street.
Sure, friends would have helped. But friends are not made by an external party.
Today I know that it is guidence about who you are that makes a difference.
This can come in many forms. But just knowing that someone is thinking about you in school, for example, like a guidance counseler or a teacher, will make a world of difference. I see an indifferent or inexperienced class of teacher as a big part of the problem.
Being a teacher also means actually seeing your students, seeing as in making sure they are noticed, seen, talked to. That will give each student some form of strength to handle what's coming once he/she steps out into the school corridor.
It's your inner strength that will stop any bullying. Confident ppl are usually not targeted.
I was busy surviving socially and didn't have any resources to "step up". Every day I went to school was Terror on Elm Street.
Sure, friends would have helped. But friends are not made by an external party.
Today I know that it is guidence about who you are that makes a difference.
This can come in many forms. But just knowing that someone is thinking about you in school, for example, like a guidance counseler or a teacher, will make a world of difference. I see an indifferent or inexperienced class of teacher as a big part of the problem.
Being a teacher also means actually seeing your students, seeing as in making sure they are noticed, seen, talked to. That will give each student some form of strength to handle what's coming once he/she steps out into the school corridor.
It's your inner strength that will stop any bullying. Confident ppl are usually not targeted.