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What Parents Should Know About Teens And Teasing At School
By Sintilia Miecevole, Fri Dec 9th
For most teens, going back to school means sharing classroomsand a building with many other students. Unfortunately somelearners have to deal with inappropriate behavior such asteasing. Teasing is the act of harassing someone playfully ormaliciously, especially by ridicule. It is hurtful andpotentially dangerous. Judy S. Freedman's book "Easing the Teasing" is very helpful fordealing with children's teasing issues. It specifically helpsparents learn strategies to help their children deal withteasing. Some of the suggested strategies can also be usedsuccessfully with teens so it's definitely a recommended titlefor parents and educators to peruse. This article is not goingto describe the strategies so well explained by Freedman. Thegoal of this article is to impress on parents the reality ofteasing in our school system and how schools in generalundertake to deal with discipline and behavior managementissues. From this understanding it is hoped that parents will beare more able to work collaboratively with their teen and schoolpersonnel should a problem arise. Due to the differing sizes of elementary and secondary schools,it can generally be asserted that during the elementary schoolyears there is more of a 'handle' on teasing than in secondaryschools. That is certainly not to say that secondary schools areignoring the problem. For example, secondary schools may havehome room teachers discuss such topics with students; there maybe the occasional guest speaker such as a police liaison whoaddresses the students on this or a similar topic and, facultyare surely expected to reinforce standards of appropriatebehavior. Administrative personnel at many schools use anelectronic system to track
inappropriate student behavior -usually serious incidents. Grade-level meetings are alsocommonly scheduled to discuss student achievement, work habitsand if relevant to the former, behavior. The main challenge inmost secondary schools however, is that each teacher typicallyinstructs over a hundred students daily so it's understandablydifficult to monitor, document and discuss student behavior withcolleagues on a consistent basis.
Parents who notice a sudden change in their teen's behaviorshould consider contacting the school counselor and home roomteacher to investigate whether or not the student is havingtrouble at school. It is important to note that even if astudent consistently earns good grades, all may not be goingwell for the young scholar; they may have other challenges atschool. Because teens might try to hide a problem with teasing,parents need to be extremely vigilant in their observation,listening and conversation. Teasing is hurtful and potentiallydangerous. It is a form of bullying. Low self-esteem,depression, eating disorders and in the extreme, teen suicideare possible results. Experiencing harassment in this form -whether it is done 'playfully' or maliciously, is clearly aserious problem that must be dealt with. About the author:If you want to know anything about schools, click on tohttp://www.yschools.com and find answers with your host,Sintilia Miecevole. You can find everything from public,private, Catholic schools, distance learning, curriculums andbusiness to computer, culinary schools and much more. Visithttp://www.yschools.com
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