Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Addressing the #bullying problem starts with adults - 2 views
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John Evans on 28 Oct 13"Educators and parents constantly discuss the nature of bullying. Despite the intensity of the focus on children, do we, as adults, focus adequately on our own social behavior? I was recently the target of bullying. While this behavior was upsetting, the reaction of those who were drawn into the situation was even more revealing. The bullying problem so prevalent in school years, often carries on into adult years with little thought given to it because, after all, these are adults. Adults however are the very people who often work with or have children. If adults can't navigate right from wrong, is it any wonder that this is such a problem with youth today? "