School bullying is getting worse
A Bullying in Czech schools is “getting worse,” the Education Ministry
admits, with almost one in two children a victim, and teachers who are also
being targeted blame the ministry for lack of protection. “Bullying and violence
in our schools is a serious problem,” said Education Ministry spokesman Tomáš
Bouška, who defines bullying as “targeted and repeated physical and
psychological attacks against individuals or groups of pupils who are for
various reasons unable to defend themselves.” And Bouška believes the spread of
technology has made it worse. “We have seen new forms of bullying, particularly
through mobile phones and the Internet,” he said. “The situation is getting
worse.” The problem is compounded by the lack of up-to-date figures from the Education Ministry, but the last comprehensive study by the ministry in
2005 revealed 40 percent of children have faced bullying at some point.
B A February report by the O2 Foundation and the
Aisis Civic Association found at least 10 percent of children have been victims
of cyber-bullying in the past six months alone, with 78 percent of the
aggressors coming from the same class or school as the victim. “Cyber-bullying
is likely to increase in the future along with children's growing computer
literacy,” said Jana Udatná, manager of the 02 Foundation's “Minimization of
Bullying” project.
C The most common method of abuse stems
from mobile phone messages, which make up 68 percent of all technology-related
bullying. Attacks also come in the form of instant-messaging programs and
threatening e-mails, as well as on social networking sites like Facebook and
MySpace. Traditional forms of abuse classified as bullying are physical
attacks, blackmailing, theft, damage to personal property, verbal insults,
threats and humiliation. Bullying
may also take on the form of sexual harassment and abuse.
D Teachers are not safe from bullying in schools either, according to the
O2 Foundation. More than half of students have heard of a case involving the
cyber-bullying of a teacher. Thirty-one percent of students have seen a video
ridiculing a teacher, and 22 percent think taking photos of teachers was a good
way of what they termed “getting back at them.”
E According to Helena Kolská, a police cadet who wrote a thesis titled
“Bullying in Elementary Schools,” schools and parents are key to tackling the crisis. “It is
necessary to have more discussion about the matter, for instance, in civics or relevant
classes,” she said. “Furthermore, more attention should be paid to the children
at home, so the parents know where and with whom their children spend their
free time.”
comprehensive – komplexní
humiliation – ponížení
to stem – pramenit,
pocházet
to tackle – zabránit
up-to-date figure –
aktuální údaj
1) Read the article and match each of the headings to a paragraph.
1 Tomáš Bouška’s
opinion
2 Methods of
bullying
3 How to solve
bullying
4 Report by the
O2 Foundation
5 Bullied
teachers
2) Read the article again and answer the questions.
1 What is the article
about?
2 What is the
definition of bullying by Tomáš Bouška?
3 What are
methods of bullying?
4 How are
teachers bullied?
5 How can we
prevent bullying?
3) Explain the following words.
1 lack of
protection
2 cyber-bullying
3 computer
literacy
4 blackmailing
5 video
ridiculing a teacher
4) Answer the following questions.
What is bullying? Who takes
part in bullying? What are old and new forms of bullying? What can be caused by
bullying?
1) 1.A, 2.C, 3.E, 4.B,5.D
ReplyDelete2)1. The article deals with bullying in schools. The situation is deteriorating as technology spreads and pupils are more dangerous and also afford teacher.
2) He defines bullying as targeted and repeated physical and psychological attacks on individuals or groups of pupils who for various reasons cannot defend themselves.
3)The most common form of bullying is cyberbullying. Traditional forms of abuse classified as bullying are physical assault, extortion, theft, damage to personal property, verbal insults, threats and humiliation. Bullying can also take the form of sexual harassment and abuse.
4)Teachers are bullied from ridiculing videos. And sometimes using photos.
5)There is a need to discuss this more, for example in civics or in the relevant classes. In addition, more attention should be paid to children at home so that parents know where and with whom their children spend their free time
3) lack of protection - It is a situation where people are not safe and afraid.
cyber-bullying. the use of electronic communication to bully a person. The typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature.
computer literacy it is the knowledge and ability to use computers and related with skill levels.
blackmailing it is a verb. demand money from someone in return for not revealing damaging information about them.
video ridiculing teacher - It's a situation where students shoot a teacher and edit the video and make fun of it. It is one of the forms of bullying
4) What is bullying? Bullying, in general, is intentionally aggressive behaviour involving an imbalance of power or strength, usually repeated over time.
Who takes part in bullying? They can be students or teachers but also adults.
What are old and new forms of bullying?
Traditional bullying may include:
Physical bullying with punch or punches
Verbal bullying through teasing or screaming
Intimidation through gestures or social exclusion
The new form is Cyberbullying
What can be caused by bullying? People suffer from low self-esteem, may have post-traumatic disorder, depression
1)A,C,E,B,D
ReplyDelete2)
a) The text is bullying in schools. That the situation has worsened with the development of technology. It is also about organizations that deal with bullying.
b) Bullying in Czech schools is “getting worse,” the Education Ministry admits, with almost one in two children a victim, and teachers who are also being targeted blame the ministry for lack of protection.
c) Cyberbullying, sexual harassment, physical and psychological abuse, damage to personal property, ridicule.
d) Teachers are bullied from ridiculing videos. And sometimes using photos.
e) There should be more talk about bullying in school lessons. More attention should be paid to children at home.
3)
lack of protection - It's a noun. It is a situation where there is no security.
cyber-bullying - It's a noun. Bullying that is committed on the Internet.
computer literacy - It's a noun. It is the knowledge and ability to use and understand a computer.
blackmailing - It's a noun. It's getting things from someone through violence.
video ridiculing a teacher - It's a noun. These are videos in which teachers take part in funny or unhappy situations.
4)
a) Bullying is a type of violence most often among children. It is intentional violence, ridicule or intimidation.
b) Bully involves the aggressor and the victim.
c) Old forms include, for example, physical or mental violence. Among the modern ones is cyberbullying.
d) Permanent psychological consequences. For example, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem or poor confidence in others.
1: 1- A 2-C 3-E 4-B 5-D
ReplyDelete2: 1-This article is about bullying in Czech schools. The situation has worsen because of modern technologies.
2-Bullying is a physical and psychological attacks which are tagrgeted and repeated. These attacks are agains individuals or groups whose are not able to defend themselves.
3-The mosto common is cyberbullying which happens via phones and internet. Then there are physical attacks, blackmailing, theft, damage to personal property, verbal insults, threats and humiliation and sexual harassment.
4-Students bully teachers by taking videos where the teacher is being ridiculed or the students take pictures of them.
5-We cn prevent it by talking about this problem and parents should pay more attention to their child.
3:1-lack of protection- it's a phrase. It's a situation where there is not enough protection and help.
2-cyber-bullying- it's a phrase. It's a type of bullying which happens via internet, computers or mobile phones.
3-computer literacy- it's a phrase. It means to know how to work with computer and use it well.
4-blackmailing-it's a noun. It means when someone extortions other person.
5-video ridiculing a teacher-it's a phrase. It's a video taken by a student when other students make fun of the teacher and humiliate him/her.