At age ten, I noticed a tall yet genuine classmate sitting on the last seat. Her behavior seemed to be unordinary compared with fellow peers. She smiled all the time without any sophistication but pure innocence. Fellow classmates and I questioned her numerous times regarding her personal matters when the teacher first introduced her on the first day of class. However, she only smiled back as if she did not understand questions. Oftentimes, classmates would tease her after class when teachers were absent. Sometimes, naughty peers would lure her to carry out indecent yet rude behaviors to other classmates. Nowadays, I can still recall her crying because some naughty classmates teased her with trash. Because of these ill-behaved plays, her mother was called and came into the class after her daughter cried the second time. At the moment, I thought my naughty peers would definitely get punished; however, it was the opposite of what I thought. The mother did not blame any naughty classmates but pleaded them to get along with kinds words instead of isolating and making fun of her. I was emotionally touched by her mother’s sincere speech and started to protect her from those naughty fellows ever since. …show more content…
I realized that my smiling classmate at the age of ten might have had Down syndrome. Sometimes, I feel sincerely apologetic for my misbehavior toward my intellectually disabled classmate. At times, I could recall and sense the pain her mother suffered when her dearest daughter got teased by immature classmates and when she gave the sincere speech to get likings toward her daughter. Moreover, I realized that the brain damage caused by the fever might contribute to my uncle’s unusual behavior. It might be this reason that my uncle would not remember me after he had seen me numerous times. Or, he just wanted to touch me passionately without knowing how to control his grasping strength as if I was his dearest
Often children do not act disrespectfully to an adult or other child unless they are provoked. If a child reads OFOtCN they may see how popular McMurphy is to the other patients and try to imitate his actions in hope of attaining everyone's attention. According to Education Digest, on child psychology, the article advocates, "Children who struggle academically or socially may believe that they're "bad" students and thus are not valued. They may use defiance as a way to gain a sense of personal importance"(46). The article clearly states how a child may act defiantly so everyone notices them, in the classroom. The strive for attention does not end in school either; a child still requests attention from their parents when they get home. Attention Deficient is an article that presents the life of "Peggy," more often known as the middle child who constantly endeavors for their moms' attention, to portray that "the circumstances are different, but also the same. Every child craves attention. Needs to be looked at and listened to"(Byrne 26). Children pursue attention and often when they do not receive enough they will do any deed excessively. Hence to prevent children from performing the abhorrent deeds in OFOtCN, in search of attention, the book should be banned from school
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When I walked into the school, I was greeted by the receptionist who kindly showed me where to sign in and then directed me to the teacher I would be observing for the day. The staff was dressed very appropriate for the day and on Friday they were able to wear pink because it was October. Although I did not see much interaction with factuality with each other, I was able to witness when the teachers of a certain grade would come to pick up their students. I saw how the teachers interacted with Mrs. Lee and they were very respectful. The student’s behavior varied from class to class. Most of the classes were well behaved with only a few students causing disruption. Mrs. Lee had warned me that the kindergarten class is normally noisier than other classes, but to her surprise the students were very quiet and did their work independently with no interruptions. Mrs. Lee did a wonderful job at keeping the students disciplined within the classroom. She would give positive re-enforcement and correct students when they would do something incorrectly. She worked really well with the students and they students responded in a respectful manner to Mrs.
Down syndrome is a very common disorder now a day’s, but not many know what it actually is. Down syndrome was a topic that was not as common back in that day. “John Langdon Down, an English physician, published an accurate description of a person with Down syndrome. It was this scholarly
Have you ever been in a situation where you were confronted by a child who has Down Syndrome and were unsure of how to act around that child? I'm sure many of us have experienced the awkwardness that accompanies such a situation. Many people feel guilt or pity for these children, I believe these reactions result from a lack of knowledge about the condition. Which is why I have chosen this topic.
In 1886, physician John Langdon Down was the first scientist to identify Down syndrome. Down was the administrator of a mental institute for children in Surrey, England. From his observations and work at the institute, he was able to identify a set of children who exhibited characteristics such as short nose, broad flat face, short and broad hands, which are features commonly identified with Down syndrome. He later wrote an essay entitled “Observations of the Ethnic Classification of Idiots” in which he asserts the notion that it was possible to classify different types of health conditions through race. His essay included his now famous classification of what is today known as Down syndrome, which he categorized as the Mongol...
Have you ever been teased? Maybe even pushed around like a rag doll? Bullying is a nationwide problem. It affects people of all ages. About 90% of 4th through 8th graders have experienced bullying in the U.S.. Bullying has caused many issues, such as depression, anxiety, or even suicide. Nevertheless, even in bullying you have players, or roles you could say. Dealing with bullying is a very hard thing to do, but with each role in a bullying situation, there are dragons to slay. In every bullying situation you have three players; the bully, the victim, and the bystander.
Children are reacting to the authority of persons in their lives. The teacher acts in a firm but friendly manner to reinforce limits, raise conscious levels, and teach alternative behaviours. I have noticed a child in a childcare, showed mistaken behaviour as a result of dominant character. Despite her small size, she has rapidly become one of the leaders. She plays with just about all of toys, and she has a constant need to be in control of other. She occasionally gets in to arguments, with her peers when they no longer accept her leadership. She has difficulty resolving these conflicts and frequently has a tantrum when she is unable to have her own way. Then I made them sit quietly and I asked her whether she likes it when her friend feels sad. He says "no." I continue to guide him through discovering a solution by asking questions until we reach one that works. The kind gesture makes her feel happy and stopped her argument with peers. Together we find a solution that builds her awareness and how to solve peer conflicts, giving him tools to build positive relationships in the future. According to Gartrell” At the socially influenced level, children have learned that using
“Tiffany Witkowski, 17, is a rarity in her school — maybe in the universe — because she doesn't have a Facebook account. A senior at Von Steuben Metropolitan Science High School in Chicago, Witkowski quit Facebook after growing tired of classmates posting comments on her wall such as, "You're a suck-up," and, "You think you're better than everybody else.” "They would go to my boyfriend's page, and the next day at school, people would say, 'Oh, you and your boyfriend saw...” (Dawn Turner Trice | September 26, 2011. Chicago Tribune). Bullying has been engrained in American society since the country’s founding. Bred from a capitalistic economy and competitive social hierarchy, bullying has remained a relevant issue through the years.
Preview of speech: the most simple sentence, even just a small word can hurt someone’s feelings
It only takes one bad experience to change your opinion on something. Imagine if you went through this same bad experience for months, or better yet years. Your whole personality, how you view yourself, and others changes drastically. This is what it feels like to be bullied. Bullying is a serious issue in America, especially among children and young adults. From kindergarten all the way up until my sophomore year of high school, I was a victim of bullying. Being bullied changed how I viewed myself and others, what my values and morals were, and it shaped me into the person I am today.
I had faced mine earliest ethical dilemma in the first grade. Most of the time I felt quite happy at school; I liked my teacher and had a lot of friends from different groups. But there was one thing I really didn’t like at all. Every day I saw the same boy in my class tease and bully the same girl during recess. The boy never bothered me, but was very careful to tease the girl where teachers couldn’t see it happen, or during times adult
Child A is a forty month old male pupil at this setting and attends regularly for five mornings a week since September 2011. He has two siblings and he is the middle child. He lives with his siblings and both parents. He is one of the younger children in his nursery year. He has not yet formed any friendships with his peers at the setting and children are wary of him due to his unpredictable volatility. His behaviour has also been ...
The article, “Bullies and Their Victims”, by Berk (2010) gives an analysis of how bullies and their victims develop, what makes them persistent and how they and their victims can be assisted. Bullying is an activity that thrives mostly in a school setting because of peers and the various cultures and diversities among them. Interactions are inevitable among children, but bullying is destructive because it aims at peer victimisation. Both boys and girls have the ability to become bullies but the majority of them are boys who use physical and verbal attacks on their victims. In the more recent generations, the means of bullying is amplified in the adolescent stage by using electronic means like cyber bullying. Students will rarely like bullies but if they do, it is because of their leadership abilities or influential personalities. Their peers may join or stand by to watch as the victims are bullied.
Bullying is a serious problem in our society today. There are many examples in the world, either in direct contact or through social network to harass peers. Bullying can leave many different effects on child’s development, and adulthood as well. Bullying not only affect physical health, it also can affect mental health. The effects bullying can have on its victims is something that may last throughout their lives, or something that may end their life. Violence can be psychological, economic, physical, and sexual. Bullying can affect your brain and body. There is also workplace bullying, which became international problem. Children hood bullying can leave lifelong scars.