Anti Bullying Week

This week was Anti Bullying Week, and to go along with the theme, I thought it was important to make a post about bullying.

Being a person who was once a victim of bullying, I greatly know the affects that being picked on can cause. I remember my first encounter with bullying - it was my one of first day of school. I always wondered why I became such an easy target for bullies to pick on; a question that I have never been able to answer.

Bullying is an unacceptable reality in our world that is one of the most difficult things to deal with. I personally know the lies that cover a bully from getting in trouble. "It was just a joke, I didn't mean any harm" is the most common. For a teacher, they must put their judge hat on and hope to make the right decision. To most parents, their child is always innocent, so no matter the ruling made, there will be a protest about it, and as a teacher, you must be ready to hear the pleas of angry and upset parents.

Coming from a past were I was bullied so much, you'd think that I would have grown to resent school itself, but this was not the case. I was fortunate enough to have a lot of fantastic teachers who we're always there for me. I could always count on them to have my back, and to be the friend that I needed. This is the main reason why I decided to be a teacher myself. Maybe it's the wrong reason, I don't know, but it is a reason.

Nobody, no matter what they have done or what they look like deserves to be put down and belittled, rather, they deserve to be treated equally and fairly and they should have access to the same educ

ation and opportunists as anyone else, and when I take on my role of being a teacher, I will enforce that no matter what. That is my educational philosophy.

From my journey to yours,
Amber.

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