Bullying
From Conservapedia
Bullying is the use of force to get one's own way, typically for a selfish purpose at at the expense of others. Censorship is a type of bullying. A person who perpetrates bullying is known as a bully.
In college and at many public schools, bullying takes the form of intimidating students to prevent them from expressing or defending their conservative views. Teachers[1] and liberal students can use liberal grading to bully students into taking liberal positions or avoiding conservative ones in classroom discussions and on papers and exams. Bullying can be used to punish students in or outside of class for doing or saying something that is politically incorrect. An example of classroom bullying is for students to ostracize a fellow student based on a viewpoint expressed by that student.
Bullying by Children
Children in public schools are often permitted (at least tacitly) to bully other, weaker children. This can take the form of teasing, hitting, extortion ("Give me your lunch money"), and so on.
Educators have been known to countenance the practice by saying that as kids grow up, they simply must learn to deal with bullies.[2] The implication is that they can learn this on their own, while academic subjects such as arithmetic and English must be learned from books and teachers.
It is commonly said that bullying is "simply part of growing up" or part of "the rough and tumble of childhood."[3]
- Most students who are bullied either do not report the bullying to adults, or they wait a very long time before doing so. The reasons include feelings of shame, fear of retaliation for reporting, and fear that adults cannot or will not protect the victim in the settings where bullying usually takes place.
- Many teachers and parents tell children not to "tattle," and to resolve their problems themselves.[4]
Many academic approaches go out of their way to mention using any kind of adult force (let alone punishment) to stop bullies. One Canadian program is an exception:
- If the bullies will not change their behavior, despite concerted efforts by school personnel, the bullies, and not the victims, should be the ones who are removed from the class or school, or transferred to another program. Consequences for the perpetrators will be of considerable interest to all students, and will set the tone for future situations.[4]
