Bullying in the Schools

Bullying has become one of the biggest problems in schools today. The bullying has escalated in such a way that students are considering or worse, actually committing suicide and other self harming activities. A past show on MTV really caught my attention, and I thought it was the most effective way of dealing with bullying in the schools.

If you really knew me was a show about students in schools taking part in a program that allowed and required students to get to know their peers. Because so many problems in school stem from ignorance, this program provided the students with activities that helped them learn about themselves and their fellow classmates.

The reactions to thèse activities were astonishing. Students were expressing themselves, talking about problems in school, with themselves, and at home. Students then were able to understand each other. They were able to understand certain actions and reactions of their classmates, why some of then acted the way they did, looked the way they did, and thought the way they did. I feel that more programs like this should be implemented into the schools all over the nation.