SOC 312 Week 4 Bullying…Change

Read the following essay, written by Antonio, a fourth-grade student.

The Bully in the Mirror

Antonio, 4th Grade

Mirror Mirror on the wall why must I be the

Bully that has to fall. I beat on kids around the school

The mirror told me it wasn’t cool. The mirror told me to change.

My ways I have beat up kids all by days. I have no friends.

It’s just not right. The mirror said cause you like to fight.

I am a bully how could this be. The mirror is starting to

Change me. Reflections are now flashing back to me.

Someone plant the seed inside of me. Now the mirror has

shown me poor. I’ll change my ways and start

new days the bully is no more part of me.

Any bully can change

Imagine that you are Antonio’s teacher. Antonio obviously wants to make a change. As a fourth grader, it is almost impossible to do this alone. Therefore, he has handed this writing piece to you, his teacher. Understanding that this transformation involves far more than you and Antonio, you will devise a plan to help him change his history and be a good person.

First, read the Kenny (2007) article and discuss how Antonio’s “looking glass self” has been influenced by the agents of socialization. Be sure to explain how this looking glass self is related to his “answerability” and what role that has in his desire to change his behavior.

Next, devise a game plan for Antonio’s change:

a. Share one lesson or activity that can be completed with the whole class. The lesson or activity should focus on the importance of awareness and bully prevention. Describe the lesson or activity and how it will benefit the class as a whole.

b. List one idea showing how the class can support Antonio’s change. Explain how you would help your students support their former tormentor.

c. List one strategy that you can help Antonio implement in order for him to stay on the right path (e.g., literature, a check list, or a change in routine).

d. Provide one suggestion you would share with Antonio’s parents, so that this change in behavior is a true partnership between you (the teacher), the child, and the parents.

Use the information from your text and the Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center website to create your plan. You must include two scholarly sources in addition to the two given.

SOC 312 Week 4 Quiz

1. Question : Concrete operations is defined as stage in which children can use mental operations to solve concrete or actual problems.

Student Answer:

True

False

Points Received: 1 of 1

2. Question: Family plays a small role in the development of a school-aged child’s self-esteem.

Student Answer:

True

False

Points Received: 1 of 1

3. Question: Children who have secure relationships with their parents are likely to make friends more easily at school.

Student Answer:

True

False

Points Received: 1 of 1

4. Question: Babak is ten years old, and most of his friends are girls. Babak’s choice of friends would tend to make him less popular with his male peers.

Student Answer:

True

False

Points Received: 1 of 1

5. Question: Collaboration has little impact on a child’s ability to solve problems.

Student Answer:

True

False

Points Received: 1 of 1

6. Question: Children generally describe females in action-related terms, and males in appearance-related terms.

Student Answer:

True

False

Points Received: 1 of 1

7. Question : Lee is playing with blocks at school. He is dividing them up based on their color. This is an example of_______.

Student Answer:

categorization.

spatial thinking.

understanding cause and effect.

seriation

Points Received: 1 of 1

8. Question : According to Bronfenbrenner, children’s _____________ have a great impact on their development.

Student Answer:

macrosystem

mesosystem

exosystem

microsystem

Points Received: 1 of 1

9. Question : Sonja loves to wear her pink tutu every day. She refuses to take it off, even at bed or when it is snowing. Sonja is demonstrating what?

Student Answer:

antisocial behavior

a difficult temperament

“pink frilly dress” phenomenon

tomboyism

Points Received: 1 of 1

10. Question : Gender differences in school-aged children’s _________ have been well documented.

Student Answer:

internal locus of control

external locus of control

learned helplessness

achievement motivation

Points Received: 1 of 1

SOC 312 Week 4 Bullying…Change