Tuesday, February 14, 2012

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Does the Entertainment World do enough?

The Grammy's got me thinking about celebrities and whether or not they could do more to promote healthy relationships and postive behaviors as apposed to "sex" and "scandal".  Kids love celebrities and the fame that comes with it, so why wouldn't we use that to our advantage.  Why can't we find celebs, music and movies that discuss and protray the behaviors we want our kids to mirror.  It's a win - win! 

While watching the Grammy's the other night, I was moved by the performance given by Taylor Swift.  I truly feel like kids can benefit by listening to her song and having a conversation about what the lyrics actually mean and how they might relate.
http://www.wetpaint.com/network/video/watch-taylor-swift-sing-mean-at-the-2012-grammy-awards

Diana posted a link to a powerful video by Rascal Flatts that tells the story of teen suicide.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd-2EkA4LgI
She also reminded us of a movie found on ABC Family, called CyberBully.  You can buy it in iTunes for $3.99.
Here is a preview!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLuO0F0qE-Q&feature=related
and we can't forget about Ellen...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSVRnsDCZNw

I would love to add a section to our livebinder on resources like these!  Please reply to this post with some of your own entertainment resources.

41 comments:

  1. I am a big country music fan and really love Taylor Swift! I think she's a great role model for kids; her songs have really powerful lyrics that anyone can relate to. I think country music in general has really powerful messages. Country artists connect to people on a deeper level and stray away from some of the more explicit topics that other types of music seem to gravitate toward. It's important to remember that kids are easily influenced, especially by the media and celebrities they look up to, which is why it's so great to see artists like Taylor Swift speaking out against people being "mean" and truly setting a positive example. Her video for the song "Mean" is really good, and it follows stories of fictional teenagers who are teased in school but grow up to be successful in their lives. Here is the link:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYa1eI1hpDE&ob=av2e

    Selena Gomez also has a video for her song "Who Says" that sends the message to fans that you're beautiful no matter what others might say.
    Here's the link to her video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzE1mX4Px0I&ob=av2e

    Again, I can only say wonderful things about Ellen Degeneres, and in the media, she is one who has really been doing a lot to speak out against bullying. Here are some interviews from her show by Justin Bieber, Madonna, and Michelle Obama who share their concerns about this issue.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHLBMPCJVA4

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuRIG8obM0g

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMp539CdDKw

    What I think is great about celebrities voicing their thoughts on bullying is that it helps kids realize that they aren't alone in their situations. It's eye opening for them to see that even people they admire (who are famous) also have experiences with being teased and made fun of, but we all have to take in the positive and do our best to ignore the hurtful things others might say.

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    1. I completely agree with you when you say that it is eye opening for kids to hear that even famous people get bullied or got bullied when they were in school. It really makes them feel like they are not alone.
      I also think that it is great that so many different people are standing up for bullying. Not everyone like Justin Beiber or any other people. But, there is a celeb out there that most people do like that stand up for bullying. I have heard of many athletes that stand up for bullying as well, it’s not always just music.
      Melissa R

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    2. Diana...GREAT resources! I will make sure to add them to the list! Thanks!

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    3. I especially liked the clip with Michelle Obama...she is so eloquent and poised! Just as she tells her children, it is YOUR responsibility to not stay silent when you see instances of bullying, we need to create classroom communities in which students and teachers look out for one another.

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    4. While I totaly agree with you Andrea, I was the target of bullying and I found there is no help from teachers or administration. Today, my daughter is a target of bullying and still, even with a zero tolerence policy, nothing gets done. With this new cyberbullying, the police do not do anything either.
      I am on the fence about celebrities aiding in this situation.
      My priest brought up this very subject a few weeks ago. He had a real good point. Most bullying is not done for kicks. It is because this kids are missing something in their lives and you have that thing that they are missing.
      I loved Taylor's song. It was awesome. I am a heavy metal listener, but Taylor is talented. She really hit the point.
      I guess it is worth a shot.

      Mike

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    5. I think a huge underlying issue associated with bullying is the general lack of follow through for the students, both the bully and victim. While we have laws and jargon and policies that all "sound" good, are we really addressing the issues at hand that will not only stop the behaviors but modify them long term. It is extremely frustrating when adults monopolize their own agendas to make it seem like they are helping their students. Oftentimes bullies are consistent offenders, so we must look to the causation of the behaviors, identify it, address it, control it, modify it, and create intrinsic reflection in the student. I am not saying that we do not need policies addressing bullying. However, I am saying we need policies that address the NEEDS of our students and not the needs of the bureaucracy.
      -MCC

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  2. This week in the school I work at there were a few students talking about the Taylor swift performance. They were saying how awesome it was that at the end she sang “someday I’ll be singing this at the Grammys.” There were talking about how cool that was that she changed the lyrics to show that person who did her wrong that she made it. Taylor Swift writes most of her songs after experiences she has had, this is no different. Most of her songs are about how a boyfriend did her wrong, so it was nice to see her write a song about something else.
    I think the best part of the video was the ending when everyone stood up. The look on Taylors face showed me that she knew that her song was showing everyone what this song really means. I feel like this song can speak to every single person, not just students. Everyone can realize that bullies really are liars and pathetic just like her lyrics said. If someone is a liar they can see how they really are and realize what they are doing is wrong. This song makes me think about this one girl all through elementary, middle and high school that picked on my friends and I. She literally was awful, we all see who she has, or I guess hasn’t become now and it makes us feel so much better about all the times she did us wrong!
    I have seen Ellen’s video before about the teenagers, and children who have killed themselves because they were being bullied about their sexual preference. Every time I watch it my heart breaks all over again. I do not get how a person can be so mean to someone else. I really don’t. It may sound stupid to say that but it’s true. I also do not understand what is going through their heads when they CLEARLY see that they are affected someone’s life. It honestly bothers me that something is preventing these bullies from seeing what they are doing to other people.
    In the LOL OMG book one of the chapters talks about the student at Rutgers who killed himself because his roommate was broadcasting his sex life for everyone to see on the internet. Once again, I do not understand why someone would want to do this to someone else. I find it absolutely disgusting that he did this even once, but he had done it several times adding people who watched it every time. I was glad to see that the two people who started this web video were charged on multiple accounts after Tyler killed himself.
    Melissa R.

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    1. I'm sorry about your experience in school. Kids can be terribly cruel, for no valid reason. Although, I'm glad to hear you had the support of your friends. Some of these poor students commit suicide because they feel completely alone; like they have no friends.

      Thanks for sharing Melissa!

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  3. Melissa,

    I don't think it's stupid at all to just not be able to understand how someone can be so cruel to someone else. I can't understand it either. You wonder how someone can keep teasing and bullying when they see how it is truly affecting someone else's life. The story in LOL OMG that you refer to had an impact on me too. It's devastating to hear that some people just don't see any other way out when they're being bullied. That's why it's great for celebrities and other individuals to speak out about their own experiences to show people in similar situations that things do get better in time.

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    1. Dear Melissa; There a serious issues underlying bullying. Nobody wakes up and says,"I will bully xyz today." There is something missing in that person. A big hole. I am not sure what a song or rich celebrity who seems to "have it all" on the surface, can do to prevent someone from bullying another classmate. It never helped me. It took me becoming violent for a few mintues to get everybody to leave me alone. Again, I would never condone this course of action, but in my case, it worked.
      I do not want to be negative at all. Forgive me if I seem it.
      Of course, I had the last laught with pictures of my class reunion in facebook. I still have my hair.

      Mike

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    2. I definitely agree with you. It is really hard for me to watch or read about stories of bullying and not wonder how anyone can be so indifferent towards the feelings of others, and actually finding pleasure in the pain of those they are victimizing! I agree with Mike that I am not sure how celebrities can prevent bullying, but I think they can definitely bring the issue to light, and help inspire those who are being bullied to reach out. On the otherhand, it does make me wonder how bullying can be prevented; I think that bullying is a psychological reaction to someone who needs to fill a void, and find they can do that by bullying others and receiving that attention as a result. Maybe instead of telling students not to bully, we can spend more time getting to know our students and discover the issues at their source as a proactive instead of reactive measure.
      -Chelsea

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    3. I am all about creating awareness and trying to combat bullying, and it's great that some celebrities are talking about bullying. BUT...I'm not sure how much children can relate to celebrities. It may be reassuring to know that come celebrities were once bullied, but I'm not sure just how comforting it would be for me if I was a child being bullied. I'd rather see and hear stories from real people just like me and learn how they overcame bullying. Sorry for being a little negative but, I don't relate to celebrities now in my life and I don't think I could have when I was younger either.

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    4. I am a small person and through high school I was being bullied. I was scared to walk alone and at times even go to school. Threfore I began to hang around with the wrong crowd inorder to get protection from bullies. My friends were gang member and girls that were much bigger than so they can protect me. Let me tellm you it worked. I was not bullies and when I wasd there was aloways someone to stick up for me. However I paid the price for, My grades started to plumet, I would miss class, I wanted to be cool. i handle the bulling stituation in the wrong way. Hoever after I had grduated senior year I turned my life around and gave a couple speeches in school to prevent kids from getting involved in the wrong crowd..

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  4. For many of us, actors seem to take on this super-human persona. It's when they self-disclose about topics that we can relate to, or advocate for a cause that we're passionate about, do they become more relatable. The shared experience of bullying, or perhaps I should say the outcome of "mean-spirited behavior," is one that many of us have experienced.

    While I wouldn't characterize myself as a "gleek" (AKA a huge fan of Glee), I do admire how the show takes on tough issues that many high school students face, attempting to leave viewers with a positive message at the end of each show. In the 2010 season, the show continued to emphasize tolerance and acceptance.

    Rachel, played by Lea Michele, faced unimaginable taunting during the early seasons of Glee. The following video was created by a fan of the show:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iZmBgAKgiQ

    Take a look at this clip, featuring an interview with Glee stars Josh Sussman and Max Adler. Both actors hosted a concert "against hate" at the Kennedy Center in 2010.

    http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/mornings/popular-tv-show-cast-members-take-a-stand-against-bullying-111510

    Here is the ever-popular, Chris Colfer, who discusses his character, Kurt, on The View. Growing up, Chris was bullied because of his "flamboyant" nature, and his character on the show faces similar challenges.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhrCvQeLaTw

    Finally, this is a clip of Matthew Morrison, the choral director on Glee, speaking out against bullying.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VaykR_GaFk

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    1. Andrea, What great clips you found! Thanks for sharing!
      -Danielle

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    2. I cant say that I am a Gleek either, but you have definitely found some great clips about bullying and the clashes of lifestyles that often take place in schools. So many different lifestyles of cultures are explored in this show, and I think it has become a great platform for schools and educators to see this environment through a psychosocial lens as it affects their students.
      -Chelsea

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  5. I watched Cyber bullies because I was interested to see where they were going to take this movie. I was pleasantly surprised at what I saw. I thought it was going to be some stupid movie that really does not show what cyber bullying really does to real people. I was completely wrong. I think that kids of all ages should watch this movie. Whether you have been bullied or you are the bully this video can help you. If you have been bullied the movie showed you that you can go to support groups, and most importantly it showed you that you are not alone. If you were the bully you can see how your actions can truly affect someone’s life.
    Melissa R

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    1. Melissa,
      I can agree, I thought the movie might be a silly high school movie, but I truly agree with you! This should be shown to kids of all ages. Whether they are the victim or the bully this movie can really open their eyes. I also think a bully would benefit from this movie tremendously.
      -Danielle

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  6. Wow, it's amazing to see how many resources there are out there! I think Taylor Swift is an amazing artist and well liked too! Many of my sixth graders love her and pay attention to what the lyrics say. I feel that kids really get music and look up to celebrities. I get angry when I listen to the radio and hear so many inappropriate songs, because they aren't teaching children the right things. This also goes hand and hand with television. Many of my students are talking about "Jersey Shore" and how they are the "coolest" people. I feel that show is not appropriate for middle school students and that's who they're choosing to look up to.

    At my school, we recently had a pretty big fight between two girls at my school. It took place after school, was videotaped, and students stood around encouraging the girls to fight. My school is a very positive school and things like this usually don't happen. The one thing that was really alarming was that no one stepped in to help stop the fight. They stood around laughing and cheering as these girls let all their anger out on each other. After this incident, we as a school talked to the kids about being a "bystander."

    Bystander is a term that many middle school students understand, but don't really know what it means to intervene. Like Jo Ann Freiberg stated, "When it's mean, intervene." We started the lesson by showing students this clip about a psychology experiment that was done by high school students:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcD_9eTa7AY&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

    This video was clearly done by students, (there are minor spelling errors) but show students pretending to pass out in the middle of the hallway to see if anyone would help them. The results are shocking! When my students looked at this, they couldn't believe it! There were able to instantly reflect and connect this experiment to their lives.

    You might be asking yourself right now about how this might connect to bullying. Many people might observe bullying going on, but just watch it happen and maybe have decided to laugh along so that they don't become the next target. With everyone being a bystander, innocent kids are taking their life because they don't feel they have the support they need to help them. We talked about ways of being an "Upstander" and how to help people around us.

    There is a great book called, "Bystander," by James Preller, which is about a 7th grader who moves to a new school. Very good book!

    This was a great lesson where we could talk about "red and green" dot behaviors. At our middle school, this is the common lingo we use to describe a behavior that we see. Students are responding immediately to it and those who are showing either behavior are reinforced immediately. The point is to show them what "red" dot and "green" dot behaviors look like.

    My apologies for the length of this post, but there is so much to talk about. I feel that there are a lot of resources out there, but we need to guide kids in the right direction.

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    1. Melissa, the "bystander effect" is an important one to educate our students on. It wasn't until I took a social psych course in college did I realize how true this really is. Bystanders assume that 1) someone else will intervene OR 2)want to avoid becoming the future target. It all goes back to creating a positive learning climate...Well said!

      The bystander effect is also known as "Genovese Syndrome" after the brutal murder of a young girl, named Kitty Genovese, in the 1960s. 38 people heard the attack happening, but nobody did anything to help. The following clip is suitable for an older audience (i.e. high school), and demonstrates an extreme case of what can happen when nobody says or does anything:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJqhWkTGu5o&feature=related

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  7. I started backwards today. I replied to Andrea above first therefore, I will have to repeat my self a bit.
    I was a target of bullying from 4th grade until 8th grade. It was not a pretty situation. My parents would come in to school to complain to the principle, but my teachers would repremand me instead for not being tough. Wethersfield I guess.
    It was not until I hit high school and I lost 44 pounds in one year when it all ended (and the fact that I beat up my neighbor, who was in my homeroom, that I was finally left alone. I do not condone that course of action.
    Today, school districts have a "Zero Tolerance" policies and still to no avail. Police cannot even intervene with Cyberbullying. I am not sure what "Zero Tolerance" actually means. Can anyone help explain it to me?
    Kids have celebrities as role models. I see that. Mine was Greg Nettles of the New York Yankees until age 13 when I got into heavy metal and followed Ozzy, Randy Rhoads, Black Sabbath, etc. Some speak out more than others..that is for sure. But, can these celebrities actually prevent bullying?
    Why does bullying actually begin? I think it is becuase that kid or group of kids are missing something in their lives. They see that something in you and attack you for having it. It could be a smile. It could be having a family.
    I am on the fence about using celebrities. Most of them are not positive role models.

    Mike Hatzikostantis

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  8. So, I got talking with some friends and I was told that the WWE has had this campaign going on for quite some time about bullying. I decided to go to YouTube to see if I could watch the video they play on the air. I was shocked to find so many videos about bullying and cyber bullying. I ended up watching several of them and I thought they were good so I wanted to share. I know that there are many students who love wresting, I can imagine by the amount of t-shirts I see and the amount of talk I hear. When I was watching them I realized that these wrestlers were talking about how they were bullied, and they were sharing ways to get help. This video tells students “Don’t be a bully, be a star”

    http://youtu.be/6nRNvyqVl9w

    This video had some interesting statistics for students to think about

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txl4yJUTKqQ&feature=relmfu

    I went to the WWE website and they had a link on the page about bullying and their campaign, I thought it was interesting because they provided links for students if they need help or want to talk to someone.

    http://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/wweinyourcorner/be-a-star-mission

    This video was the most interesting video I found, this wrestler was actually in a Bridgeport, CT school talking to students about bullying. The best part was he shared with the students that he was bullied when he was a student as well. The students can really relate to him and realize that their favorite wrestlers have been bullied as well.

    http://youtu.be/V2bUXp0P4N0

    Sorry you can't just click on the links, my computer won't let me!

    Melissa R.

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    1. Melissa, great resource. This is a great way to relate to our students, many of whom think that by bullying they are the "tough guys." The third video was my favorite and I will definitely share it with my students.

      -MCC

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  9. I feel just as anything there is a good and a bad or “evil" so to speak. I believe this goes along with anything, celebrities included. There are many celebrities that grew up in the spot light therefore leading them to live these crazy dramatic lives. These people are not good role models. I believe it is your responsibility as a parent to teach your child who are respectable role models and who aren’t. You cannot stop the media but you can help influence who or what your child believes and respects in.
    There are many Celebrities who are good role models and who stand up to bullying or who portray what a good citizen is, does the good out weight the bad? Are our students or children exposed to too much as such a young age? I do not believe in sheltering a child by any means, but I do think children and students are exposed to topics and situations at younger and younger ages.
    Teachers, adults and parents all influence who our children/students look up to. There are so many adults that feed into the gossip about celebrities and all the scandals that go on. These have always been going on; people are just so obsessed with it, even adults that our students and children think this is okay. Every where students and children go whether it’s in a waiting room at a doctor’s office they will see a magazine with the next celeb couple who’s getting divorced. This brings me back to what do you believe in as a person, how are you raising your child, with good morals and respect. If you do your child or student will respect that and make good choices about whom they look up to.
    Bullying on the other hand has gotten out of control, and the thought of celebrities stepping in to make a difference seems like a great idea. I know there are many campaigns and ads for anti bullying but quite frankly I don’t think that actually helps a particular student. People need to step in when they are seeing it happen and stop being a by standard.
    -Danielle

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  10. I really like Taylor Swift's song because it is not only education in regards to the power of words, but also can be incredibly motivating for those who have been victim to bullying before. I have not seen the ABCfamily movie, I think it is definitely a start in the right direction as to how the media can create positive feedback versus the negative implications of sex and scandal.

    Here is a link to an article and trailer about a new MTV show about digital abuse and the consequences it can take on its victims and perpetrators:
    http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1671547/cyberbullying-sexting-mtv-ap-survey.jhtml

    Here is another MTV link to a new campaign against inappropriate use of digital media that has information about the various types of digital abuse along with individual stories and solutions regarding these issue:
    http://www.athinline.org/facts

    -Chelsea

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    1. Chelsea, that is a fantastic video (Cyberbullying). Will definitely be showing that to my CREW kids. Thanks for the great resource!

      -MCC

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  11. Wow!!! Most of my recommendations have already been mentioned by my colleagues above. One resource that I believe also works, that may be a tangent in this context, is music. My students love dance, hip hop, and rap. One of the ways that I try to at least give them pause for thought is showing them music that has a positive message or powerful lyrics (B.o.B., Lupe Fiasco, Pink) etc. These tend to get a positive response from my students.

    I also have been trying to empathize with our LGBT community, especially in my classes. I know that there is a large resource of "It gets better" videos featuring celebrities.

    -MCC

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    1. Mike,
      Isn't it amazing how much more they are connected when it's music? In the beginning of the year and sporadically through the year, I have a motivational or positive song playing as a warm-up. The kids have to write a little caption of what that song means to them. It really helps keep a positive classroom environment!
      I use music in my Language Arts classes when we did our literary essay unit. I was showing kids how even musicians use literary devices in their own work!
      Also, from Marialice's class last semester, there were many motivational Social Studies songs that help kids remember things. The kids even sing them at home!
      Music is really a great motivational tool.

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    2. Mike - I love bringing music into the classroom. We just got YouTube access so I have been taking advantage of it. I use music videos all the time for students to be able to relate to the topic. And sometimes I just use the videos that have a great message to them. I have not had them write anything about what they mean to them but I definitley will. Thanks for sharing Melissa S and Mike.

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  12. I found this website which is a virtual global march against bullying

    http://www.beatbullying.org/bigmarch/

    The Trevor Project is the leading national
    organization providing crisis intervention and
    suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay,
    bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth

    Tim Gunn from project runway had attempted suicide himself and backs the trevor project which is a tolll free confidential hotline for gay or questioning youth.

    http://www.thetrevorproject.org/

    I found this article about Eminem particularly disturbing. He was bullied so bad in school that his mother sued the Detroit school system which caused him to be bullied more. When Eminem made mention of his bully in one of his songs, his bully then came forward to admit that he bullied Eminem and that he felt he should receive monetary awards because Eminem made mention of him in his song. The lyrics were:

    "He banged my head against the urinal till he broke my nose/ Soaked my clothes in blood, grabbed me and choked my throat."

    http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-10-18/gossip/27078489_1_eminem-marshall-mathers-rap-song

    But Eminem is also accused of fueling bullying with some of his lyrics??

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    1. I love Eminen, I like his lyrics> Most of the time is is talking about his life and experiences. I dont hitnk that the wants to come off as a bully, I think he talks reality. You need to defend yourself in this crazy world. You need to be tough in the world that you live. Has anyone every lived in the situation that he has, in the neighborshoods that he has, with a mother who has done drugs. or lived in a trailer.
      Bunker

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  13. Anyone watching GLEE tonight?!?!?! It is all about cyber bullying, and very much parallels the case of Tyler Clementi!
    -Chelsea

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    1. I did see the episode! Very powerful!!! What did you think?

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    2. I watched it too. I was very surprised by this episode. But, I am very glad they did it. I am also happy about the way it turned out. I feel like I knew what was going to happen after the episode the week before. I am not sure if I thought this because cyberbullying and bullying have been on my mind because of class but I had a bad feeling. I think they handled this episode very well, except for the ending.
      Melissa R.

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  14. Has anyone every watch Dumbo? Well if you have you will understand that this has become a great movie to teach my son about bullying and being mean to others. Meanness is the running theme throughout the movie; the grown elephants making fun of the baby elephant because of his ears, the clowns making fun of him, dressing Dumbo as a clown as if to degrade him, the big elephants being mean to each other. I talk to my son about how it is mean to make fun of anyone, let alone someone who was given a gift such as big ears. My son is cute with it, he yells at the “mean phants.” The movie also shows a great side of overcoming your put downs and persevering. It also shows how believing in yourself and having great support and love can help you through most anything. But why in most of these movies the bullied ends up with some special gift that shows others they have a talent better than them?

    On another note, why are all the movies about the bullied and not the bully? Don’t get me wrong, I do understand why but, why is it that we cannot experience the view of the bully and try to understand what they are doing and how they can change. I have not seen the ABC movie yet so I am not sure how they treated the bully character. But I would hope more and more movies can portray the bully as being someone who can come to understand that they are wrong. This may help those who begin to bully and feel like they can stop because of the negative support they are getting, that they can. Am I rooting for the underdog? Maybe but as I say, don’t hate the child, hate the behavior. The bully needs just as much help from us.

    Here is the video of Casey Hanes and Richard Gale story. It is an interview with Richard who is obviously confused on what he did. As a society are we praising the kids that are bullied – They are sticking up for themselves rightfully so, but is it praise when they are hurting another human being? Do you forget about the bully being a person also? Are we making the bully the outcast which in turn can be creating more issues for them? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x90E8NDm0Pw&feature=related

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    1. Thanks for sharing that video, Kate! I hadn't seen that before but it's interesting to see how these types of behaviors can have an effect on so many people, not just the bully.

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    2. Kate, I have had the same thought. Though every year there are more and more resources raising awareness about bullying, is there anything from the perspective of the bully. As you stated, it's not that films need to be created to portray the characteristics of a bully as good qualities, but children due pick up things from the media they are exposed to-so how can media be used so that a person can learn to change bullying behaviors, yet not become a victim. Some children try to retaliate and that is not an effective way to resolve conflict. I guess the bigger point is that society needs to become proactive on this matter and start teaching youth positive ways to work through conflict vs. bullying/violence. I'm not sure if I got my point across.

      Anna

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  15. Did you post it anywhere online?

    YES -> It's not private!
    NO -> Private!

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  16. Not that all the programming produced by MTV is stellar, I remember watching a few episodes of the series "If you really knew me . . ." and thinking, MTV actually has something educational on it.

    The program follows various high schools and how students who participate in a "challenge day" workshop are affected by the activities and experiences that are shared by peers. This program was to help school communities break down sterotypes and labels to create a positive school climate.

    I hope that the students who participated in the workshop continue to incorporate what they learned to their daily lives.

    The link below shows full episodes and recaps:
    http://www.mtv.com/shows/if_you_really_knew_me/series.jhtml

    Anna

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  17. Did you post it anywhere online?

    YES -> It's not private!
    NO -> Private!

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