Power and Control

On Thursday, we discussed the importance of Power and Control with Neelam.
Reactions create power and control for bullies.
We also watched It's A Girls World. For more information, click on their website below:
http://films.nfb.ca/itsagirlsworld/GirlsWord.html

To review what Neelam taught us, please read below:


Anti-Bullying Workshop
Crescent Town PS
Girl’s Group

Components of Workshop:
1. Differentiating between good and bad friendships
2. Reviewing first few minutes of “It’s a Girl’s World” and reviewing the different characters and their roles. Applying knowledge of good/bad friendships.
3. What are the characteristics of Bullying? How can we stop the bully from taking power and control away from us?
4. Discussion: Why is it important to help others? (Role of the Bystander)

What are the characteristics of a good friendship?
Good Friendship
Honesty

Sharing

Kind
Stand up for you
Don’t spread rumours
Someone you can talk to about your problems
Won’t leave you behind








Spread rumours
Lie to you
Leave you
Hurt you
Gossip about youWhat are the characteristics of a bad friendship?

Bad Friendship


What are the characteristics of Bullying? What does the Bully want?
Bullying
POWER/CONTROL
Attention
Reaction

Hurt on Purpose
Over & Over Again




Bullying
Attention
Reaction

Hurt on Purpose
Over & Over Again








If the victim tries not to give the bully the reaction they want (to show hurt) and the bystanders do not give the bully attention (laughing, making comments or even just standing by doing nothing) then it makes it hard for the bully to continue to hurt over and over again.
Sometimes the bully does this because he/she was a victim themselves or because they are going through difficulty in their personal life. We want to be careful not to bully the bully, just to stop the behavior.

Video:
It’s A Girl’s World (showed the first few minutes)
A Documentary about Social Bullying
Classroom Version
National Film Board of Canada Production