tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988323189898113183.post8229759687723916495..comments2023-12-18T01:01:57.910-08:00Comments on Modern School: Ending Bullying by Changing Its NameUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988323189898113183.post-86045124585249576702013-05-16T18:54:17.470-07:002013-05-16T18:54:17.470-07:00I think part of the problem is that people want to...I think part of the problem is that people want to distinguish "bullying" from other forms of domination, oppression, abuse and meanness so they can maintain the power imbalance in their favor. but in the context of the classroom, teachers have the responsibility to intervene any time children are abusing each other.<br /><br />Also, I don't think it is a question of "society" favoring the powerful, so much as the powerful holding all the cards and being able to make the rules in their favor.Modern Schoolhttp://modeducation.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988323189898113183.post-11516515727264592192013-05-15T22:48:52.808-07:002013-05-15T22:48:52.808-07:00Is the very system itself the basis of bullying? ...Is the very system itself the basis of bullying? The authoritarianism practiced in most every society permits for a power imbalance between any two persons. Any power imbalance has the potential for bullying. While there are regulations intended to keep the person with more power from abusing those with less power, society tends to favor the powerful and give them a lot of leeway. Is the reason for that because people fear the powerful and know what the consequences of not giving them that leeway might be? That goes back to the problem then of power corrupting and absolute power corrupting absolutely. So, is bullying ultimately designed into the socio-political-economic system? If so, we have bigger problems on our hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com