D BUL

1. Bullying Prevention
through an
Understanding and
Appreciation of Diversity

2. Rainbow Island starring Harold Lloyd (1917)
Part 1
• Heiress = a woman who inherits or expects
to inherit great wealth
• Distress = discomfort, trouble, worries
• Pot = A round, fairly deep cooking vessel
with a handle and often a lid.
• Latch = a type of lock for a door
Part 2
• Kettle = metal containers for heating liquids
• Appetizing = delicious, tasty
• Appetite = a desire for food or drink
• Urge = to press someone to do something
• Nourishment = food
• Pot roast = a piece of meat roasted
• In the clover = in good circumstances

3. Difference is the state of being unlike an other
• Think of the vastness of difference
• Imagine if you could put all the faces you know, all the faces you
have seen and all the faces you might see in one picture…..
•do you know all differences or will you be able to know all
differences in the future?
•Now think of the meaning of difference against difference

4. It’s all about difference
• How many differences can you
think of?
• Is difference only about how a
person looks?
• We learn from difference
because it is what we all have in
common.

5. Differences
• Body type
• Language (also differences within the same language)
• Age
• Male/female
• Education - learning
• Social class
• Culture (arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and
thought)
• Religion
• Values – beliefs – good/bad/right/wrong
• Choice
• Decisions
• Likes/dislikes
• Dress code – table manners

6. •Customs, values, beliefs and
behaviour may be wrong
•Difference in itself is not wrong, it
is the foundation of life and the
basis of change and evolution
•But we make our choices, which is
always an ongoing process and we
respect the choices of others

7. Bullying
•People usually connect with
others who are similar to them
•Some people who fear
difference are aggressive
towards it

8. What is bullying?
Bullying is when a person repeatedly acts
aggressively towards another person. Bullying
expresses power and control.
Bullying could be:
• Physical - harm
• Psychological – rumors/gossip - threats
• Verbal – name calling/making fun
• Written – rude notes/graffiti
• Racial - exclusion
• Cultural – stereotyping (to form a simple, non-flattering opinion)
• Cyberbullying - anonymous aggression

9. The bully
•Male or female
•Rich or poor
•Arrogant not confident
•Lack of understanding
•Lack of empathy (understanding and entering into another
person's feelings)
•Desire to control
•Attacks differences
•Poor parenting

10. Results of bullying - the victim
•Fear
•Lack of confidence
•Lack of trust
•Exclusion
•Depression
•Lack of concentration
•Poor school performance

11. Conclusion
•There are millions of differences
around us and it takes time for people
to understand them and accept them.
We must show patience.
•And remember you never fully know the
consequences of your actions.

12. Are the following statements true or false?
Explain why:
1. Women are not as strong as men and therefore
they do not bully others.
2. Bullies do not change their behaviour.
3. Bullies come from all levels of society, poor
and rich.
4. Bullies are always tall, large and very
aggressive.
5. You should always fight back against a bully.
6. Bystanders should report bullying to adults
capable of resolving the problem. It is not a
matter of snitching but of respecting the
sufferer and of helping the bully become aware
of the consequences of such behaviour.