This document discusses bullying in Ecuadorian schools. It states that 7 out of 10 Ecuadorian children experience bullying, which has negatively impacted their academic and social development. Common forms of bullying experienced by Ecuadorian students include mockery, aggression, and theft of personal property from classmates as well as teachers and parents. The government of Ecuador has implemented programs to address this issue and reduce bullying, as it recognizes bullying is a significant problem affecting children's well-being in the country.

1. Practical Exam

2. Practical Exam: Bullying in Ecuador
Name: Alejandra Romoleroux
Date: 18/01/16
Grade: 1A
Isabel Alarcon/ EL COMERCIO
Bullying is a global problem that affected many people each day, especially
children’s and teenagers. Bullying is consider “unwanted, aggressive behavior
among children’s” (Anonymous 2016 Stopbullyng.gov). The most common
place to find this problem is on schools, especially public. Ecuador is a country
that have a huge impact with bullying and this had cause many effects and
consequences to the students. Statistics show that 7 of 10 kids have suffer
bullying in diverse ways on Ecuador, this values have astonish the government
especially on the Education Minister.
That’s why the government had decided
to take power and try to stop it.
Ecuador have really high levels of
bullying especially o public schools, the
results show that not only children are
abused by their classmates, also by their
teachers and parents. On Ecuador 3 of 5
children suffer this problem in many different ways, for example kids had to
support mocks, aggression, loss of their individual property, etc. Values,
Taken form: stop bullyng .com

3. studies, interviews, statistics, reveal that 50% of the children’s as well as
teenagers decrease their academic development by the sensation of fear and
tension the gain thanks to bullying. Also this affect their social relationship
among others especially people of their same age. Trust issues is a huge problem
that develop the victims. In Ecuador not only the victims are the ones who
develop problems, as well the one who bother, studies show the specialists that
all the people involve have negative consequences on their daily life.
Taken from: “observatorio de la niñez y
adolescencia”
In conclusion the bullying is a
huge problem on Ecuador. The
amount of victims and abusers
need to decrease because not
only their development in
academics is decreasing, their
social life and confidence also
suffer. That’s why the government especially the minister of education had
develop many programs and campaigns that would help decrease the numbers
and make Ecuador a country with low levels of this global country.

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