The Silent Psychological Killer-Katlyn

This Video I created myself from information found on http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-cyber-bullying. The clips are an interpretation of facts that were on the site.



Article: "Schoolyard Bullies get Nastier Online"
Summary: This article is about the rising epidemic that is online bullying. It shows the detrimental effects of this type of bullying, explaining how psychological bullying has the same effects, other than physical injuries, as mainstream bullying. The biggest difference being mainstream bullying can be seen by people with authority and stopped along with the fact that mainstream bullying on average ends with the school day. Whereas online bullying is hidden in anonymity or hidden from adults because children don't want to admit what is happening. Also to many students whom have the internet in their house this means that online bullying will never stop it is always there hanging over the victim. The victims feel alone and afraid to tell anyone.  This article was written to bring attention to a growing problem and find a way to put a stop to it. It tells us this is a major problem that won't go away by just ignoring it.

Assess: This article was written in USA today in 2005, while it is nearly 7 years old the information still seems relevant which may say something about us as a society if we have made no progress in keeping our children safer from bullying online. While he might not have expertise he interviews those who do, those who have done studies or students who have had this happen to themselves.

Reflect: I feel this is a horrible issue. One place a person should feel safe is the internet, a person should be able to interact with friends, or look up information without the constant fear of what some anonymous person who holds a grudge against said person, has don this time to try and ruin their lives. The fact that these children are afraid to tell someone what is happening just so as to not lost the privilege to go online speaks for itself in my book.

Swartz, Jon. "Schoolyard bullies get nastier online." USA Today. (2005): n. page. Web. 19 Feb. 2012. <http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-03-06-cover-cyberbullies_x.htm>.