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PUBLIC SPEAKING 2018

NAME : FASHA ADRIANA BTE AZLAN

SCHOOL : SK KOTA MASAI 2

Good morning to ladies and gentlemen, teachers and dear audiences. I am Fasha

Adriana Azlan from SK Kota Masai 2, would like to talk about bullying today.

Let's the ball rolling.

Bullying is a widespread phenomenon in schools that has a detrimental

effect on students’ emotional and psychological well-being. It leads to short-

and long-term outcomes including problems with concentration, learning

difficulties, psychosomatic problems, depression, anxiety, etc. It may include

threats, verbal and physical abuse, mockery, insulting, and so on.

Ladies and gentlemen,

There is no unanimity among scholars and educators as to how this

dysfunctional behaviour should be prevented and punished. As far as I am

concerned, its complex nature requires a collaborative approach, which means

that parents, teachers, and students themselves need to be involved.

Solutions to eliminate bullying in schools vary significantly. Some parents

and teachers believe that this phenomenon is no more just a stage in children’s

life that does not mean anything. Many of them have been the victims of

bullying and think that it is normal in schools. This attitude is extremely

dangerous because it discourages children from reporting the cases of bullying

and leaves them face-to-face with their abusers.

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Dear respected teachers,

Some schools are more responsible when it comes to eliminate bullying.

They discourage this type of behaviour by imposing sanctions on the bullies and

providing psychological support for victims. Student education is another

widespread solution to bullying, and some educational institutions provide

lectures on bullying prevention. Working with bullies may bring positive effects

as well because these students often require psychological support to overcome

aggression.

However, the most effective solution to the problem of school bullying

lies in the collaboration of teachers, parents, and students. It is not enough to

provide lectures while parents fail to give their children enough attention and

support at home. Similarly, sanctions would not bring a long-term effect unless

students are aware of the adverse consequences of their behaviour and know

how to stop bullying that occurs within their groups.

Dear parents,

Parent education may also be effective because some families do not

realize the importance of the problem and may be blind to their children’s

needs. Thus, schools, parents, and students should work collaboratively towards

eliminating bullying and making school a safer place.

As a former victim of school bullying, I know how difficult it may be for

students to experience this type of aggression. Although my parents were

supportive and gave me some valuable advice as to how I should communicate

with bullies, it was still very hard for me to go to school sometimes. I would feel
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much better if my teachers realized the seriousness of the problem and worked

more on raising students’ awareness. I need to admit that I could not prevent

bullying when it occurred in my classroom because I simply did not know how to

intervene and help the victims. Therefore, I believe that the collaborative

approach to bullying prevention is the best solution to combat this phenomenon

in our schools.

To conclude, bullying is an extremely harmful behaviour that has adverse

effects on victims’ mental and emotional well-being and academic performance.

It may manifest itself in verbal and physical abuse, name-calling, insulting, and

so on. Schools acknowledge the importance of detecting and preventing this

phenomenon; yet, the current fragmented efforts are not enough to combat it.

From my personal experience, I can say that a collaborative approach to bullying

prevention is required that involves teachers, parents, and students.

That's all from me, Thank you.