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Have
your students fill out the online survey before submitting
an essay.
The survey is designed to help students reflect on three sides
of the issue of bullying – from the perspective of the
bully, the victim, and the bystander. It also helps students
understand the thoughts and emotions that go along with bullying,
and how bullies are not always the people you expect. It also
presents different situations and scenarios where bullying
occurs. By having students take the survey first, they have
thought through the issue and may write a better essay than
just starting the essay from scratch.
Use the topic of bullying as a platform
for meaningful discussion with your students.
Teachers who had their classes participate in past Character’s
Cool Contests found that the students were much more thoughtful
and willing to participate when the class had reflected on
the topic together. It allows the students to put the theme
of the contest in context, and oftentimes helps them develop
a concrete essay from an abstract concept.
Print out the contest flyers and post
them around your school.
For schools that are not formally organizing contest participation,
by printing out and posting the contest flyers, you are still
letting the students know that the opportunity is available
to them at the computer lab or at home.
Provide us feedback!
Since the Character’s Cool Contest is a virtual contest,
we don’t get to see how it impacts schools and students.
Plus, we would love to highlight your school if you came up
with an innovative or creative way to have students enter
the contest at your campus. Tell
us what you think!
Bullying is a widespread problem that
has affected most of us at some point in our lives. It is
especially difficult, even traumatic, for young people. Unfortunately,
bullies have begun using the Internet as a means for reaching
their victims at home via instant messaging, chat rooms, Web
sites, and blogs.
MindOH! has created cyberbullying
and other bullying resources for the victims of bullying,
those who bully, and for bystanders. These activity worksheets
are designed to help youth understand the full meaning and
consequences of bullying, to reflect on the choices they are
making with regard to this issue, and to explore ways of stopping
online social cruelty.
Visit
the MindOH! Foundation's bullying resources >
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