[geocentrism] Re: sin evolve
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- Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:28:57 -0400
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I) What is Cyber Bullying?
Bullying is not like it used to be. Nowadays abuse lashes out beyond the
school yard into children’s homes via technology - creating new kinds of
bullies and new kinds of weapons.
Equally alarming is that a child you know may be as likely to become one of the
bullies as one of the victims!
Bill Belsey, teacher and founder of bullying.org and cyberbullying.ca,
describes the many facets of this new menace. “Cyberbullying involves the use
of information and communication technologies such as e-mail, cell phone and
pager text messages, instant messaging (IM), defamatory personal Web sites, and
defamatory online personal polling Web sites, to support deliberate, repeated,
and hostile behaviour by an individual or group, that is intended to harm
others.”
II) How It Differs from Schoolyard Bullying
“The incidence of cyberbullying is higher among females than males.
“43% of teens report that they have experienced some form of cyberbullying in
the past year.
“Cyberbullying is most prevalent among 15 – 16 year olds.”
[From Harris Interactive “Trends and Tudes” Vol. 6, #4. April 2007]
Cyberbullying “is not just schoolyard bullying delivered online. Cyberbullying
is very different from schoolyard bullying. The anonymity and problems
associated with cyber-communications and how they are misunderstood or mis-sent
make it different. Different kinds of kids (for the most part) become
cyberbullies than school yard bullies – the technology levels the playing field
between the physically strong and the cybersmart
“The methods used are limited only by the child's imagination and access to
technology. And the cyberbully one moment may become the victim the next. The
kids often change roles, going from victim to bully and back again.
“Girls, techies, smaller kids can all be as tough or tougher than the
schoolyard bullies when online.
“Technology levels the playing field and cause kids to think they don’t have to
be accountable for their actions.
“They think they are anonymous and don’t have to face their victims eye-to-eye.”
(StopCyberbullying.org)
Christus Imperat,
Marc Veilleux
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