25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them

140 Personality and Professionalism
consequence for those engaging in
bullying behavior. There is no margin
of error for failure to address bullying.
The damage resulting from constant
bullying can be permanent and
in some cases, deadly. Persecuted,
alienated children have been known
to strike back in violence or to turn
their pain inward and end their lives.
Teachers must take up arms, in a
sense, and aid students in the psycholo
g ical battle against powerful peers
who wish to victimize others. These
teachers effect change by teaching
students to love and respect each
other, by empowering the disempowered,
and by dousing any flickers
of bullying behavior immediately,
whenever, wherever, and in whatever
form it appears.