14 December 2016

Publications

CHILD FRIENDLY SCHOOL: SAFE HAVEN By: Mary Charlotte R. Bonus

Teacher III-Mariveles National High School-Cabcaben

Bullying and harassment are very serious problems prevailing nowadays in schools.

These are the main reasons of many drop-outs and failures. What then is the role of the School?

An effective school must first be a place where students can feel safe, physically and

emotionally. It must be a supportive community where students and teachers of all backgrounds

can focus on learning. To generate a climate of safety, halls and classrooms must be free of

behavior like fighting, bullying, and harassment. That being said, a safe environment is not created

merely through punishment.

To attain a safe environment where kids are free to reach their potential mentally and

academically, schools should focus on preventing misbehavior or misconduct by implementing

school-wide positive behavior interventions. These interventions should stress social skills and

emotional learning, to teach students conflict resolution and cultural understanding.

There should be methods of positivity. Teachers, parents, and other mentors need to

encourage a learning environment in school-age kids by treating schools as “sacred places.” How

society values school as a whole culture has everything to do with how students will engage with

their own education. When students regard school as an institution with higher respect, they will

enter the school with attitudes more conducive to learning. They will be motivated to do things

correctly.

14 December 2016

Publications

Like what Dr. Larry Lezotte (one of the pioneers of the Effective Schools movement)

said, parents should be confident that their children are entering a safe and caring place, free

from bullying, harassment and punishment: THE SCHOOL.

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