{"id":3681,"date":"2015-02-05T07:39:34","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T07:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andersons.com\/?p=3681"},"modified":"2023-01-27T15:16:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T15:16:51","slug":"use-character-to-stand-up-and-speak-out-against-bullying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/use-character-to-stand-up-and-speak-out-against-bullying\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Character to Stand Up and Speak Out Against Bullying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersonsmiddlezone.com\/student-awards\/wristbands-and-beads\/stock-wristbands\/bully-free-wristband-set\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3682\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wristbands-bullyfree-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"Andersons Middle School bully free wristbands\" width=\"236\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wristbands-bullyfree-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wristbands-bullyfree.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a>Bullying appears in many forms (verbal, cyber, et al.) in middle schools and we know this is a real problem. While we don\u2019t presume to be an expert on the issue, Anderson\u2019s understands the unique challenges middle schools face when it comes to bullying. Schools have a lot of pressure and passion to put anti-bullying policies in place. Here is an idea to help your students Stand Up and Speak Out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Challenge your students to tell you what they stand for. We know that character is pivotal in middle schoolers: \u00a0\u201cStand up\u201d and speaking out for for what they believe in. Engage in a classroom discussion with questions like\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What do you stand for?<\/li>\n<li>How can you stand up?<\/li>\n<li>How can you speak out?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cms.andersonsmiddlezone.com\/resources\/stand-up-speak-out\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3686\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-shot-2015-02-04-at-8.40.57-AM-268x300.png\" alt=\"Andersons Middle School Anti-Bullying Idea\" width=\"172\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-shot-2015-02-04-at-8.40.57-AM-268x300.png 268w, https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-shot-2015-02-04-at-8.40.57-AM.png 646w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then use our FREE Downloadable <a href=\"http:\/\/cms.andersonsmiddlezone.com\/resources\/stand-up-speak-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cStand Up Speak Out\u201d PDF<\/a>. It offers fill-in-the-blanks that students can complete themselves in their own unique voice. Once each \u201cStand Up Speak Out\u201d square is complete, display them all on your bulletin board. Some examples include:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI Stand for&#8230;\u201d respect, individuality, and compassion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpeak out\u201d against anger, name calling, racism, judgment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3689\" style=\"width: 171px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-shot-2015-02-04-at-8.43.48-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3689\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-shot-2015-02-04-at-8.43.48-AM-300x285.png\" alt=\"Andersons Middle School anti-bullying idea example\" width=\"171\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-shot-2015-02-04-at-8.43.48-AM-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-shot-2015-02-04-at-8.43.48-AM.png 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fill-in-the-blank example.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As your middle students accomplish each task, they will be more confident and equipped to know when and why they need to STAND UP and SPEAK OUT. They can be proud to stand for something that matters and They will be part of the difference. Every little bit helps.<br \/>\nTell us what your middle school does to deal with bullying.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bullying appears in many forms (verbal, cyber, et al.) in middle schools and we know this is a real problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,6,8,19,38],"tags":[619,122,668],"class_list":["post-3681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-character-building","category-cyber-bullying","category-elementary-school","category-middle-school","category-student-engagement-middle-school","tag-anti-bullying-ideas","tag-character-building-2","tag-student-incentives"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3681"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3681"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5853,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3681\/revisions\/5853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}