Unfortunately, bullying and school-related mental stress in its various forms are considered commonplace in our society. Despite current rhetoric around social media and its links to wellbeing and social exclusion, it is not the root cause for most. Mental stress ...
More »Looking back at Safe Schools
Since its inception in Victoria in 2010, the Safe Schools program was Australiaās most controversial anti-bullying campaign. While grounded in good intentions and empirical evidence, critics of the program viewed it as a form of social engineering, a radical form ...
More »Weekly roundup: ābadā anti-bullying campaigns, drones in the classrooms and housing subsidy cuts
[This story was published on 24 May] Hi, Iām Wade Zaglas, education editor at Education Review. Welcome to our second roundup of the issues and stories we were talking about this week. You can either read the summary or listen ...
More »Are your school’s anti-bullying campaigns making matters worse?
However well-intentioned, some school anti-bullying campaigns actually make the issue worse. Thatās the warning from University of Queensland researcher Karyn Healy, unpacked in a piece forĀ The Conversation. Some of the problem, Healy said, stems from the fact most anti-bullying programs ...
More »Instagram now ‘proactively detects bullying’ in photos and comments
A C-Suite shakeup at Instagram has resulted in a windfall for Adam Mosseri ā and for bullying victims. Mosseri, formerly the head of product, now heads up the whole company. His first move as chief was harmonious in tone. "There ...
More »How one 14-year-old went from victim to anti-bullying campaigner
Two years ago, people posted humiliating comments on Monique Mastrobattista's social media posts. Now, she receivesĀ adulation. "You go girl āļø,"Ā willbasill wrote on an Instagram snapĀ of her posing with some X Factor contestants. "Such a inspiring young lady ?,"Ā galinanurmiĀ remarked. Mastrobattista's story ...
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