Starting in middle school, Jon loved to “give kids flak” and “teach them a lesso

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Starting in middle school, Jon loved to “give kids flak” and “teach them a lesson.” He was constantly clowning around in class, pulling chairs out from under girls who were wearing skirts and sticking his foot out in the aisle when the class “nerd” went to ask the teacher his fifth question of the hour. Lots of kids had been exposed to Jon’s goofing, and usually everyone laughed when they were not the ones affected by his antics.

Since elementary school, Mike has often been on the receiving end of Jon’s bullying. He had shoved into the shower with his clothes on, his clothes had disappeared during gym class and were found in the cafeteria, and he was taunted weekly about his height and weight. He was constantly feeling like his same-age peers bullied him with physical contact, harsh and degrading words and gestures, exploitation, and exclusion.

By the end of middle school, Mike had no true friends. He had few acquaintances that he talked with during the day, many of whom were also victims of bullying. He usually ate his lunch by himself, as quickly as possible, and aimlessly wandered the hallways of the school.

What kinds of changes take place in social, cognitive, and emotional development during middle childhood that are likely to bring about bullying and teasing?

Explanation / Answer

Generally, the students who enjoy bullying and teasing are often the ones who belong to upper caste and could not get proper understanding of feelings and emotions from parents and relatives.
Many a times, it is seen that they have no one to interact with(no social life) so they can't see other people enjoying and therefore end up hurting them. Their emotional develoment either had been very poor or they had been treated with all good stuffs but not received enough love to develop a feeling of attachment and love toward others.

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