Why does Denmark have one of Europe's lowest rates of bullying?
Why does Denmark have one of Europe's lowest rates of bullying?
Denmark, along with Sweden and Finland, has one of the lowest rates of bullying in Europe. We speak to teachers, pupils and parents to find out how this Scandinavian country is managing to stamp out harassment in schools. #EuronewsWitness
Because they’re not cunts? Seriously though, whenever I travel to any of the Scandinavian nations, I always marvel at how well behaved the children are.
17This isn't really the case in Norway (anymore?)
Here is an English summary of the government release.
5Very interesting. Thanks for the read!
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
We speak to teachers, pupils and parents to find out how this Scandinavian country is managing to stamp out harassment in schools.
The Sluseholmen Skole in Copenhagen is one of many Danish schools where children are taught from an early age how to avoid bullying, which causes less damage here than elsewhere in Europe.
This enables parents to take part in decisions regarding school programmes, which plays a key role in preventing bullying, says Fatemeh.
"We have all age groups calling about bullying, but it seems to be a particular problem for, let's say 10 to 15-year-olds," says Børns Vilkår's CEO, Rasmus Kjeldahl.
"We try to get close to the students in many ways and to discuss the teaching, the pedagogical principles, what they do in the breaks, what they do in their spare time, and of course, how they interact on social media.
For her class-mate Jonathan Emil Bloch Teute, the way children and teenagers relate to adults also plays a role: "teachers and parents are seen as confidants and guidance givers more than authorities you have to respect and answer to.
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8Cultural differences make for major differences sometimes.
Some cultures are more about observing and acting immediately. Other cultures are handicapped by lobbies, for example, or politics as a whole.
e.g. France has a major teacher shortage.
It has been talked about forever. Empty promise's were made. Money was spent on research that did nothing to solve the problem. Since I've lived here, the only major change has been to make school obligatory from age 3 to 16. My kid had to do that. I would say it has not helped them much. At age 6 they read at the same level as someone who started school at age 5 or 6.
My son has already dealt with bullying at school. It lasted months. The school called it "teasing". Well, that bully decided to bully a girl instead of my son. Once. He did it once and got sent home for the day.
Denmark saw a bully problem and stopped it in its tracks: conversation is key, speak ao they listen, listen so they speak. Easy to say, hard to do.
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