Oral English 2: Lesson 5

5/8/2015

Hi everyone,

I hope everyone had a great Golden Week vacation, and you're well-rested for a busy May.

Checking Understanding:
Before our discussions, we reviewed expressions that you can use to check your group's understanding. You can use these expressions;
a. Are you following me?
b. Are there any questions?
c. Do you understand?

Also, when you don't understand during a discussion, you can ask these questions:
a. Can you explain that again?
b. What was that again?
c. What does ... mean? (when you don't know a word)

Discussions:
For next week's discussions, remember these points:

Transitions. When you lead your discussion, you need to connect each section smoothly. You can use the expression: Let's move onto ... (e.g. Let's move onto my summary.)
Eye contact. Remember to make eye contact with each group member when you speak. Also, don't look up and don't look down. In some cultures, this means you are telling a lie.

Homework:
1. Discussion Preparation
2. Blog Post #5

Blog Question #5:

What suggestions do you have to stop bullying?

Example:
In my opinion, I think we should ... (1st suggestion).
In addition, we should ...2nd suggestion).

Write 8-10 sentences.
Use capitalization, punctuation & spelling correctly.
Submit by Wednesday, May 13 by 6:00pm.

23 Comments

OE2-Atsuko

5/6/2015 05:08:20 pm

In my opinion, I think we should take action when someone tell me about any of bullying.Bulling is wrong because it's harrowing epidemic and not fun for the victim.Sometimes people are bullying other people, especially at school.I honestly think bullying is bad.We have to treat others the way you want to be treated.

OE2-Kana.K

5/6/2015 05:18:27 pm

I want to be an elementary school teacher so this topic is very interested for me.
In my opinion, I think a homeroom teacher need to control children. From my experience, if a teacher can make mood of a comfortable classroom, I think bullying is hard to happen.
A group has very strong power. It faces both sides that the good direction and the bad direction. For example, when classmate presented something to everyone and made a mistake, other classmate cover that is a good class. In contrast, many classmates say a hard word all at once is a bad class. A child gets hurt by thoughtless words.
It’s important that the trust between a teacher and a child, and take the communication with a teacher and their parents.

OE2-Tomomi

5/7/2015 12:31:27 pm

In my opinion, I think we should hear burrying child talk. It may be something which isn't liked at a house. It may be the one which doesn't receive affection from a parent sufficiently. I think we know why bullying is done if talk is heard. In addition, we should remember the way to search a daily life for small happiness. Bullying is trivial. No one becomes happy. When everyone comes to think whether oneself and other people can have time happily, bullying disappears.

OE2-Fumiya

5/7/2015 03:15:29 pm

In my opinion, there is not method. Many measures were thought about bullying and carried out. However, the effects were not found. So I think there is not method.Then what should we do ? My suggestion is we must trial and error how we let child who has been tormented look ahead and live strongly. My suggestion is smarter than we think about how we prevent bullying.So I reccomend my measures.

OE2-Masaki

5/7/2015 05:47:13 pm

In my opinion,I think we should not ignore a bullying.It's very important to know what happen. And we help the person who is bullied.In my opinion,I think we should not ignore a bullying.It's very important to know what happen. And we help the person who is bullied.We must not permit bullying.In addition to it, please don't say,"Don't bully".Because It's impossible that we love all over the people.So teach children how to get along well with people who they don't like.I think this is the best way and doubt it.We must not permit bullying.In addition to it, please don't say,"Don't bully".Because It's impossible that we love all over the people.So teach children how to get along well with people who they don't like.I think this is the best way and doubt it.

OE2-Yukiko

5/8/2015 12:30:05 am

I would like to be a kindergarten teacher. Kindergarten is the first school for children. I think experiences that little children have in their early days affect their mentalities in the future. As a teacher I will tell my students that everybody is equally precious. In my opinion, little children do not like to accept their differences. I will tell them that to be different from other people is not wrong or bad. They are beautiful because they are different. In addition to that, I will tell each student that he or she is good at something. I would like every student to know that each one of them has strong points and that is why everybody is special. I hope all my students will respect each other and there will no bullies in my class and school.

5/8/2015 12:35:45 pm

In my opinion,I think we should not ignore a bullying.It's very important to know what happen. And we help the person who is bullied.We must not permit bullying.In addition to it, please don't say,"Don't bully".Because It's impossible that we love all over the people.So teach children how to get along well with people who they don't like.I think this is the best way and doubt it.

OE2-Kaori

5/9/2015 02:56:22 pm

In my opinion, I think we should always be careful children's action. Children will show their parents lively figure. They ought not to make them worry. So, if children have bulling, they don't want to talk about it someone. Then we don't know fact about bulling. I think it is important for us to guess that children have bulling and snuggle the feelings of them. And we should speak with bully. Children who bully others may have some reasons. We must notice them and mend their ways. If we don't watch children's action, I think bullying will escalate.

OE2-Maki

5/10/2015 01:25:17 pm

Bullying is a serious problem at a school. Bullying cause not attending school and suicide. I also came across bullying when I was a elementary school student. So, I suggest some solutions from a view of a parent or a teacher.
In my opinion, we should notice at early point and make an calm atmosphere in the environment so that bullying doesn't occur. I think we should listen to child's daily school life frequently from viewpoint of a parent. As a result, we can notice at an accident so fast.
In addition, if bullying happened, we must not search a criminal who bullied other person. Then further bullying may occur. If I am a teacher, I make students to exchange opinions about bullying. We should do an education that make children consider feelings of someone who is bullied.

OE2-Kana.N

5/10/2015 10:18:46 pm

We should address the children.For example, they have troubles and bully someone.Furthermore we should consult with them.I think that we need to establish communication with them in order to get an opportunity to know them.When we consult them, we can notice what they think about something.The children have a rebellious age.However I think that the adults should positively have time to do with children not to bully.

OE2-Rikako

5/11/2015 02:50:06 pm

It is very difficult to stop bullying because there are a variety of people in each school. Each of them has their personality,different way of thinking and sense of value and so on. Therefore I think they often crash with other persons. However, I think the change of adult awareness will lead the number of bullying to reduce. In other words, in my opinion, I think we should pay attention to everyday behavior of students more and more. I think many bullied children can't ask other people for help, so adults nearby have to notice that something unusual is happening in the class at an early stage. In addition, we should listen to the voice of bullies and bullied children because each of them has various backgrounds. Finally, adults should protect students from bullying and I hope the number of bullying will reduce in the future.

OE2-Ayano

5/11/2015 03:15:36 pm

In my opinion,I think we should teach about bullying to children.When I was elementary school student,I took a moral education class.I think we should increase chance that children can learn about bullying,human relations and so on.
In addition,we should pay attention to action of children.Their teachers and parents should grasp a situation.
Bullying is so difficult problem.But we should not turn our eyes from reality.I think we can decrease bullying.

OE2-Yuka.K

5/11/2015 10:52:28 pm

Bullying is a very big problem in Japan so we must think about the measure. In my opinion, I think that we should have children realize that it is bad for us to bully others. It is true that children know bullying is cruel thing as a common sense. However, I think they don't know why they must not bully others in the true sense of the word so I consider teachers should tell children the reasons and have children understand in the classes, daily activities and so on. It is difficult for them to perceive properly it but I think we should do in order to stop bullying.
In addition, I think that we should creat a friendly atmosphere in the class. If a class is so closed, I believe bullying will happen larger than open. And when bullying happens in the class, bullying may not be found easier so the problem may come to be suvere. I believe the effort of teachers will make the number of bullying reduce. I think it is difficult for us to vanish bullying but I hope to do very much.

OE2-Yosito

5/11/2015 11:20:34 pm

In my opinion, I think we should report bullying to our teacher if we see bullying. Young children bully their classmates because they don't know bullying is bad. If they are not scolded, they will bully their classmates when they grow up. And finally, they will be arrested. In addition, we should talk with children who are bullied. We can heal their sorrow with the talking. I can also advise them in order that they are not be bullied. Because talking is very effective to stop bullying, I want to be a school counselor.

OE2-Mao

5/12/2015 02:00:59 am

There are various bullies at school in Japan. And many children have a hard time because of bally every day.How can we eliminate bullying? In my opinion, we can speak to the people who is ballied to alleviate the pain. The principal at an elementary school said that acting like I don't see bullying is also bullying. So when I find bulling, I try to stop it. In any case, bullying is a serious problem now in Japan, and we should find out a solution.

OE-2 Marina

5/12/2015 10:46:29 am

In my opinion, I should somebody who bully someone or is bullied by someone say everything about bullying. Because I think that don't solve bullying. I think if you can't say it to adults, you show something which are bullied by someone. In addition, I think that there are cause which have bully to someone and is burried from someone. Of course I think bad you who bully someone. But everyone should think about it.

OE-2 Jo

5/12/2015 11:08:32 am

In my opinion, I think we should take action without ignoring it when we see bullying. Many people ignore the bullying. We think we don't want to be concerned bullying. However,then the bullying doesn't disappear even if it is when. And it cause the worst situation. In addition, we should not scold bullying person, but talk. It doesn't lead to basic solution only by scolding. It is very difficult to stop bullying. However, I want to try hard to stop bullying.

OE-2 Honoka

5/12/2015 03:41:33 pm

In my opinion, I think we should communicate with children. I think there are some people that have no advisers. It is important to make the environment that children are easy to talk about bullying. On that account, I think we should take an active communicate with children.In addition, we should hear the story of a bully. It is possible for them to have worries. so we should hear both stories. I think that it is important to hear a story without labelling it who is bad.

OE-2 Izumi

5/12/2015 04:44:46 pm

In my opinion, we should not "pretend we don't see". I think that one who pretend doesn't see is one of the group of a bullying. If we notice the bullying, we should consult to someone quickly. We mustn't do nothing. In addition, we should think that everyone equally from daily. To do so, bullying is more and more decrease, I think. And, we need to get along with everyone. It is very difficult things, but very simple things, I think.

OE-2 Kohei-F

5/12/2015 05:06:41 pm

In this class,there was same question,but it was very difficult for me then. In my opinion,especially I want to be a teacher,Adults shouldn't interfere the students. Bullying is student's problem and it is a experience. Only students have to solve it, and bullied students should make use of their life. Next,It is impossible for teachers to stop bullying,but possible to make the condition for coursing to it. They always should observe the students ,and know them.It is important to prepare to cope with everything. To make the class condition is teacher's task.

OE-2 Shusei

5/12/2015 05:07:41 pm

In my opinion, I think we should read a person's thought. Because that you think funny is not necessarily so. Other people may think sad. That you think may never be proper. In addition, we should always deepen the relationship with the person.Then, if we are bullied, we can ask other people for our help. I feel that the children who are bullied can not ask for their help. I don't think it's embarrassed to ask for help. Thus I suggest that we should do the human relations importantly.

OE-2 Naoko

5/12/2015 06:42:43 pm

In my opinion, It is impossible to get rid of bullying in the world. But I think we can reduce bullying. What should we do? Bullying children's parents tend to be indifferent to what their children are doing. And They are very busy for working. As a result, most of them don't notice the fact that their own children are bullying others. So at first, it is important for them to make a habit of talking with their children.
Next, school teachers should be always careful about student's action and state. As well as that, it is essential that the authority of the teachers function in a class. Bullying is very difficult and delicate problem. But I believe bullying is decrease.

OE2-Aya

5/13/2015 12:13:08 am

I think that bullying is not good. There are several reasons. First, bullying harms someone's minds. And the bullying drives a person into the suicide. Therefore we should help bullied children. It is necessary to watch children. Also we need to snuggle up to children and give advice. As well as it, you must be careful for a bully.It is important to keep mutual neutrality.

Oral English 2: Lesson 5

Leave a Reply.

Categories