Bullying is not a fight between equals. Bullying happens when one person has more power than another. This power difference makes one person feel helpless.
By Pawan Nayar · from the LLOS AI Learning record
Bullying is not a fight between equals.
Bullying happens when one person has more power than another. This power difference makes one person feel helpless.
A normal disagreement happens between people who have equal power. Bullying needs a power difference. One person has more power. The other person has less power. This difference in power makes the person with less power feel helpless.
A student tells a teacher about problems with another student. The teacher asks if one student was always smaller, younger, or less popular. If yes, the teacher explains this is not a fight. It is bullying because there was a power imbalance.
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Bullying is not a fight between equals. Bullying happens when one person has more power than another. This power difference makes one person feel helpless.