Life being a teenager is hard. Peer pressure, parents, sports and homework is difficult. And no one seems to understand. Finally a 15 year old teenager caught what many may endure at school on film. A is teacher bullying a student.
This happens more that you think. I have seen many occasions where a teacher seems to have it out for one particular student and there is nothing to do. Not anymore. With the internet and every media available to tell the world your story situations like this will not go unheard.
The internet age has provided everyone a way to show and prove there story to the world. Instead of just hearsay of a child or a concerned parent you have a full video or a teacher, someone who is supposed to be a mentor intimidating a child.
Digital Communication or communicating to people across the world or the country is important to show an unbiased side of every story if you can film it or document it you can show people everywhere what is happening to you. These stories are not an epidemic nor are they a wave of sexual assault across the country however it is happening to hundreds of young adults and now they have the ammo to back up there case and fix their problem. Teachers should be there to help you not to intimidate you or to assault you. Who knows how many times this happens to young adults in America. But hopefully it will reduce, since every individual know the internet is out there to record you’re every action. Who knows how many teachers, mentors or individuals have been bullying students to do what they want.
Life as a teenager is hard. There are so many things stressing you out and the last thing you need is a mentor to mess with the unstable balance you have with all of them. Finally now the young adult has something to be at bat in there corner, something more than “this teacher is picking on me” the internet, out for the young adult. The most technologically advanced generation finally has the will power to show the world what happens to them in their life.
On the opposite end of that, you will have the teens who use the Internet to blackmail or abuse their teacher/mentor. During my education to become a teacher, I have heard stories about a student who said "this and this" about their teacher. Once it was related to sexual assault. The teacher, while eventually proven innocent, will never teach again. The Internet has many benefits, but we must remain mindful of the risks. Just because something is on the Internet, doesn't mean it's true. You make an excellent point that the Internet can help students, but in what ways?
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