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This game is game designed to prevent
violence and bullying.
Full Description:
Block the Bully Cycle™ is a game designed to prevent
violence and bullying. Players learn how bullying is frequently unintentionally
reinforced by bystanders who laugh at mean jokes, confer social status to bullies,
or simply stand by and let bullying happen. If bystanders are present during the
bullying, or learn about it before or after, they can refuse to give the bully
the status, popularity, and power that he/she is looking for, and bullying ceases
to be a useful tool for the “bully” to achieve his/her goals. Students
will learn practical skills that they can use if they are:
- a target of bullying who wants non-violent skills for stopping bullying.
- a bystander who wants to discourage bullying.
- a former bully who wants to gain popularity without resorting to bullying.
In the game, players pick “Situation” cards that
describe typical high school bullying situations. Players then earn play money
by giving advice to targets (intended victims), bystanders who are present during
the bullying, bystanders who are not present but learn of the bullying beforehand
or later on, and the bullies, themselves. Block the Bully Cycle™ intentionally
avoids putting players in the role either of the intended victim or the bully,
avoiding embarrassment and defensiveness. The situations in the game are typical
of situations encountered on the high school level, including physical aggression,
social isolation, teasing, harassment, and dating situations.
The game gives guidelines concerning when it is appropriate
to go to a trusted adult for help, such as in cases where students contemplate
violence against themselves or others.
Grades 8 - adult
SCANS Skills Addressed:
Foundation Skills: Thinking Skills, Personal Qualities, Basic
Skills
Workplace Competencies: Interpersonal Skills, Systems
Learning Objectives:
1. Players learn that all students can work to prevent bullying, whether
they are in the role of the target, the bystander, or the bully.
2. Players learn non-violent skills that they can use as a target to fend off
bullying.
3. Players learn skills that bystanders can use to discourage bullying.
4. Players learn positive skills that they can use to achieve popularity without
resorting to bullying.
5. Players learn to identify the goals of the bullies in the typical situations
encountered in the
game.
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