A long hot summer looms on the horizon for America. Teen violence seems to be on the rise. In Chicago over thirty young adults have been injured some fatally since the beginning of the year. This type of behavior is not confined to the inner city. This surge of violence is affecting very neighborhood, socio economic strata, gender and race. Since the research suggests that violent themed video games are not the clear cut cause for this surge in violent behavior, we need as a society find the truth. Many students I interact with each day have become desensitized to random acts of violence. They often laugh when people are hurt especially by another person. They talk about fights between students with admiration and awe, often describing the incident in vivid detail. We must discover why responding with violence is the first course of action instead of the last resort. What happened to the idea of helping someone in need, even if that someone is a teacher? Why do students think it is okay to beat up a teacher in her own classroom? Even more disturbing is the rest of the class watching and recording the incident on their cell phone. I don’t know what the answer is but I am sure we need to find an answer.
An art teacher in Baltimore attacked by student.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyslYXjOLJs
A sixty one year old teacher attacked by two male students in Mobile.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0EK0Qe7lKE&NR=1
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