Handling a Fourth-Grade Student Who Liked to Bully His Friend Verbaly at Mardi Utama Elementary School.

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ABSTRACT

Tujuan tugas akhir ini adalah untuk membahas masalah yang saya hadapi saat melakukan kegiatan magang saya di Sekolah Dasar Mardi Utama. Masalah yang saya hadapi adalah kesulitan dalam menangani seorang anak laki-laki kelas empat di Sekolah Dasar Mardi Utama yang suka mengintimidasi temannya secara lisan, yakni dengan cara

menghina..

Dalam Tugas Akhir ini juga dianalisis sebab dan akibat dari masalah yang saya hadapi yaitu karena saya tidak mempunyai pengetahuan yang cukup tentang cara mengatasi kasus intimidasi, kurangnya upaya

pencegahan yang seharusnya saya lakukan, dan kurangnya upaya campur tangan untuk menjadi penengah ketika kasus intimidasi terjadi. Sedangkan dampak dari masalah saya adalah korban intimidasi menjadi tidak bisa fokus dalam belajar, korban intimidasi menjadi takut untuk bersekolah, dan saya sebagai guru menjadi tidak bisa fokus dalam mengajar.

Berdasarkan penelitian, saya mendapatkan tiga solusi yang berpotensi mengatasi masalah saya. Solusi pertama adalah saya akan mencoba untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan saya tentang mengatasi masalah intimidasi dengan cara membaca buku atau artikel tentang intimidasi. Solusi kedua, saya akan membuat sebuah aturan dikelas, yang dapat berguna untuk mencegah terjadinya kasus intimidasi. Solusi ketiga, saya akan memberi hukuman pada pelaku intimidasi.

Pada akhir makalah, saya memilih ketiga solusi yang telah saya

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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study

Bullying is a problem which has to be solved. It is an improper manner,

which is intentionally intended to hurt the victim to show power dominance.

As stated by Lee in her article that, “Bullying is intentional aggressive

behavior. It can take the form of physical or verbal harassment and

involves an imbalance of power” (par.1). Bullying can seriously affect

physical, emotional, academic and social well-being. There are types of

bullying which described in the article of “Bullying Definition” in the

following statements:

There are three types of bullying. Verbal bullying is saying or writing

mean things. Verbal bullying includes teasing, name-calling,

inappropriate sexual comments, taunting, threatening to cause harm.

Social bullying, sometimes referred to as relational bullying, involves

hurting someone’s reputation or relationships. Social bullying includes

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with someone, spreading rumors about someone, embarrassing

someone in public. Physical bullying involves hurting a person’s body

or possessions. Physical bullying includes hitting, kicking, pinching,

spitting, tripping, pushing, taking or breaking someone’s things, making

mean or rude hand gestures. (par. 9)

During my internship at Mardi Utama Elementary School as an English

teacher from January 6 until February 8, 2014, there was a boy who liked

bullying his friend verbally. As stated by Detjen and Detjen in Elementary

School Guidance that, “The bully is the boy or girl who torments other by

malicious teasing. Instead of inflicting physical pain, the teaser hurts the

feeling of his playmates by constantly, making remarks about them, calling

them offensive nicknames, and poking fun at them”(99). On the other

hand, there was a girl who became the victim of this verbal bullying. In the

article of “Bully and Victim Characteristics” it is stated that, “a victim is

often a person who suffers from destructive acts, either emotionally or

physically” (par.7). Bullying happened during the learning and teaching

process, particularly in the fourth-grade English class. The bully repeatedly

humiliated the victim physically. The bully often called the victim with a

nickname like Profesor Negro because of her having black skin and using

eyeglasses. Moreover, I had a difficulty in handling this fourth-grade

student who liked bullying his friend verbally. This bothered not only the

victim, but also me as the teacher.

Based on the above explanation, I would like to discuss about my

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verbally. I will analyze the causes and the effects of my problem. In

addition, I will try to find the solutions to solve this problem. I will analyze

this problem systematically and thoroughly in the subsequent chapters.

B. Identification of the Problem

The problem is I had a difficulty in handling a fourth-grade student who

liked bullying his friend verbally during my internship in Mardi Utama

Elementary School. The research questions are formulated in the

following:

1. Why was it difficult for me to handle the boy who liked bullying his friend

verbally?

2. How did the problem affect me as a fourth - grade English teacher and

the girl as the victim at Mardi Utama Elementary School?

3. How should I handle the boy who liked bullying his friend verbally?

C. Objectives and Benefits of the Study

The objective which I want to achieve in writing this final paper is to find

the causes of the problem and to describe the effects of the problem. I

would also like to find the best solutions that can solve the problem which I

had during my internship at Mardi Utama Elementary School.

The benefits of reading this paper are to help every teacher who has a

similar problem. Additionally, this paper can also provide some information

for Mardi Utama Elementary School which became the object of my

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problem in the school. Last but not least, not only to comply the graduation

requirement, but I will also get knowledge on how to handle students who

like bullying his friends.

D. Description of the Institution

Based on the interview with one of teachers in Mardi Utama Elementary

school, it was said that Mardi Utama Elementary School was established

in 1978, and Mr. U. Marpu was the first principal. It is the only educational

institution in Pangalengan which is located in a military area named

Sekolah Calon Tamtama Angkatan Darat (SECATA AD) Rindam 3

Siliwangi. After the change of placement programs and the addition of

buildings by Commander Rindam 3 in 1987, the school was relocated to

the former hospital building in SECATA coaches complex dormitories.

SDN Mardi Utama renovated the building three times, namely in 1997,

2003, and 2009.

Mardi Utama Elementary School has a vision to create students who

are outstanding, skilled, and have noble characters. Besides, it has three

missions. First, it has a duty to grow the enthusiasm of students for

learning. Second, the school has a duty to make students have a polite

behavior. Third, its mission is to make the school excel in achievements,

and discipline at work (20 January 2014).

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First, the data used in this paper was collected during English lessons

on January 6 until February 8, 2013 at Mardi Utama Elementary School.

The process of collecting the data was by direct interview and direct

observation in the class during English lessons. The observation of the

data has been recorded in the internship journal. Second, I get the data

from articles and books by conducting library research. The data are used

to analyze the causes, effects, and potential solutions of the problem.

F. Limitation of the Study

The number of subjects which I will discuss is three persons, including

me as the teacher, a boy, and a girl. The age of the boy is 10 years old,

and the girl is 9 years old. They both are fourth-grade students at Mardi

Utama Elementary School. The boy is the bully, and the girl is the victim of

the bully. This topic was researched during English lessons from January

6 until February 8, 2013. My topic is my difficulty in handling a fourth-grade

student who liked bullying his friend verbally. I will analyze the causes,

effects, and the potential solutions of the problem.

G. Organization of the Term Paper

This term paper is divided into five parts. The first part is Chapter One.

It contains the Introduction. It discusses the rational of this term paper, the

Description of the Institution, the Limitation of the Study, and the Method of

the Study. The second part is Chapter Two. It contains Problem Analysis.

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effects of the problem. The third part is chapter Three. It contains the

Potential Solutions of the Problem. The fourth part is Chapter Four which

discusses the Conclusion. In this chapter, I will explain the best solutions

that I choose, including the reasons why I choose the solutions. Lastly is

Bibliography and Appendices. Bibliography contains the information of the

sources which are cited in Chapter One until Chapter Four. Appendices

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CHAPTER IV

CONCLUSIONS

In this chapter, I would like to present the chosen solutions to overcome

my problem. My problem is my difficulty in handling a fourth-grade student

who liked bullying his friend verbally during my internship in Mardi Utama

Elementary School. The first cause of my problem is, I did not have the

knowledge to tackle the problem of bullying in my class. The second cause

of my problem is I had lack of preventive effort. The third cause is I had

lack of intervention effort to handle bullying. Furthermore, the effects of the

problems are the victim could not focus on studying, the victim was afraid

to go to school, and I could not fully concentrate on teaching English in the

fourth-grade class. The potential solutions of my problem are I will try to

improve my knowledge of bullying through reading, I will try to make clear

rules as my preventive effort, and Iwill give punishment to the bully as an

intervening effort.

Having analyzed the potential solutions, I choose all three of my

potential solutions; namely, I will try to improve my knowledge of bullying

through reading, I will try to make clear rules as my preventive effort to

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There are some reasons why I choose the three potential solutions. First, I

will try to improve my knowledge of bullying through reading. By improving my

knowledge of bullying, I will be able to know how to prevent and intervene

bullying. Second, I will try to make clear rules as my preventive effort. These

rules are very helpful to prevent bullying, and it can be a boundary for the

bully. Third, Iwill give punishment to the bully as an intervening action in an

effort to deter bullying.

I choose all three potential solutions for some reasons. First, if I choose

improving knowledge of bullying without making clear rules as my preventive

effort and giving punishment to the bully as an intervening action, the result

will not be optimal. Gaining knowledge is important, but the teacher must put

his or her knowledge into a real action to tackle bullying before and after the

bullying happens. In addition, if I choose potential solution one which is

improving the knowledge of bullying, and potential solution two which is

making clear rules without applying the third potential solution which is giving

punishment to the bully, they will not be effective enough to deter bullying.

The teacher must take actions not only before bullying happen but also when

bullying occurs. Furthermore, prevention and intervention can be more

effective if he or she improves the knowledge of bullying before he or she

does some prevention and intervention.

To sum up, all the three potential solutions will give positive effects to the

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misbehavior, the victim will enjoy her learning, and the teacher can focus on

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Interview

Bana, Maria Magdalena. Personal interview. 25 May 2014.