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The first participant for the study is a male. He is 11 years old and Hispanic. He is 5 ft. 5 inches and about 90-95 pounds. He comes from a family of five and is the middle child. He has an older 14 year old brother and a 7 year old brother. The student comes from a strong Roman Catholic background. His parents are very involved with the church, and I noted when they discipline him they often use religion in their reasoning. The parents are from Mexico, they are agricultural workers. The kids have always been migrating with their parents to follow the seasons in the crops. This is the second year they have remained in the central valley in the small town of Easton, California just 15-18 miles south from Fresno. The …show more content…
These changes, combined with wanting to feel accepted by our friends…” I believe this is what drives Joey to care so much about his appearance. He also idealizes Drake a famous rapper. Joey loves his music, wants to look like Drake and be like Drake. About the bullying situation, the Stomp out Bully campaign states one of the many reasons why kids bully can be due to “A common reason that a kid is a bully is because he/she lacks attention from a parent at home and lashes out at others for attention. This can include neglected children, children of divorced parents, or children with parents under the regular influence of drugs/alcohol” (Stomp Out Bullying: Change the Culture, 2007). Which I found could hold some truth, although I know it does not mean it is, but in the case of Joey it does hold some merit. He mentions how everyone at home always gets him in trouble, how he knows he is not the favorite, and that he always gets disciplined the worst of his 3 siblings. When he tells me, he gets very angry, so angry that I diffused the situation by asking more about his friends and why they mean so much to him. Joey really loves his friends because he says they are the only people who got his back, which made me think that maybe he does not have the secure attachment he should have with his parents. …show more content…
Mason talks about wanting to kill himself and he is not even 5 yet, and Joey thinks his parents hate him or do not want him. It is so heart breaking to me, because I was fortunate that I did not endure anything they went through. Resilience according to the American Psychological Association is Resilience” is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress — such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems or workplace and financial stressors. It means "bouncing back" from difficult experiences” the key words I take away is process, because I feel many people are quick to think that children do not need to work past issues that they can just “bounce back” as mentioned above and they do not. I am seeing it more and more as I noticed the two children I noticed how much they really struggle. I think the school systems need to change to tailor more towards the needs of students outside the classroom setting. Before teaching and learning can go on, students need to be taken care, getting the proper nutrition, medical care, as well as providing services to families, and guardians to understand what is going on with their child. The school needs to look out more for kids at risk, and teachers need to look out

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