Conflict

Words that hurt “You are worthless!”... “You will never amount to anything in life!”... “I wish you had never been born!” Words like these in childhood can hurt the heart for the rest of our days. Those wounds deepen in adulthood when we are subjected to the game of "control." Threats like: “If you leave me, I will take it out on our children!” or "I have the keys, you can't go anywhere!"... are both emotionally and verbally violent and abusive and are used to maintain control of a relationship. [...]

Teachers are in a privileged position from which they can contribute to preventing aggression and promoting coexistence, as some acknowledge. It is clear that this privileged position cannot mean that they must assume the full weight of responsibility. The prevention of violence must be a shared responsibility between the family, the school and society in general and it is necessary that each one fulfills its part so that changes can really be achieved in an integral way. However, they report that some teachers seem to blame the problems of school [...]