The happiest days of your life

Bullying

 How serious a problem is 
 bullying in schools where you The best article will be 
 live, and what can be done to published in the neat issue of 
 stop bullying at school?      our magazine.



   The happiest days of your life?
                       by Jamie Field

School days should be a happy time in a young person's life. What 
can make people's lives a misery during this time, then? In my 
opinion, there is one word which answers this question — bullying.
Unfortunately, bullying is quite common in schools where I live. It 
can affect students of any age, and both boys and girls. A friend 
of mine had a very negative experience at school last year as an 
older boy continually called him names and sometimes used to 
post nasty messages about him on Facebook. Obviously, my 
friend felt very upset about this and it affected his self- 
confidence. Some days, he didn't want to come to school at all.
What can people do to stop this problem? Personally, I think 
teachers need to be aware that bullying may be happening in 
their classes and be very strict when they have a case of bullying. 
Another thing teachers could do is prepare lessons to talk about 
the problem with their pupils, which might make bullies realise 
how badly they hurt their victims. As for students, if they find out 
a classmate is being bullied, they should support them as much as 
possible and let a teacher know.
Bullying can be a nightmare but there are things we can do to 
prevent it Hopefully, one day all students will be able to go to 
school without fear of being bullied.


Top Tips for writing
1. Use a catchy title to get people interested.
2. Ask direct questions to get the reader's attention.
3. Use opinion adverbs to introduce your points.
4. Give a real-life example or talk about personal experience.
5. Choose a neutral or informal style, depending on the audience.
6. Divide your ideas into clear paragraphs.