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The Counter-Measure of Bullying
The Counter-Measure of Bullying
Writing task 1
Now and then, newspapers in Japan are flooded with news about bullying
once they occurred. During that period, it is not rare to have a lot of
discussions about this severe issue. Take an event in Japan for example; at
Aomori in August 2016, a 13-year-aged junior high school student committed
suicide leaving a suicide note in her cellphone, which mentioned that she was
bullied by classmates severely. Another example is Princess Aiko, the
granddaughter of the Emperor of Japan. She was reported to be afraid of
going to school, and the media guessed that she might have been bullied by
classmates. Therefore, it is not strange that the public pays much attention to
bullying, and many experts try to come up with many ways to solve it. Among
these means, it seems the best ways to reduce bullying are training teachers
about bullying and raising students awareness.
teachers about what they think might be bullying among the class. One
crucial factor which makes bullying serious should be others passive.
Reviewing the incidents out and discussing with them in class could help
students learn about right concept of dealing with bullying.
young students are reported to be suffering from bullying, and some of them
even lost their lives. Once effective counter-measures can be carried out, lots
of victims can receive more assistance. It is difficult to totally stamp out
bullying, but taking the measures would be an important first step.
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