Have you ever been bullied before? Most people say it's not a problem, but you might not agree. I think we try to ignore the fact that bullying happens right in your school. Maybe if teens knew about the 4 Way Test it wouldn’t happen. I believe that as a school it is our job to get the word out about the 4 Way Test.
The 4 Way Test is a “tool” to help teens and adults make good decisions. The First step of the 4 way test is “Is it true”. Think how would this affect me or how will it affect the person i’m talking about? Think would this hurt me if it was said of done to me. Say to yourself would this hurt my friends of family.
The Second step of the 4 way test is “is it fair to all concerned?”. When you see this you need to think is this fair to this person. Put yourself in the other person's shoes think how would you react if that was said or done to you. You should also consider if this will offend
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Don't start rumors because you never know how that might affect their life. If this may not apply to you their are many ways you can prevent bullying from happening at your school. One way is report bullying. If you see it in the hall speak up. Another way is the 4 way test. Tell others about the 4 way test. It's the easiest “tool” ever. It's only 4 steps remember is it true, Is it Fair, will it build goodwill and friendship, is it beneficial. Statistics from www.dosomething.org show that 80% of teens believe bullying is a problem. As a teen I agree because bullying is an major problem in middle school. This creates problems because the “popular” people think that you should be just like them. Not everybody is the same because humans are unique. 43% of teens have been cyber bullied at some point in their life. Maybe if they knew about the 4 Way test this wouldn’t happen. It's our responsibility to get the 4 Way test out. If the internet knew about the 4 Way Test i think it would impact the internet