Q&A for How to Be Happy on School Days

Make a list of positive qualities about yourself and recognize how these qualities contribute to you being a good friend. Consider writing in a journal or talking to someone you trust about how you are feeling. It's normal and natural to feel upset about this, but keep trying to make new friends both inside and outside of school.

Ask someone new to be a partner with you in class or ask someone to study with you after school. I do think it's important to continue to remain polite and kind to your old friends as well, because someday you may want to be friends with them again. The politics of friendships can change so much in middle school and high school as well.

I would recommend you join an extracurricular activity outside of the school, such as a club or sports team, so that you can bond with students that share a common interest. My second suggestion would be to engage in volunteer work to meet other peers. You can try either volunteer work through a club at school, a religious organization, or a community organization.

Start by increasing your curiosity and getting excited about learning. Then, break up each assignment into small, easy to do chunks. When you need help, reach out for help from your teacher, a tutor, your parents, or your friends.

Have a positive attitude and be as kind as possible. Always try and help people who you think would be a good friend to have in the future.

Don't pay attention to what they say. Every time you hear something rude being said about you, ignore it. Remember, you are way better than what some mean people think or say about you. Your time is not worth wasting on such people who spend their time criticizing others because they don't have anything going on in their own lives.

Sometimes. Pay attention to what that joke is, and don't follow the crowd; otherwise, you could upset someone and create drama.

Study hard, build good relationships with your teachers, participate in extracurricular activities and be kind to your classmates to have a good school life.

Balance study time and time with friends. If you want, you can study with your friends, but don't let them distract you.

Common reasons for feeling nervous and not happy on school days include social anxiety and being afraid of making mistakes in class.

Try writing in bright gel pens and allocating yourself plenty of time to study. Make sure you make the studying fun though. Consider studying with friends or while exercising.

Pretend not to notice or see them. You will encounter stupid people for the rest of your life, so you just have to recognize that it's part of life and filter it out.

Find a spot in the school where no one will find you, and do something you like. This could be playing on your phone, drawing, reading a book, or anything you like to do. This could be the library, or a quiet spot outside at recess.

You should tell a trusted adult. Even if you have heard this many times, TRUST me, it will help.

Make sure you tell an adult you trust to help confront the bully. Don't gossip or say mean things about people, even if they say mean things about you. Try to take the high road.

After the bad incident, ask the teacher if you can have some calm down time and, if it is at the end of the day after school do something you like. Be sure to tell teachers and parents about the incident.

Make a new friend in class and gradually start talking to the friend you don't like less frequently. Don't be rude or unkind.

You should talk to someone about this, preferably a guidance counselor or trusted teacher at school. Even though it's hard, try to make new friends at school. Put yourself out there and strike up a conversation or two.You never know who could be a good friend until you get to know them.

Focus on what you're sharing rather than on people's responses. Make sure you're speaking with confidence and are responding thoughtfully to other people's comments or questions.

People who are acting out publicly in "gross" ways are usually looking for attention. Ignore them. If that don't get what they're looking for, they may stop.

Try asking them why they stopped talking to you. Maybe you did something that hurt them and you didn't realize. If they have no explanation, move on and make new friends. If they stopped talking to you for no reason, they're not a very good friend.

Maybe try to ignore them, even though that’s really hard. You can also try to come up with some good comebacks, that usually helps. If all else fails, tell a teacher or another adult that you're being teased and you're upset about it. There's no shame in asking for help.

Think about something interesting and time will go by quickly. Just be careful, you still have to pay attention in class.

Set aside a certain time every day after school to study. If you have a lot of different things to study for, do 30 minutes for 1 subject, 30 minutes for the next subject, and so on. Try your best to keep writing down everything you need to do in your planner. You could transfer it to a big whiteboard in your room or put sticky notes on the wall to remind yourself of tasks.

Remember that it is normal to be sad sometimes. If a particular thing is getting you down, talk about it with a trusted friend or family member to get it off your chest. Or, you can try journaling about your feelings to process them. Remember that whatever you're feeling isn't going to last forever. You can get through this!