[em-bee]

i agree that you can't make friends with everyone, and it's not always a solution. it can help in some cases though, and i think it can especially help in school if the teachers are aware of it and create situations that allow the kids to work together and become friends.

there is also making friends with others to have as allies against the bullies.

the problem is that teachers do not get trained for this. that teacher that forced you to stay outside of the class should have been fired.

i disagree with fighting back though unless it is simply self-defense.

and for the rest, well, yes, walking away, that's what i usually end up doing. but it's not always an option. especially not when you have kids. so then it's good to have alternative strategies to try instead.