"to not be negative"
Don't you mean "not to be negative"?
I liked Maths and History. And, like most on here probably, teachers were only available during school hours. No extra classes or tablets or emails. Teachers taught and you learnt. End of, as someone on this site would say.
There was no bullying that I knew of. Not amongst our circle. Me nor my friends had to deal with that. Where there was bullying, if a pupil went to a teacher complaining of being bullied, they were told in no uncertain terms to "stop being soft and go stick up for yourself. Don't bother me about it"
Tis true folks. I think the increase in bullying is no doubt down to the rise of technology and the ability to communicate more or less indiscreetly.