you know, 7th grade, 8th grade blah blah... I just feel ignorant...
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pre-kindergarten\nkindergarten\n1st grade\n2nd grade\n3rd grade\n4th grade\n5th grade\n6th grade\n7th grade\n8th grade\n9th grade\n10th grade\n11th grade\n12th grade\n\ncollege - bachelor's\n\npost-graduate studies - masters then doctorate
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It varies, but often kids start to feel like their all grown up around that age, thinking they know all the essentials about life. Fortunately, that insufferable condition doesn't usually last longer than a couple years as they quickly discover they know nothing about life.\n\nI'm pushing 40, and I still feel more grown up every year, and am still learning life lessons.
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I am indeed sorry to tell you but in seeing the level of maturity you are at you can expect it to be awhile before boys catch up.\n\nSome never do. But the ones worth your time will not truly be mature enough to handle you until well after high school.\n\nNow let me say this. You are only in the 8th grade. You have a long time ahead of you before this really should even be something you worry about. I know you have now discovered boys. And some have discovered girls at your age but there is so much to know about relationships that it will take time.\n\nNever ever jump into any relationship because your lonely. I know....easy to say hard to do.....but it is very true.\nThere is a saying that best describes what I am saying.\n\n"How bad do you want it....the worse you want it the worse you will get it."\n\nTruer words were never spoken.\nYou sound like a intelligent girl. You know what is right and what is wrong. \n\nOnce you are in high school you may find guys are almost reasonable. But you have to watch out. The jerks are a bit harder to spot until it's too late. \n\nJust hang in there. There will be dates in your future and you will be glad you are as smart as you are.
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huh? well... if it counts, i called my sixth grade teacher a stupid idiot when i was unaware of the fact she/he (i still dont know to this day) was able to hear me.
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the same place u can find ur head in (your @ss). ignorance is a shame. I'm just mad that our tax money has gone to educating-or lack there of- ur dumb@ass and the U.S. education system has failed u miserably. i will pray for you and hope u r sterile.
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First and foremost, I must say that I applaud you for standing up for someone who you feel is being wronged. So what if she's " kinda big?" If God wanted everyone to be alike, then he would have made us that way. I also want to tell you that I had some hard times attending high school myself because no matter what you do, people are going to be just people. I was known as the "goody two-shoes" girl, but at least I wasn't bullying anybody, and I was able to get good grades. Grades that have put me where I am today. If you do as some people on here has suggested, and be a "goody-two shoes", then people will hate you for being good, and if you're stuck up and snobbish, then they will hate you for that also. Just be YOURSELF!! As long as when you get up in the morning and can still face yourself in the mirror, then you know that you are doing something right. And, I hate to say it, but this is just a growing process that we all must go through at some point in our lives. It sucks, I know, but in the end, at least you'll feel better for going through it, and being the victor!!
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Nobody ever feels like they're good enough for anything. Even the top students at my school don't feel like they're good enough. The important thing is to study.  "What you do is always more important than what you should be doing" -forgot the author's name. Don't worry. Life always works out somehow.
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I din't know eithernor does any of my friends who looked. So dont feel stupid
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I had this exact same problem in 7th grade.  Before the year was over I just stopped going to school and starting homeschooling.  Your are way ahead of me, though.  It took me years to get up the courage to go to the doctor to get on some medication.  I've been on meds for a couple years now and I still think about returning to high school for my senior year.... but I just don't think I could handle it.  Go back to the doctor and have him check your dosage, it took awhile to get mine correct.  Maybe you just need a touch more medication every day to help.  This probably did help much, but I just wanted to let you know that you are far from the only one out there having this problem. : )
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I am also a 7th grader and I know what you mean when you say that we have presure and stress. People think that were to young to have stress and all that! If you don't understand the questions in algebra than you should get help from your parents or (even though you dont want to) your teachers. I am in accelerated classes so none of my teachers expect me to ask a lot of questions but I found that asking questions is better than not passing tests and homework assignments! So, dont let the pressure get to you and when you dont understand get help. Just because you ask questions does not mean that you need extra help! Remember that and you will feel the pressure let off a bit! GOOD LUCK!! I hope that can help you get rid of some of your pressure!
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Somewhere in my late childhood (9-12) I already didn't feel religions made sense to me. Then I gave that feeling a more theoretical background.
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I feel your pain.  I don't understand math, either - and I bet you'll see a thousand people here who feel the same way.  Remember, math isn't everything, though, and neither are academics.  There's a whole world of art, music, drama, even phys ed. out there.  I'm sure you excel at something - the fact that you WANT to get better grades and you DO try tells me that you're smarter than you think.\n\nYou also need to remember that grades don't mean anything.  People will tell you that better grades means you get into a better college, but you know what?  College is what you make of it.  There are people who get much better educations from junior or technical college than others get at Harvard!  Why?  Because they tried, and grabbed every opportunity they could get.  \n\nLearning isn't about grades, it's about learning.  Keep plugging, and although you may not be getting the best grades, I assure you that you are retaining information and growing mentally and emotionally.  Think about what you want to do with your life, and focus on that.  If you try hard, make the most out of school and keep your eye on the prize, you WILL succeed!
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You're still young, don't feel left behind because there are 30 year olds probably not as together as you are @ 21 . Maybe you did have to work and maybe you weren't "living" the way you think somebody your age should have ,but you were working and doing what you had to do for your future. So don't feel bad about it. You seem like you have your head on straight being that you are working and about to start school, so don't worry about what everyone else is doing believe me you didn't miss anything.
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GUESS WHAT....I used to be like that. Until I got to high school & we had to make speaches in frount of the class, well thats was very scarey. But this was part of our assesment in some of our subjects. When that day came that we had to make the speaches I said I didnt want to do it but the teacher made me, when I was up there I was extreamly nervous & forgot what I was going to say. I know exactly how you feel. I suppose you just have to come out of your shell & be more confident.
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Your just a regular 6th grader. I was kinda like that. Your fine. Just do your home work more often. Iknow a lot of people who don't do the work and it really hurts their grade.
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It is very common to have these feelings at your age, I know people who have gone through the same thing, I don't think it is a phase either but you do need to talk to someone about it.  If you don't feel that you can talk to your parents talk to a teacher, a doctor or you should be able to get a phone number for a confidential hotline from either your school or doctors.  One thing I will say, if you don't want your parents to know you would be better not going to a teacher.  Doctors and the helplines cannot tell your parents against your wishes, but, a teacher can tell them if they feel that they need to know.\n\nI hope that I have been some help to you and good luck in finding a solution to your problem
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dont worry. i had to have mine purposly sliced when i was 8. if it's that bad, ask them to put that stuff..forgot the name, it makes you not feel anything.