Was any middle school experience bad? If so what?
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I'm not sure I understand your question, "Was any middle school experience bad?"\n\nOf course some middle school experiences were bad, how could bad moments not turn up during three solid years of this thing called Life?
648103
Middle school is a great place.  You have lots of teachers and meet new people.  Remember that the teachers will help you and answer questions, so don't be scared.  It'll be a great time.
469913
im graduating into high school too.  how funny.  we can probly expect almost th same thing...my fiend is in high school, and she told me that its the same, except the boys are more into girls, and the girls are more dramatic.  and the teachers are harder and meaner. (well she didnt say meaner, exactly..)
223590
Well, to be completely honest, that school is pretty much for people who didn't fit in at all in high school, and it shows.  A freind of mine with similar problems went, and she said it was like being around a whole group of people with no real social skills and she ended up leaving after a year.
869886
Yeah, overall I'd say it was great.  Of course there were bad times, getting picked on, a couple of fights with a particular bully, feeling like everyone else had nicer clothes, etc. but most of that was more junior high years and tended to fade away as you got older.  I really enjoyed school and school activities and overall most of the teachers were really good.  The rest of it was just part of growing up.
280125
This may sound whiney, but growing up as the "gay kid" in my school wasnt fun at times.  I remember being made fun of so badly as far back as 5th grade.  Being teased that much as a young child can do some major damage, now I get treated for depression and severe anxiety.  Nice way to treat a kid, huh? lol
705550
Self-esteem problems have hurt my academical life definitely in my eighth grade year. I moved in my eighth grade year, and my self-esteem plummeted because I had no friends for a long time.I always feared I'd say the wrong thing or that people would make a mockery of me if I tried to participate in class discussions. I couldn't concentrate on studies because I was too busy trying to make myself, not my grade, perfect. After eighth grade I moved again. Miraculously I made a couple of friends within the first week or so of school, and I felt like I belonged more. I was happier, and my grades went up up up! I got mostly As, and probably only a couple Bs each year. Hope my experience can help your answer. Now looking back that second move was the best thing that happened to me.
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ever had any violence happen at your school? i've had many. to name a few that happened...\na kid came in with a box cutter and cutted up someone's face.\nseveral years ago a kid came in with a gun and shot a janitor behind a dumpster.\nsometime this year, two kids came in with a homemade bomb and tried to kill a girl.\numm...we always have alotta fights where kids end up in the hospital or there's blood everywhere and teachers get punched and gotta be out for a day to recover.\nhope this helped u have some insight for your project.
358796
At age 9 you hate school?  How come?  I always thought that school was fun especially at your age.  Is it teasing or bullying or what?
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As a general rule, 6th grade is usually a shock to students. If the 5th grade teacher gave lots of tough assignments and got her students to do them, that may make 6th grade a bit easier for your son. Be grateful for that.\n\nThere are several other things going on besides academics that can make 6th grade difficult, though. More and more of the students are dealing with the disruption we call puberty. \n\nTheir whole social and emotional landscape is changing. They are suddenly aware of their classmates much more, and they care a great deal more about what their peers think. The urging of parents and teachers to do what came so naturally to them in the 4th and 5th grade becomes background noise. \n\nIn some districts, they may be leaving their elementary school for the first time, and going to a middle school with big kids who can grow mustaches. They may have to keep 7 teachers happy, and adapt to 7 different teaching and classroom management styles. They may have some teachers they don't like, and they may suffer from the delusion that someone will do something about it if they complain about it enough.\n\nThey suddenly have to arrange their day around a weekly schedule so complicated that adults have trouble getting the hang of it. They may only be able to get stuff out of their lockers at certain times of the day, and what if they show up at class without their assignment or their textbook?\n\nIt ain't easy, that's for sure.
611742
I used to go to a boarding school and boy did I hate it! My boarding school was particularly strict so most of the time we couldn't go anywhere and stayed at school for periods of 4-5 weeks before a 2-day return home. It was horrible! We had no form of entertainment and knew little of what was going on outside the school walls. We were punished for the slightest of things---eating in the dormitory, using electric items, showering after 5pm, wearing sleaveless clothing or shoes without 'backs'. We were a set of bored boarding broods that had little to do but study, envy, and drool at the footballers we managed to get a look at in the local teen newspaper. Thank God, I'm finally FREE!
1135738
Depends on where you go.  Most middle schools have teams of teachers, so you know all of your classmates.  Your age can be very tough, as some kids are more mature than others.   Good luck.
966566
I went to Riverdale Jr. High.  I assume now its called Riverdale Middle School.\n\nIt was horrible.
279003
Absolutley terrible. I was in eighth grade and he was a sophomore in highschool, waaay too old for me. We went to a movie... He kept trying to feel me up, get his hand up my shirt and stuff. It was so gross!
959372
I have a daughter in the 6th grade. All I hear about is how her homeroom teacher will get mad at them for something, this really bothers her. She tries to please everyone. And then there is "the in group" if she doesn't have the right hair style or the right clothes, God help us all. In 6th grade it isn't all about boys, yet! I think it is really hard with the transition from little girl to young lady that concerns them most
847231
I was in elementary school and one day during recess a group of boys who I thought were my friends decided to spit on me all at once.............my jacket and pants were completely covered. I had to go to the washroom inside the school to clean up. My best friend followed me to see if I was ok but he was one of spitters. I was 10 or 11 at the time.\nI still think about that moment.
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None.  School really sucked.