How To survive middle school:Fights

    

     Fights? unfortunatley they are a part of middle school. In elementary school physical fights rarely happened if they even happened at all. The only fights you had back then were fights about who's best friend was who's and who got on the swings first. But now they are about more serious issues. Lets discuss shall we.
     What do you do when you witness a fight? when you see a fight happening more than likely everyone in the school is running to it. If you see a fight you might be called into the princapal's office because you saw what happened without being biased. But you won't get in trouble best thing you can do is make sure you don't get involved and get yourself in trouble. But also don't be that kid that rats out the fight they're interesting to watch so don't ruin the fun.
     What if someone wants to fight me? If someone wants to fight you, you should at least fight outside of school. And if you don't want to fight then you don't have to don't give into peer pressure. But if you really have to at least do it out of school so nothing will go on your record. You can easily walk away or just tell them off without using fists. It's way better that way anyway.
    What happens after you get in a fight? If you do get into a fight you will be taken straight to the principal's office discipline office etc. Then you will write a student side and they willl call in witnesses. It's kinda similar to court if you think about it. Then you will usually end up with 3 or 4 days in school or out of school depending on the severity of the fight.

How To survive middle school: The 8th graders

     

     As a 6th grader you may easily be intimidated by an eight grader. I'm gonna tell you how to deal with those pesky 8th graders. And for the most part how you'll view the kings and queens of the school for the next 3 years.This is definitley a game of taboo escpecialy when you actually become an 8th grader.
     As a 6th grader you see 8th graders as top of the middle school social hierarchy. They are bigger than you smarter then you and have more friends than you. You feel like an ant compared to the 8th graders. During 6th grade you slowly learn to ignore the 8th graders and live in harmony, you have your friends and they have their friends and if you're on a sports team you might have one 8th grader as a friend but that's it. You never think you'll ever be 5'9 or have that many friends and enemies but eventually you will.
     Now as a 7th grader your world starts to slowly collide with and 8th graders world. You have plenty of 8th grade friends and they're actually pretty fun. You don't see the 8th graders as threats anymore and for the most part they aren't really intimidating. They're just dogs in the dog park you're the shizu and they're the pitbull. You live in harmony with them and don't think you look that small compared to them anymore.
     As an 8th grader you'll see the 8th graders as you. You are now an 8th grader this definitley comes as a shock factor. No one is above you to tell you what to do. Climbing to the top of the ladder is definitley fun. You look at the 6th graders as so tiny and little ants. All of your friends will agree and you'll think well i guess they're just smaller than we were. But believe it or not yes you were once that small as an 11 year old.

How To survive middle school: Uniforms

     Now this post may not apply to everyone, because not every school has to wear unifroms. However almost every school that does not have uniforms has some kind of dresscode.

     Now some schools will be very strict when it comes to uniforms and dresscodes and other schools only have a dresscode because they have too. Your job is to figure out which kind of school your school is. So on your first day go in wearing everything the dresscode calls for if it calls fro polka dot socks wear them. Take a look at the older kids and if they aren't following the dresscode then don't sweat it. Chances are they have been here for a while and know what to expect from the teachers.

     

     Now the great debate: To have uniforms or to not have uniforms? now remember this is my OPINION and it doesn't have to be yours. Now I'm pretty neutral when it comes to uniforms. I personally love having a uniform because i don't have to spend an hour trying to pick out what to wear. But it would be nice to not have a uniform because I would be able to wear what I want that shows my personality. I really like having a uniform because it's easier and more functional but again you are entitled to whatever your opinion might be.
     Now this subject is not so fun. Uniform violations, the consequence for violating dress code or uniform policies. Here's a little trick I learned to get out of something small like the wrong colored socks or no belt. When you walk by and see that a teacher may be looking at your purple socks simply don't make eye contact and just act like it's normal. If it doesn'r phase you it won't phase them. Althought this may not work for everyone it has worked for me 3 years solid. Best way to get out of trouble is to act innocent and don't give them a reason to get you in trouble.

How To survive middles school: friends?

     I know every youtube video has told you when you go to middle school you are going to lose friends but you're also going to gain new ones and for this one i definitley agree with that. Some friends will stay and some friends will leave and you'll even get a few people you never expected to meet but are such a huge part of your life. I am speaking from my personal friend experience in middle school. Everyone has a different experience with friends but i will be giving advice based on my personal experiences.
     First things first, I hate to burst your bubble but you will lose friends wheteher you lose 1 friend or all of them you will lose at least one friend to the monster we call middle school. And I know what you are thinking me and my best friend have been friends since kindergarten and we could never be seperated, and for some cases that may be true but in reality that doesn't happen to often. Because in middle school people change and find their interests and they may just be dofferent than yours. It is perfectly okay to change in middle school everyone changes in one way or another and its completely normal. So don't be completely shocked if your frineds start acting differently.
     Second thing, along with the loss you will gain a ton of friends. When i came to middle school I only had 4 friends with me and i'm only friends with 2 of them now. But i have gained so many other friends i could not imagine living without. In middle school you shouldn't let petty drama drive the your friends away from you. Because your friends will be your lifelines in middle school because i don't know how i would've made it without them.

How To survive middle school: Where to sit in the cafeteria

   

     When you get to middle school there is no more sitting boy girl boy girl in the cafeteria. You are allowed to talk at lunch and sit by whoever you want. And sometimes navigating the mysterious place called the cafeteria can be difficult so I'm here to help.
     As I'm sure most 5th graders know that in middle school there is no recess. No playground and no running allowed. However lunch is a lot more fun than recess and when you are older you don't want a recess anyways.
     Now this may come as a shock to most of you because it sure was to me, Most schools don't require you to eat in the cafeteria. If you bring your lunch you can outside. This was a major shock to me on the first day of school and i couldn't believe it.
     Also, in middle school you don't even have to eat lunch if you don't want to. Although i would not reccomend going without lunch because then you would be hangry all day. But bringing a main course like a sandwich or a lunchable or even buying lunch is not a required thing.
     Now where to sit, If you are actually dining in the cafeteria that day This is what i would reccomend: Just find a table. Getting a table for you and all your friends will be harder then navigating the cafeteria. In movies and books they have this seating chart where jocks sit and where the nerds sit but that really doesn't exist. The only thing i would say is do not sit by any windows because when the line moves everyone in it will stare at you trying to eat your lunch.

How To survive middle school: Where to sit in the classroom

     Now on the first day of school when you walk into the new classroom you'll often ask yourself this question: Where should I sit? Now given the fact that in elementary school you usually or always had an assigned seat and if you didn't sit in it everyone noticed. Now that you're in middle school and  have the freedom to pick your own seat how do you deal with that power?

     When you first walk into the class you have to figure out what you want, do you want to be the teacher's pet and sit right next to their desk, or be the social butterfly and sit in the back corner. Once you have figured that out it is relatively easy to pick a seat but of course nothing in middle school will be that easy. People will get to the class before you and already selected a seat, you have to work around that.

      Now don't dash down the hall to be the first in the classroom as long as your not dead last you will be fine and most of the time not all of the desks are filled in a classroom anyways If being the social butterfly is on your agenda and the whole back row is take the move up a row. Now I personally like sitting in the middle because one day if you decide you're in a chatty mood and need to talk you can and when you want to seriously crack down and pay attention you can do that too.

     But that decision is completely up to you. Now don't get your hopes to far up because if the teacher sees you talking to much they WILL move you. In elementary the teacher would threaten to move you day in and day out but if they have to warn you more than probably 3 times they are not afraid to move you.

   And the decision may not be up to you and I know what you thinking well this whole article is about having the freedom to pick your own seat. However some teachers will let you sit where you want for the first week or so to see who you talk to and then give you assigned seats. And many will leave that decision up to the students if you get to loud the next class they might havea new seating chart.

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