IT just started again today , and I'm in 8th grade. Now I've got some major problems. My teachers suck, my Social Studies is the only one interesting. My bus is really cramped with 6 graders, all my friends are split up, and we can only talk to each other at lunch. Its like a nightmare come true. And to top it off, I just got Warcraft 3 which is really addictive, and its really hard to focus on homework while your dreaming of your level 8 BladeMaster kicking some ghoul ass.

<font color="00cc99">lol, I was the same all through Highschool. When my friends and I were split up I went to talk to the principle about it and she worked everything out. We were in the same classes (well most of them) for the rest of my highschool years :D </font>

Dude,

After a couple of years of working and paying bills you'll wish you were back in school again. Life is easy in school. Enjoy it!

I sympathise with you, SecretMaster, but bear with it. We all have to go through this. Remember, Warcraft 3 and the thread "The Stone Continues" may be fun, but your schoolwork is more important.

Come, SecretMaster, be a true paladin! Pull yourself together and bear this trial with courage! :mad:

[ 09-04-2002, 11:42 PM: Message edited by: K T Ong ]

I hated 8th grade, too, SecretMaster. High school is a bit better; I remember enjoying it a lot more. I'm not sure why 8th grade bites so much, but it does.

The weekend comes quickly. Tend to your studies during the week, and Warcraft will be waiting for you this weekend as a reward for all the hard work you've put in.

Oh, and give your teachers a chance. They may surprise you. ;)

Cheers, and best wishes,
-Sazerac

Ditto.

I agree with Saz, SecretMaster and be happy you dont need to pay any bills and work day and night to could pay them!! And i agree War III IS a grat game and it is big so you have many good houers in front of you to play it.
So do it good in school you will not regret it later when you be older. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Dude, its all part of living. If you think thats bad..
Well personally those things seem petty in comparison with what a lot of other people have to deal with, but yeah it does bite and I feel your pain. Life is a game of compromise dude. When I got into 9th grade me and my friends were all scattered into different classes. Even now in school I dont have a single class with my roommates. Live with it and make new friends! Lousy teachers? Give them a chance dude, a term at least. You never know what you can get out of a class if you keep an open mind. Teachers arent all as unreasonable as they seem. Talk to them, get friendly with them. Teachers are people too, and establishing a relationship might help in relieving boredom and tension, and you'll find yourself enjoying the class a lot more. Try it out! But man, a bus full of 6th graders? Damn dude, now THATs a problem.

Oh and Saz, its psychologically proven that kids generally have the lowest self-esteem in their lives around the ages 12-14, which covers 6th to 8th grade. Has to do with a changing school environment, adolesence and puberty, and generally everything that has to do with a new school and growing up and wanting to be accepted. Thats the point in their lives when they're the most insecure about themselves and the world around them, so its only natural that most people remember those years as some of the hardest in their lives.

What age group is in 8th Grade? In Australia if you're in year 8 (or "8th Grade") you would be 13 or 14. What about in the USA?

YUCK YUCK YUCK WWWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHY did I EVER want to go back to school? 1,000 word english coursewrok, riginal writing, history coursework, physics, and HWK FOR EVERY SUBJECT!
PLUS the school bullies are back with a vengeance though i did tell one townie to go feel up his grandmother...he deserved it.
Not to be outdone, the school bitch is moved down into my maths set where she just sits and moths everyone off, I didn't have my re-write of English Coursework, two of my friends have sodded off to germany on an exchange trip, my teachers all think I'm a slacker or retard or possibly both and my chemistry teacher gave me a cold! I came back on Tuesday, go figure....
Oh, and a year 7 told me to shut up. A year 7. That's just embarrasing.

[ 09-05-2002, 03:55 PM: Message edited by: Kaltia ]

Hesperex chuckles to himself [img]graemlins/laugh3.gif[/img] ...belive me the worries of school are nothing ...provided your not a total moron who is pre-ordaned to do absoloutly bloody awful and get nowhere in life ...but if thats the case you probably wont realise it. Go and enjoy warcraft 3 while you can because when time is money you will wish you had.

The age group is 13-14 in my school. I'm 12, turning 13 but thats because I was born in Late November, so i'm used to being the youngest.

Study hard go to col. and get a good job,something that you enjoy then you got it made!!!Goof off and you can be assured the rest of your life,the looong part,well be much more enjoyable..

8th grade was my favorite grade. That is where I made the best friends and had the most fun. I still have two friends from 8th grade and I'm 33 years old. I can still name all of my teachers from that grade and can almost count how many times I got into a fight because somebody said something about my mother. Good times, then.

WHAT!? A very interesting fact for me, since im 13 years old.

And yes, SecretMaster, school sucks. ESPECIALLY for me since i`m the most unpopular person in my class and have been a target for bullies more than once.. God, im so ashamed of it :( ..

or perhaps you just perceive things in such away because you have low self esteem. Don't let it worry you anyway, life is too short (unless your an Elf ...or a Dragon) just enjoy yourself.

[ 09-06-2002, 07:16 PM: Message edited by: Hesperex ]

and i thought beign a yr ten having to put up with ants ( i mean yr sevens) with all my cwk was bad....
you'll get used to it... i hope you do anyway
<s>Felix</s>

It's nothing to be ashamed of, uss. I'm sure you've got some hidden talents. We all have. Though perhaps with some it may take time to discover them.

Sorry to hear about the bullies. Don't you just hate such people? Stay away from them. Study hard. Remember, all this is just temporary. Bear it with courage.

Best wishes, uss. [img]smile.gif[/img]

yeh i agree with K T on this one i used to get bullied and i stuck it out and now they dont bother me ... im almost a foot taller than them now tho maybe that helps but you catch my drift,
<s>Felix</s>

Buddy, I really think you need to be doing more of that English coursework.

SecretMaster, Grade 8 IS bad. Grade 9 is a lot of fun,even if there's more work. And Grade 10 is even better... But what I don't understand is how you can be split up from your friends? There are only two to four grade 8 classes, so there have gotta be SOME in your class. And about all the grade 6s, boss 'em around a bit. That should help. :b

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Your're mean Lennon, thats impossible.

Hey everyone gets picked on when they're in college. If you look around you, you'll find that everyone has got problems, not just you. Even the cool kids in school have issues and worries. Nobody's life is 100% secure. Ever.
If you think you're being especially victimised and that your life cant get any worse, well think again. Some people are just better at hiding their pain than others. Just because you dont see it happening doesnt mean it doesnt exist. Your friends are snubbing you? Look around you every day and you'll see at least 5 people with the same problem. Get picked on? You should check out the 'hitlist' that bullies have. Most people at that age tend to believe that nobody else could possibly feel as crap as they. Its egocentrism (ignorance that a contrary viewpoint to one's own exists).
Hey life gets better eventually. The best advice anyone can give about living through those horrible years is to find something to hold on to and just weather the storm till its over. There are good times to be had in the later years!

Kaltia: I work in my school's junior school aftercare on Tuesdays. I have year 1-4s swearing, hitting and shouting at me all the time. Its really nothing to be embarrassed about, because it only shows immaturity or ignorance. A year 7 telling you to shut up? Nothing to get upset about really..

[img]graemlins/crying.gif[/img] I can't wait to go to school!!!!!!!!! :D :D

Two more days...

I can't belive I just heard someone say that. ;)

I did my english cwk now anyway. Year 11 sucks.
I took some stress out by making my english cwk "An idiot's guide to being a serial killer" :D

Lioness must be studying in a very nice school. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Lioness must be studying in a very nice school. [img]smile.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]I'll let you know when I get there. [img]tongue.gif[/img] But yes, I think it is...and I get to live there! Whee!