I remember in 5th grade when we wrote fiction stories. I fell in love with it. I thought I wanted to be an author, because of how much I loved it. From then on I always thought I was the greatest writer in my classes. My courage bit me in the butt 8th grade year. I learned that I wasn't the queen of writing class anymore. I've realized it takes work to be good.
Overall this Langauge Arts class has been topsy-turvey. I've went through fights, writers block, and low grades in the matter of a year. In the beginning, I was with a blog partner, but we split for silly reasons. I made my own blog about giving advice to teens. I picked the topic, because I've been told i'm good at giving advice. My blog only has three post; My blog should have like 15 post. In my defense I enjoy fiction writing more, because I can do whatever I want with it. When I'm writing advice I have to pick and choose my words. I love helping people and being nice, but non-fiction is not my calling. Although, I know it's still not acceptable to not have the right amount of post. This is something I struggle with a lot. This year i've finally come to terms with it and have focused more on it. My blog post helped me find my voice, my writings helped me practice with prompts, and my argument paper helped me with being polite and convincing at the same time. I'll always be better at my own stories, but now i'm more comfortable with anything that's thrown at me. As an example, I remember Mrs. Barrett giving the whole class quick writes to explain a picture. I had the time of my life, because I was comfortable. When we were halfway through the school year I remember getting talked to for slacking on blogs. I didn't have my voice then and i'm still working on it now. When I separated from having a blog partner no one motivated me to post on time. When I separated it let me have freedom. The freedom I didn't need. At the tend of the year I've come to terms that I've failed at blogging. Although, I think me knowing what I've done and accepting the circumstances I've grown as a student. All in all, this year has been the year I've learned more valuable things. I've learned life lessons and hardships. This class was my dose of reality in middle school. I think some of it's due to the teacher, classmates, and lessons. I know I've grown tremendously this year even if others can't see it. Thank you for guiding me throughout part of it. It's been a fun time. Thanks again, Emily.
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School can be a blessing in disguise, sometimes. Most of the time school causes stress, tiredness, and attitude changes. Around middle school and high school these things happen. Teachers have to know how to handle certain situations, so their students don't end up frustrated and give up. Anything could stress out a student: homework, school work, projects, teachers, fellow students, and their home life.
Homework and school work are kind of the same thing. They've got a few things in common; they're annoying, stressful, and both are work. In class you've only got a certain amount of time to finish your work before it becomes homework. You could possibly have things to do at home and not have time to finish that work. My advice to you is to schedule your entire evening, from beginning to end. You should do this, because it will keep you focused and busy. The home life of a student could range from anything.They could constantly be in danger or be spoiled rotten. The student has their own opinion about their life, so be careful to not judge them. Sibling drama is the worst kind, because siblings are always around you. I have two siblings: one older and one younger. That makes me the middle child. In my opinion, being the middle child is the worst, but I know that every position in the family has its bad parts. I know the struggle with all of them because my family always has problems. Being the oldest comes with the most responsibilities. You're treated with more respect and trusted more than the others. You also grow up learning your parents boundaries on what you can and cant do. In my family my brother is the oldest. He gets in trouble all the time, because he test his boundaries. The most common issue with being the oldest is them getting blamed for everything. This plays along with the more responsibilities. Some ways to deal with this issue is you should talk to your parents about what the younger sibling is doing. Also, have a talk with the younger sibling. Make sure to let them know your feelings about the situations. The middle child is the one who is experiencing everything at once. I am the middle child and I can say its a rough spot. The middle child usually experiences the struggles with everyone in the house. They are in the awkward part of the family. They're growing up to be like the older child, but they're also still one of the younger children. Some experiences the child has is: they get picked on by both siblings, they have some responsibilities, they are treated like a child sometimes and a older kid other times. Ways to deal with these issues mostly revolve around having a talk with your parents. Tell them how you feel and what you're going through; They'll understand and do their best to help you. Sticking up for yourself will help you too. If you show your siblings you don't like what they're doing they'll stop. Younger siblings are usually what everyone wishes they were. They get spoiled and have the least amount of responsibilities. They also get treated like a little kid their entire life, because they were born last. Also, they get "bullied" the most. I stress the word bullied, because in some cases its just a little teasing. The youngest kid is the easiest to pick on. They're younger and maybe haven't experienced everything yet. My advice for these kids is to ignore the other siblings and stick up for yourself. As I said before, everyone in the family has hard times and struggles, but there's always good times to make you forget the bad ones. The one piece of advice I cant stress enough is sticking up for yourself. If you show someone that you know what they're doing and don't appreciate it then they'll stop. Also if you blow off what someone's doing they'll realize you don't care and stop bothering you. Family is family. They'll be there for you even when you don't think they will. Remember everyone's going through something different than the others. Keep in mind of what's happening with them. Thank you. ^Thats my sister and me at a zoo. :)
Fake friends are the worst type of people. Everyone has at least one of them. I've dealt with a ton of them and i'm still dealing with them. I'm here to give you my story and how I dealt with it.
My past middle school years have been full of fake friends and its effected me greatly. However, thanks to them I've learned how to get away from that toxic situation. If you have a fake friend that you know of try to separate yourself from them. No matter how hard it is. They most likely put a lot of pressure and negativity on you. If you continue to put up with their negativity then you'll become negative yourself. If its possible to completely cut off all ties then do that. It might be hard, but in the end it'll be worth it. If you're scared that you wont find new friends, then get completely out of your comfort zone and be friends with everyone else. You don't need the fake friends ; you don't need to rely on them. You need to find other people to count on, so just be good friends with everyone else. From my experience, when I lost the fake friends I automatically had my real friends there for me. I didn't notice they were the real ones till I lost the fake ones. You'll always have people supporting you, but you've just got to find the right ones. If the past friends ask why you're changing then you tell them, "i've been in a not so good place in my life and have found a better way to deal with things. unfortunately y'all are the ones being cut." Now, you don't have to say that if you're not comfortable with it. Say whatever you want, but make sure you get your point across. Hopefully this subject doesn't apply to many people. Although, I know there is someone out there looking for help with this and I hope my advice helped you and gave you some light. Thank you. |
AuthorIts Emily here. I am a open person who likes to give advice. i love my friends, family, and my animals. my hobbies are eating, sleeping, and hanging out with my best friend. Categories |