Explain Why Is It Important To Survive A Sixth Grader

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For a sixth grader to survive sixth grade, they need to possess three things. First of all independence, being yourself, and being able to do things on your own. Second, a sixth grader needs support from friends, teachers, and family. Last but not least, initiative, the ability to take charge. All of these things, are needed to survive in the sixth grade.

To survive in the sixth grade, a sixth grader needs to be independant. When you forget your library book, is it your mom’s responsibility to go find it, or pay off the fee? No. For example, when I lost my library book, I searched and searched for it, but couldn’t find it, and it wasn’t my parents responsibility to pay it off, so instead I worked it off at the library. If you didn’t do your homework, should you put the blame on someone else? No. When I didn’t do my homework, I brought in my empty paper and was fully ready, to take the complete blame. All of these cases, are ones that would happen with fifth graders and under, before you have grown
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Have you ever just had a bad day, and need someone to cheer you up, but nobody is there? From my past year. Yes. And it is not fun, having a strong and sturdy relationships really helped me get support. Or once you get into sixth grade, if you get a bad score on a test, will you have someone to reassure you, and take off a load of stress? For me, I had someone to do that. Getting the bad score on the test made me feel like life was over. Having a great relationship with my friends was a great thing to have, they helped me be less stressed and feel better. No matter who the relationship is with, your friends, family members, teachers, it is still essential. Without support in sixth grade, a sixth grader will fall apart in stress. Trust me, I know. To survive in sixth grade, you need all the encouragement, and support possible. So get out there and make some great

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