In the duration of my middle school years, I had very good grades, and I was very pleased with myself overall, except I had just one issue that was holding me back from a good life. That issue was the fact that friends came very hard to me in my middle school years. Before my struggles at my middle school, Trafton, I had a very productive social life in the Elementary school I attended, Roberts Elementary. Here, it was very easy to make friends and have a good social life, since you did not have to work hard as a kid. Middle school, however, would prove to be a big challenge.
As middle school began, hard working and social life had become a big problem for me, seeing as middle school brought forth harder work, and switching schools removed …show more content…
I began to work a lot harder as a student, seeing that it was important to get good grades. However, this affected my life with friends in later years. As 7th grade started, my friend life came to a definitive close. I struggled greatly with making friends, primarily because one of my good friends had left Trafton in 6th grade to become home schooled, and because all of my other friends from elementary schools attended other schools. I attempted to make friends with people who I previously wasn’t friends with, and that resulted in many problems for me. These people turned out to be very mean, and I did not completely realize this at first. As I continued to try to become friends with these people, I finally realized that they were being mean to me, and that I needed to stop talking to them. My feelings were often hurt by these people, and I went home every day feeling like crap. The things these people said were not extremely hurtful and small, but they said it so frequently to me, that it …show more content…
At Emery, there were many people who thought that I was funny and that liked me. All of a sudden, I felt like my life had taken a turn. I could make no new friends at Trafton, but here I was, making them left and right. Some of my friends didn’t invite me over, and others at times didn’t talk to me, which sometimes hurt my feelings. However, nobody bullied me, which felt okay. Even though my friend life seemed to be a success, I couldn’t only focus on my friendships. I learned this with the bad grades I was receiving back from teachers. At first, my mom did not really care much, because she thought that is what happened when you make a quick transition between schools. However, my grades became worse as the second semester started, therefore my mom asked me why I was struggling in school. I told her that I wasn’t working hard enough because I couldn’t find a balance between friends and school, which was entirely true. This resulted in me not being able to be with friends, which lowered my self-esteem, and gave me my feelings similar to what I had in 7th grade. I then began to see somebody that would help me with these issues. He told me that I should complete my work primarily, then make plans with friends after. Slowly but surely, this became a reality for me. I had seen him only a few times when 8th grade ended. That year was not the best year I had, but was certainly better than 7th grade. I then went to a new camp,
As middle school began, hard working and social life had become a big problem for me, seeing as middle school brought forth harder work, and switching schools removed …show more content…
I began to work a lot harder as a student, seeing that it was important to get good grades. However, this affected my life with friends in later years. As 7th grade started, my friend life came to a definitive close. I struggled greatly with making friends, primarily because one of my good friends had left Trafton in 6th grade to become home schooled, and because all of my other friends from elementary schools attended other schools. I attempted to make friends with people who I previously wasn’t friends with, and that resulted in many problems for me. These people turned out to be very mean, and I did not completely realize this at first. As I continued to try to become friends with these people, I finally realized that they were being mean to me, and that I needed to stop talking to them. My feelings were often hurt by these people, and I went home every day feeling like crap. The things these people said were not extremely hurtful and small, but they said it so frequently to me, that it …show more content…
At Emery, there were many people who thought that I was funny and that liked me. All of a sudden, I felt like my life had taken a turn. I could make no new friends at Trafton, but here I was, making them left and right. Some of my friends didn’t invite me over, and others at times didn’t talk to me, which sometimes hurt my feelings. However, nobody bullied me, which felt okay. Even though my friend life seemed to be a success, I couldn’t only focus on my friendships. I learned this with the bad grades I was receiving back from teachers. At first, my mom did not really care much, because she thought that is what happened when you make a quick transition between schools. However, my grades became worse as the second semester started, therefore my mom asked me why I was struggling in school. I told her that I wasn’t working hard enough because I couldn’t find a balance between friends and school, which was entirely true. This resulted in me not being able to be with friends, which lowered my self-esteem, and gave me my feelings similar to what I had in 7th grade. I then began to see somebody that would help me with these issues. He told me that I should complete my work primarily, then make plans with friends after. Slowly but surely, this became a reality for me. I had seen him only a few times when 8th grade ended. That year was not the best year I had, but was certainly better than 7th grade. I then went to a new camp,