There are many conclusions you can draw about the challenges of being an eighth grader. One of the problems are social expectations. If you want to be a part of certain groups, you would have to get a boy/girlfriend. “If you want to want to be accepted in the cliques, it seems like a boyfriend is your first priority.” (Amy Jenkins 14) I have not seem this too often, but it often creates stress when you do not have a partner. In addition, there is with no doubt more homework than last year. I know many of my friends that stay up very late to get their homework done, and it probably is going to get worse. “Because of the boat loads of homework we seem to get,” (Amy Jenkins, 14). Having homework build up along with the work you already have to
