Transition From High School

My teenage experience has been fun, yet definitely challenging! After turning thirteen years old , on January 3rd, 2013, I immediately got the feeling of becoming a teenager or a sense of growing up. The was a unique feeling as now people refer to me as a teenager rather than a twelve year old. The transition from a twelve year old to a thirteen year old teen wasn't a very smooth transition since now people around me expected much more and had higher standards of me. A transition from middle school to junior middle school was certainly a very challenging transition. Teachers in school expected more work, dedication and effort on assignments as well as a sense of maturity in school. Coaches expected higher intensity of play in practice and games. I was certainly not up to this difficult task of transition until two months into my thirteenth birthday where I truly realized that I wasn't a little kid anymore. …show more content…
I had to go through countless obstacles whether it was in school or outside of school. One incident in middle school, I forgot to study for a math quiz and scored atrocious on the quiz. I remember shivering and shaking during the actual quiz. After receiving my score back from my math teacher, Mrs. Johnson, I was in complete awe, I scored a 60 on a math quiz. This was very different and hard for me to absorb at the time because I did so well in math prior to this and received phenomenal grades until this incident. This incident, however actually helped me more than it harmed me. This 60 on a white piece of paper taught me and helped me become a better student. This 60 gave me motivation and strive to score better on the upcoming quizzes and helped me prepare to become a better