Eighth grade

of Eighth Grade Algebra” by Frances R. Spielhagen, gives an explanation of the benefits of students taking Algebra in eighth grade as opposed to students who start Algebra in ninth grade. Such comparisons that were examined included the amount of mathematics courses students took in high school when they took Algebra in eighth grade as opposed to students who were on a regular track. The study also compared how well these students performed on standardized tests that they took in eighth grade…

The following quote really reminds me of my eighth grade year. “blood is running, heart is pumping, as the battle gets closer.” Why you ask? during the summer before my eighth grade year, I went to Iowa for four days with the high school wrestling team for a wrestling camp. At the end of the camp on the way back in the van, the head coach, Josh Frie asked me if I wanted to wrestle for the high school. I said yes. When the wrestling season came, I got my but kicked by a bunch of high schoolers…

Challenging. Adventure. Rewarding. Life Changing. Those are four adjectives that describe my eighth grade year. Like every year, I expect the year to have its flaws. I know the school year isn't going to be perfect, and I know that not everything is going to go how I wish it would. The song “Good Riddance” (Time of Your Life) is the perfect description of my school year. Eighth grade was a year that I will never forget. I had the many challenges that I had to overcome, and I learned more about…

Monday Write: Eighth Grade Expectations/Goals I have many expectations for my eighth grade year at WCI. I expect eighth grade to be challenging, fun, and ultimately gratifying when I graduate from middle school to high school. Some of my goals include sharpening my writing skills so I’ll be ready for the next four years of my schooling, doing well overall in school, (getting as many A’s as possible), and, having a great year with my friends. There are many different ways I plan on completing the…

their cognitive abilities, also learn how to sync multiple skills together, which can benefit them in their academic studies. According to the research that was done by Kinney (2008), the 6th-grade band students scored significantly higher on their proficiency test than non-band students; also, as 4th-grade students, they outperformed their counterparts on their proficiency test. There were several literary sources have found…

Bliss Break, a nice rest in the middle of classes. A resource to some a time to play for others, for each grade to me break was different. In sixth grade 20 minutes outside throwing the football around. In seventh grade full games of two hand touch were played out in front of the library. Eighth grade was a choice between throwing the football or balling out in epic foursquare games. Ninth grade was foursquare and for the first time the option of staying inside all year round. Some days there…

attended a one room schoolhouse. The teachers would have grades kindergarten through eighth grade. The largest number of students that showed up at a one room schoolhouse was 40 students. The history of the one room schoolhouse includes one room schoolhouses in the modern times, one room schoolhouses in today’s times, How are modern times and today’s times different, what was it like with one teacher and grades kindergarten through eighth grade, Curriculum in a one room schoolhouse, and what was…

school transitions, contributes to the inability to maintain social relationships and the lack of success during the elementary to middle school transition. Interviews with school officials indicated that transitions taking place following grade five or grade six is a crucial developmental time for youth. During either of these transitions, the transitioning youth are typically, ten, eleven and even twelve years of age. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services state that between the ages…

This essay is on the differences between the United States and Japanese culture. We are not only separated by geography but by our attitudes and social culture. I will be explaining the main differences between our economies, crime, and education systems. First let's delve a little into the economy. The traditional image of Asian countries is that they are relatively poor societies. Today Asian countries are building a huge middle class. Japan is a model among them. When it became a rich…

felt that life is literally too short or that every event in your life went by so quickly? My seventh grade year was like that. Back in fifth grade, I was always nervous about going to the other side of the school building. Whether it was the snicky sock smell of the hallways, the height of the eighth grade boys, or just scary bumping into one of the teachers, that was scary. At the end of sixth grade, I was terrified about what was coming. I walked into the school building over the summer to…