If your child is nervous about going to high school next year, talking to him about the change may be beneficial. It may also help your child to take some advice from graduating seniors as well as high school teachers. Keep reading to learn more.
Switching to a new school is always a difficult thing to do but it is something that most students go through several times throughout their academic careers. One of the biggest transitions is the one from middle school to high school because it also coincides with puberty for many students.
Or, perhaps, it ' s your braces or the fact that you never went back-to-school shopping and are proudly rocking your middle school wardrobe. Again, these signs will mostly fade come sophomore year, but for now, it is what it is. While 9th grade is challenging for everyone, we all approach it differently.
Click HERE to find out how you act during freshman year, based on your zodiac sign! Follow us. Yes I am 13 years old or older. By subscribing, you agree to Sweety High's Privacy Policy. Keep reading for six hard truths about freshman year of high school. Your Classrooms Are Madhouses The freshman class of any high school is always the most populated, and it ' s incredibly evident by the amount of kids crammed into any 9th grade classroom.
Fitting in Requires Being Good at Sports During freshman year, you ' ll notice that some of the totally unnoticed kids from middle school are suddenly chummy with the former class president. Some New Friendships Won ' t Last Past Freshman Year By the time you hit sophomore year, you ' ll have a slightly better sense of who you are, you ' ll have been exposed to plenty of peers and you ' ll start gravitating towards people who are a fit for you.
Top-notch writing and vocabulary skills will serve you across the board from research papers and lab reports for your high school courses to standardized tests and college applications. Learn how to outline and draft your essays now, and practice polishing your work to eliminate typos and other errors. Chances are it's been years since your parents have solved a logarithmic expression.
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Teach or Tutor for Us. College Readiness. All Rights Reserved. And parents can help develop a plan going forward, says Damour. Looking for some personal stories? Teens, though, are the only ones who can turn plans into action. If your child has gotten off to a difficult start in their freshman year of high school, all is not lost. In fact, if handled correctly, high school freshman struggles can be a valuable way to learn how to be successful for the remainder of the high school years.
Most importantly, your child will learn that despite the inevitable stumbling blocks along the way, there are many paths to a bright future. Sara Lindberg is a school counselor and writer whose work has been featured on the Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, Role Reboot, and elsewhere.
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