One and a half days down, and things are going very smoothly! The students flood through the doors in large groups, talking incessantly and dramatizing their stories with their hands waving everywhere! They are laughing, joking, and so wrapped up in their social scene that they almost forget to say good morning to us. But they do--which is both amazing and impressive to me! These children are not only extremely polite but they are experts at multi-tasking!
Middle school is such a social time and being around their peers is the most important thing on the students' minds.
If I were to write a handbook for the middle school student, I think one of the first words of advice I would give is, "if you wear new clothes the first week--be sure the tags are off." In order to spare a little bit of embarrassment, I have been busy straightening collars, ripping stickers off of jeans, and making sure each child is dressed as they had intended. They want to be grown up in the worst way---but they also want us to understand that they are still little kids! What an amazing age group of children!
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