space/click music is rwylm by taytay -- hi yall i just figured i would do a back to school supply haul like i did last year because why not my plan is to wait through the 1st week to see what classes give a lot of on paper assignments and label my folders accordingly but idrk because some classes are mostly on paper and some are online also here is a bunch of advice for incoming middle schoolers from a wise old lady with some experience CLASSES/ASSIGNMENTS: middle school is different from elementary school in this aspect- you change classes about every hour-2 hours in middle school and you're not stuck with the same people in the same classroom with the same teacher all day. i wouldn't say any classes are necessarily hard but some might challenge you and that's okay! my best tip of advice is to just do your best and put effort into your work. for homework it really depends on the class or teacher like some teachers assign a LOT of hw and some just make you complete what you didn't finish in class that day. FRIENDS: i think something for me that helped is making at least one friend in every class just to have someone to talk to or partner with for group work or if you're not there one day you could message them and be like "hey what did we do today in class" i realize it's definitely easier said than done but just try haha. friendships change and that is so normal, i really wouldn't expect to end middle school with the same exact friend group you started with. everyone changes a lot i can tell you that much - some people get influenced by their other friends in not the best way but some people just start getting interested in other hobbies or things. friends can drift apart but some are just toxic lol making friends is sometimes a little scary but some tips i would just give is to compliment people and be friendly. you could say "i love your shirt" and then keep the conversation going by being like "what class do you have next" etc. DRAMA: honestly drama is inevitable and basically guaranteed to happen. i really would just say stay away from drama as much as you can (but close enough to get the tea) (lmao jk ANYWAYS) and just really don't voluntarily get yourself into drama with other people. hypothetically if you were to get into drama just distance yourself from it if you can. literally so much happens in middle school and everything happens SO fast so really everyone's probably going to forget about the drama within less than a week and move onto something else. or just apologize LOL this is kinda unrelated to drama but PLEASE do NOT do anything that will harm you physically or mentally idk if i can talk about this stuff on scratch but PLEASE do not v.pe or sm.ke or anything like that. don't give in to peer pressure because a lot of kids do stuff like that but i promise you it is not worth it!! POPULARITY: popularity is so overrated tbh. in middle school there probably will be a group of "popular" kids who aren't the best people to be around so i would recommend staying away from that group. most of the people in that group are pretty rude and don't make the best decisions and get into a LOT of drama. idk that's all i have to say just don't hang around those people bahah SOCIAL MEDIA: middle school is about the time when people start joining social media and personally i do have social media but i would just say be responsible online. different parents have rules about social media and for me my parents and i had a talk about it before i got it and they just told me to be safe and all that and then a couple months later i got ig. my mom doesn't follow me but she knows i have it and sends me links to random hedgehog videos lol be responsible online and do not do anything you will regret later or make spontaneous decisions (i speak from experience LMAO) because some things that seem super fun and cool in the moment might not be in the future. RELATIONSHIPS: ima just be honest with yall middle school relationships are literally so pointless lmao if you're looking for something serious serious at least wait until highschool because in middle school everyone's still maturing and growing up. a lot of people do "date" but don't feel pressured to. sure if you like someone and they like you back then that's great but if you're looking for something serious just wait. on this topic i know a lot of people associate my account with drittany and all that but looking back a lot of stuff went on between them and i really don't recommend dating in middle school it just causes so much drama for everyone involved. (for clarification daniel and brittany are not still dating. i'm not going into detail about that just out of respect for their personal lives but i've learned a lot just by observing their relationship as an outsider and i really would not encourage middle schoolers to date lmao) bye no ones reading all that lol if you read all of it then you get a round of applause from me
