School struggles
This is what you do when you don't want to go to school on a Monday.
What is Not wanting to wake up?
Math:This is what every student whispers under their breath when the teacher says "no calculators allowed."
What is "are you actually serious right now"?
This is the friend who somehow always has snacks no matter where you are or what time it is.
Who is Skylar?
This is the grade where you think you're basically in high school but most of your bedtime is still 9:30pm.
What is 8th grade?
This is the only year where having a mechanical pencil makes you feel like you have your entire life together.
What is 8th grade?
This is the face you make when the teacher looks right at you and asks a question.
What is panic?
Humanities: This is the opening sentence every student writes when they have absolutely no idea what the essay is about.
What is "throughout history, many people have…"?
This is the friend who can draw anything perfectly in 30 seconds while you're still trying to draw a stick figure.
Who is Yitong?
This is the feeling you get when a 6th grader walks in looking lost and you suddenly feel like a senior.
What is false superiority?
This is the completely logical reason why 8th graders spend 45 minutes decorating their notes but zero minutes actually reading them.
What is the illusion of productivity?
This is when you keep saying "I'll start my homework in 5 minutes" but never do.
What is procrastination?
French;This is what happens when you perfectly conjugate a verb in your head but something completely random comes out of your mouth.
What is ermmm..?
This is the friend who finishes the test first in my math class gets 100% all 8s, and then feels like she did not even need to study.
Who is Grace?
This is what 8th graders call their "aesthetic" but is actually just wearing the same hoodie every single day for three weeks straight.
What is a personality?
This is the unspoken rule that the back of the classroom belongs exclusively to 8th graders, enforced by absolutely nobody but respected by everyone.
What is social hierarchy?
This is the horrible feeling you get when you walk into class and suddenly remember the homework you forgot.
What is regret?
PHE: This is the mysterious medical condition that students slain to have when attending a PHE sport.
What is a sudden and very heavy stomachache?
This is the friend who brings their dog up in every single conversation regardless of what you're talking about, including math class.
Who is Skylar?
This is the phenomenon where every 8th grader suddenly becomes a philosopher at 11pm on a school night instead of sleeping.
What is procrastination disguised as self-reflection?
This is the term for the unique 8th grade energy where everyone complains about school constantly but would genuinely be lost without it.
What is A brain?
This is the scientific term for the phenomenon where you understand everything in class but your mind goes completely blank the moment the test is in front of you.
What is test anxiety?
Design: This is what every student calls their project the night before it's due when they've done absolutely nothing and open Canva for the first time at midnight.
What is "a work in progress"?
This is the friend who has absolutely everything going for them — the looks, the grades, the talent, the humor — and somehow still says "I'm so bad at everything" with complete sincerity, leaving the entire friend group in a state of profound existential confusion.
Who is all of us?
This is a condition where an 8th grader believes they are too mature for everything while also crying because their favorite childhood cartoon got cancelled.
What is growing up but still being a baby?
This is the phenomenon where an entire class of 8th graders collectively decides the substitute teacher has absolutely no authority, despite having no legal basis for this belief whatsoever.
What is a Mental Brain?