Ode to Middle School
So the adjustment to middle school is a little more than anyone anticipated. Part of it has to do with the challenging academics. The material is a little tougher. The expectations are higher, as they should be. But the real issue? Organization. [ Not my strong suit, by the way, which is no small irony, since I teach a course in study skills. For a living .] But it’s time to get our game faces on. And we are getting really serious around our house. About the agenda. About recording assignments. About bringing home the right books at night. About getting our work done. About doing it well. About putting that work back into the binder for tomorrow. About turning it in. On time . About not cramming things down to the bottom of the locker. Or the backpack. (Because while doing a clean-out the other day, one of my little darlings found a baggie of a-substance-formerly-known-as-grapes. Fortunately for all of us,