Honors in 9th Grade?

happy1
Wed, 20 Jan 2016 22:05:57 +0000

1. Good friends should be supportive. Small school or not I would not put up with people telling me I was “stupid”. I was in a similar boat in HS (not put into some honors classes due to 6th grade testing years and years ago) and my friends were in all honors classes. They never put me down. My D had a similar experience as well. Let your friends know that when they talk that way it is hurtful and ask them to please stop.

2. You can talk to your English teacher about if he/she thinks you can handle the honors class. If not ask what you should work on to possibly qualify the following year.

3. You are doing very well in the regular level classes. You will be able to find a fine college down the road that will be a good fit for you. There are tons of amazing non-Ivy level schools out there where you can have a great college experience, get an excellent education, and launch your career. Stop comparing yourself to others.

4. For goodness sake you are in middle school. Please do not start worrying about college now. Enjoy high school, enjoy your friends, get involved in things that matter to you, do the best you can in school and things will work out (even if you don’t end up at UCLA or Yale).