I had my students
write advice letters to next year's kiddos. Quote from 7th grader DK
"Never ever make Mrs. Gas angry. She is really a nice person, but when she
is angry, she is scarier than your mom and dad put together."
Don’t give teachers lame excuses about your homework and
just finish it. Actually, most of all I think that you should have fun in
school. That’s my real advice.
If you are late, the teacher will mark you tardy. If you are
tardy three times, you will have a detention after school where you can’t do
your homework- you just sit and do nothing. So then you will have less time for
your homework, and you will not finish it and you will stay up late trying to
finish, so you will be late and then you will get another detention, and so you
will be in the late/bad homework/detention cycle and you will never get out.
If you write your homework in your homework notebook, bad
things will not happen to you.
When I saw some people studying while I was having fun, I
felt pity for them- but I was wrong. I got a B- because of stupid time wasting.
It will make your life easier if you are honest. Lying will
make things worse and eventually you will get caught lying.
One time, there was this pitiful guy who stole my money. He
always deined it and never gave my money back. I was really angry and I was
ready to take revenge, so while he was in the office, I took his shoes,
backpack, wallet, MP3 and everything he owned and threw it in the dumpster.
Later, I saw the garbage truck driving away and I smiled. Sweet payback is
always acceptable.
I never realized doing things by myself was important. If I
kept asking people for help, I would never learn anything by myself. Now I
learn on my own and use my knowledge when I need it. I don’t depend on others.
I usually don’t challenge myself because it’s not fun, but
I’ve learned that the beginnings of challenging yourself are always hard but
there’s joy waiting for you right after you are done changing yourself.
Challenges are bittersweet.
Sometimes people say really mean stuff to you and ignore
you. Most people get their feelings hurt by it. Why? Why do you need to listen
to people who insult you and ignore you? It just makes you unhappy. Be yourself
and do what your heart says. Don’t listen to those ugly words. Listening to
yourself makes you happier and lets you shine more. Be yourself!
Sometimes you forget things quicker than you would think.
If you really need something signed, ask your parents and
never do it yourself, or else you will get in big trouble. It will also be a
forgery which means you could go to jail.
Giving up is the worst thing you can do when you are in
school. If you give up, you will feel like you don’t want to do your homework.
So, never give up!
If you ever make Mrs. Gas cranky, watch your head.
Always tell your mom yes even if you won’t end up doing
something.
Definitely don’t shove stuff under your bed. Are you really
that lazy? Just throw it where it belongs.
Don’t get your teachers mad at you for something stupid that
you could have finished in five minutes.
Try to raise your hand and answer some questions in class because
if you won’t do it, your teacher will always tell you to answer the hardest
questions.
When you have a big project or many things to do, think
about summer break.
