8th Grade Reflection
Reflecting from my whole 8th grade year I faced many ups and downs I never expected I lost some friends and made new friends. It gives me time to reflect from when I barely started middle school. Time flies so fast I already miss it. I learned so many new things and learned from my mistakes. Throughout my whole middle school years I have gained so much knowledge personally and academically.
My academic classes have so far been well. I have gained so much knowledge from my classes. Personally I knew nothing much about social studies, but 8th grade has given me knowledge for social studies. I currently know so much about history. Math hasn't always been one of my favorite subjects but it’s gotten so much easier through the years. All of these classes have pushed me far past my limits to try my hardest to prepare me for later in life. My encounters class has taught me how people won't always be there to help you do things. I learned to be more independent in that class and to do things myself.
In the start of middle school I wasn't special until 7th grade I started opening up and talking to so many new people. In 8th grade I knew even more people there were a few new kids, but also continuing all the way to the final year the friend group got bigger and smaller. It stayed in a small friend group with Monica, Stephanie, Dahlia, Jade, Sarahi, Vallery, Medeline, and Mikaela. We have more friends but it's usually just this group. Other than the friend groups it taught us so much about other people and we realized how fake other people were, but it also helped me with self-discovery. It helped me decide what type of person I wanted to be.
Outside the classroom or school I used to participate in sports like I used to go play volleyball with a group of girls with my cousin Stephanie. Other than that I go to church classes every Tuesday, the days when I don't do anything I stay home do nothing or I do things with my family. On the weekends I call my friends or make plans with them. Like this one time, Monica, Sarahi, Medeline, Stephanie, and Jade we all went to the memorial mall together and we went shopping, ate, played games, and we went on a carousel. I don't do much outside of school other than the plans I have with my friends, but I'm okay with that because in my free time I love taking naps. I love my outside of school life. It's very calming for me.
Turning back and reflecting through all the way when I started out in elementary school I am honestly going to miss everything. I think I'm personally not ready to grow up already but change always happens and even if people don't want anything to change it always happens no matter what. I am so different from how I was back then. I got told that I matured a lot because honestly I was so childish back then. I learned to take most things serious and put my mind into things I want. I can't wait to see what else life can give me in the future even if it comes with more problems or anything in general. I think I'm ready to face whatever life throws at me.