I was asked earlier this weekend if I had any advice for a child that was going to be a freshman in high school. I have all kinds of advice, and most of that has come from working with freshman so intensely over the last several years. Rule number one, you are in high school, you are about to run a marathon and you do not even know it yet. High School accounts for 720 days of your entire life. If you do not learn anything day one, it is this, you are a freshman, you must earn at least 28 credits in most schools in order to graduate from high school. Your teachers are still just as loving and as understanding as they have always been, but you must sit in your seat at least fifty minutes every day for one hundred and eighty days in order to be eligible to earn a credit, not to mention, you are earning a credit so you must complete the work and you must complete it in a timely manner. This parent was concerned because her child was going to be in band and she did not know how she would balance all of her time, her Pre-AP classes and being at school until 5:30 everyday. I told her, that she will learn that she is responsible for earning credits, and that she will get more done from 5:45 until the time she passes out each and every night, she will learn to use her time wisely and study everyday in order to complete her assignments. There is a chance she will fall short the first nine weeks, but it will not be because of band, it will be because she is a freshman, and freshman are learning about timelines, due dates, responsibilities, and being involved in extra curricular activities. I am a firm believer that students need to be involved with an activity, and that activity will help them learn to balance everything in their life.
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AuthorMy name is Kelli Muncher. I a wife, mother, and school counselor. My children keep me grounded and running everyday, and when I say children I mean my two girls plus the 300 or so I try to serve during the week. Archives
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