My School by Johnston, Kurt -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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COVER PAGE TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT DEDICATION CONTENTS INTRODUCTION SECTION ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL BASICS

1. WHOSE IDEA WAS SCHOOL, ANYWAY? 2. WHY LEARNING IS A GOOD THING 3. DID JESUS GO TO SCHOOL? 4. WHY DO WE NEED IT? 5. SO MANY CLASSES, SO LITTLE TIME 6. WHY IS IT SO BORING? 7. WILL I EVER USE THE STUFF I’M LEARNING? 8. LEARNING ABOUT LIFE, NOT JUST ALGEBRA

SECTION TWO WHERE SCHOOL HAPPENS

SECTION THREE THE PEOPLE YOU MEET @ SCHOOL

13. THE CAFETERIA LADY 14. THE SCHOOL BULLY 15. THE JOCK 16. THE GOSSIP 17. THE LONER 18. THE GEEK 19. THE POPULAR KID 20. THE RUDE KID 21. THE PRINCIPAL 22. THE SUBSTITUTE TEACHER 23. THE STRICT TEACHER 24. THE TEACHER’S PET

SECTION FOUR HOMEWORK AND GRADES

25. WHY DO MY PARENTS MAKE SUCH A BIG DEAL ABOUT GRADES? 26. WHAT DIFFERENCE DO GRADES MAKE, ANYWAY? 27. THIS CLASS IS TOUGH! 28. STUDY TIPS 29. HOW TO MAKE HOMEWORK NOT SO HORRIBLE 30. GETTING READY FOR A TEST 31. HOW TO DO A LONG-TERM PROJECT 32. HOW TO RAISE YOUR GRADE IN THREE EASY STEPS 33. WHEN TO ASK FOR HELP 34. MY MOM WANTS TO GET ME A TUTOR! 35. I HAVE TROUBLE PAYING ATTENTION IN CLASS

SECTION FIVE MAKING THE MOST OF AN AVERAGE DAY

36. HOW NOT TO BE TARDY 37. HOW TO MAKE THE BUS RIDE FUN 38. CARPOOLING WITH BRATS 39. FOOD STUFF 40. THE TERROR THAT IS...THE BATHROOM 41. THE POP QUIZ—THE SURPRISE THAT’S NEVER FUN 42. I SIT NEXT TO SOMEBODY I DON’T LIKE

SECTION SIX THE P.E.PUZZLE

43. I HATE THE P.E. UNIFORMS (AND SCHOOL UNIFORMS) 44. I HATE CHANGING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE 45. I ALWAYS GET PICKED LAST 46. WHY DO THEY MAKE ME RUN THE MILE? 47. DODGEBALL STRATEGIES

SECTION SEVEN THE UGLY SIDEOF MIDDLE SCHOOL

48. CHEATING 49. FIGHTS 50. PEER PRESSURE 51. MEAN KIDS 52. DRUGS 53. DRINKING 54. GANGS 55. FEELING LEFT OUT 56. BEING THE NEW KID 57. SCIENCE CLASS

SECTION EIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOLURBAN LEGENDS

58. TRASH-CANNING 59. CAFETERIA MYSTERY MEAT 60. “MY DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK” 61. THE MYSTERY THAT IS...THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE 62. THE POOL ON THE ROOF

SECTION NINE CAMPUS KINDNESS

63. MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE NEW KID 64. USING YOUR GIFTS TO HELP OTHERS 65. THE POWER OF YOUR WORDS 66. STICKING UP FOR THE UNDERDOG 67. “DID YOU BRING ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY?” “WHY, YES, I DID!” 68. BIRTHDAY CARDS FOR HOMEROOM

SECTION TEN MISCELLANEOUS SURVIVAL TIPS

69. LIFE WITH A LOCKER 70. CHOOSING WHAT TO WEAR 71. BAD HAIR DAYS 72. THE COMPARISON GAME 73. THE POPULARITY PROBLEM 74. THREE FINAL THOUGHTS FROM MARKO 75. THREE FINAL THOUGHTS FROM KURT

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