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The paradox of middle schoolers - at a time when they need you the most,they will begin to push you away. It is so important to stay involved in your middle schooler's life. While the ways in which they need you may be changing, the fact that they do so, does not.

WHAT IS A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?

What is a middle schooler?
I was asked one day.
I knew what he was,
But what could I say?

He is noise and confusion.
He is silence that's deep.
He is sunshine and laughter,
Or a cloud that will weep.

He is swift as an arrow.
He is a waster of time.
He wants to be rich,
But cannot save a dime.

He is rude and he's nasty.
He is polite as can be.
He wants parental guidance,
But fights to be free.

He is agressive and bossy.
He is timid and shy.
He knows all the answers,
But still will ask "why."

He is awkward and clumsy.
He is graceful and poised.
He is ever changing,
But do not be annoyed.

What is a middle schooler?
I was asked one day.
He is the future unfolding,
So do not stand in his way.

---Pamela Jo Bondi, a former eighth grader