A THING OR TWO YOU OUGHT TO KNOW
BY HELINDA VANDERKOOI, ACS PARENT
Middle school…yikes! I heard stories from parents about middle school. Claims like: your kids don’t need you as much in middle school, hardly any parents come to chapel, the teachers don’t want your help, the kids ignore and avoid you. With all this chatter I was not looking forward to the middle school experience, especially after being immersed in that cozy ACS elementary school culture. But alas, kids grow up and make the switch from elementary school to middle school. It’s inevitable.
And now it was my turn…
When it came time for middle school, my kid was psyched […]
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