Middle School students?

Question

ok why are most all middle school kids soo mean...I graduated from middle school last year....but I still have to put up with middle schoolers other places....why re they so rude...and why are the rules so strict in middle school...and so much lighter in high school.

Answer 1

Most of us r just going through puberty and certain hormones tend 2 make us n 2 little chuckie dolls.

It's easier n hight school b/c they expect u 2 b grown up bi the time u git there.

Answer 2

Middle school students can be downright cruel to each other and to innocent bystanders.  Unfortunately, their bodies and hormones are changing rapidly and most of them feel insecure about such a tumultuous time.   To deflect the

attention off of themselves, children will point out flaws in others, tease people, and do anything else to avoid that negative spotlight.  And those who seem to bloom a little earlier make it hard for those still in the transition.  It's mean, it can be scary, and it can lead to permanent scars for those who have been horrifically teased, usually for things that they just can't help.  These are why the rules are so regimented in middle school.  It gives people less time and less opportunity that way.  Unfortunately, it also makes school feel like a jail.

I'm not sure there is a perfect solution to the problem, but sometimes just being aware of the problem itself will make kids a little more thoughtful of their actions.  But even if not, the brain is developing life experience, and many of those lessons are learned by making mistakes.  Don't worry, you'll survive, and the people behind you will survive as well.  It's kind of a right of passage and most people would never want to repeat it.  Maybe you would be a good mentor to a middle schooler... you seem to be above some of the immaturity.

Answer 3

I know what you're talking about. I'm in middle school and kids can be mean, especially to kids in the gifted program (me and a lot of my friends.) But a lot of kids in middle school have fast reflexes and say something back and that's how fights start. Anyway, the most reasonable answer is, of course, hormones. I've been to guidance three times this year and I haven't gone at all in elementary school! Anyway, it's a good thing kids are defensive in middle school, otherwise, well, it wouldn't be good for the non-defensive kids. In high school aren't you allowed to wear flip flops and stuff? I guess it's because the (seniors?) are 17/18 and can make decisions for themselves. I think I'm going to hate high school. Middle school, on the other hand, is fun.

Answer 4

Because in middle school thats when most girls start pmsing. and that causes them to be mean don't know about the boys...

Answer 5

I work as a subsitute in our local public schools.

I think its an age where they try to impress their friends.    

I was teenager also. Did somethings really stupid.

Anyways.   The best way to do is to set a a good example towards your peers.

That way they will look foolish at the end & learn a mistake.

Answer 6

Most kids at my school are ok =)

But I agree, when most kids get around middle school age, they can be horrible to one another. What happened to the first grade friendliness?!

Answer 7

I feel your pain--I had to put up with A LOT of douchebags in middle school. There are several reasons they behave the way they do, the largest of which is obvious: hormones. With changing bodies, wild mood swings, and other stuff they don't understand, many young teens express themselves by letting their negative emotions run rampant, often at the expense of their peers and parents. Feeling awkward may lower their self-confidence, and people who don't value themselves are mean to others to make themselves feel better.

Also, middle school is a time when kids learn that they should start acting like an adult, or what they think passes for acting like an adult. This conception breeds behaviors like clique-ishness, cattiness, and gang behavior. With the introduction of "grown-up" things such as make-up and shaving, many kids think it's okay to put down others who don't act the way that they do.

In the end, it's just the worst possible combination of childish stupidity and encroaching adult behaviors. They're always going to be rude; there's nothing you can do to change that except wait for high school. And it sounds like you made it out okay. =)

Answer 8

Who knows?

Answer 9

I'm an 8th grader

I havn't notcied that we are that rude

im kinda rude to my parents i guess

it depends on the group of people

at my school, we are very diverce, so a certain group of people are very mean because there are so many of them

Im not racists thats just how our school is split up

pby race]

so the black group becuz there are SO many of them are very rude to some of the other groups

Answer 10

I think the school  board and stuff try to push the students the right way and stuff to prepare them for life. and then the kids get all mad that they have to follow all those rules and stuff that they end up being worse. iono if that makes sense. lol(;

Answer 11

Middle schools students are rude and hurtful to others.  I don't think that they mean to be that way, but it is a growth process and a stinky (and I mean that) one!  Hopefully in middle school they will learn respect for themselves and others before entering high school.

Answer 12

Wel i am in middle school, and the people in my grade aren't horribly mean. it is just kinda middle school code to gossip, and be rude behind peoples back. Some people in my grade think they are so cool because we are in 8th grade now, and were old and grown up and they think rules don;t apply to them because they are to immature to realize what they are doing. They are the ones that cause all of the strict rules. Just recently my school really cracked down on the rules, and my science teacher was explaining it to my class. There are about 40 kids out of the 350 in my grade that are the problem causers. They are the ones we disobey all rules. Also being in grade 8 we are ready for high school, everyone is itching to leave, and we don't really care what happens to us the rest of middle school. It really doens' t matter to a lot of people. In middle school it is not neccasarily all about being popular, you just don't wanna be a nerd. And if you hang around a  group of mean people, they have more of an influence over you than you realize, you slowly start becoming rude. I also think in middle school you kinda wanna be rebelious, in 6th grade your finally being treated like an adult and they make wrong decisions because they are inexperienced. 7th grade you start to realize more of where you stand, you know everyone and you wanna be more popular. and 8th grade you just think you are all that. Its so true though like if i see someone in my grade i dnt hang around with, i dont say hi to them, especially not if there a nerd. but i talk to high schoolers i barely know if i meet them i am SO ready to be in high school and all this petty drama to be over

Answer 13

its because everyone is developing into young adults. lol

Answer 14

Middle school kids are discovering themselves. Don't worry about it.

Answer 15

hey, im in middle school ! lol.

well, its not all middle school people, just some of them.

they prolly have low self-esteem or something.

or they just liek picking on people.

or its family issues.

you never know.

Answer 16

Middle School is the time where kids start watching shows like

South Park

Family guy

Yo momma

and shows like Saw

This gives them ideas to be rude like the shows, but high school seems to be where there are many smart kids and they want to learn  the homework seems to deceive them from there time watching TV

BLAME IT ON TV

Answer 17

It is a time when they are changing. Homones and over things are going insane. They are learning who they are and sometimes to get there they have to step on people. Middle school a place filled with kids just trying to figure out who they are. That a big reason why it seems as if they are mean. Things will get better though.

Answer 18

Im in middle school. im in 7th grade and im not mean or rude. but yeah most of the girls that are all like stuck up can be mean and stuff.

Answer 19

I am 13 years old and in 7th grade. I go to a small school and though you area few years older than me I know what you are talking about. I don't think all middle schoolers are mean and cruel, but yes most are. I think it is because of puberty, I have kids at my school constantly fighting and threatening people. Kids can be so cruel I have come home from school wanting to die because of mean people, The school I go to is 7-12 graders and people of all ages hurt pretty much everyone. The rules are so much more strict for middle schoolers because we are changing so much, it can get really stressfull. I don't think the people in charge would be to happy if we lashed out because of stress. People do alot of bad things. High schoolers ( this is from my cousins opinion) are more used to and adapted to life . I hope this helps.

Answer 20

wow. i so agree with you. im kinda the "nice one" in my class. im in 8th grade. but all the girls in my class are like sooo mean they know exactly what to say to anyone to make them like start crying. and they get mad over the littlest things and its really annoying i just want them to change. sorry this didnt answer your question i was just agreeing with you.

Answer 21

bc they r immature n think its funny

Answer 22

yeahh im in 8th and alot of my friends get to do so muchh things in H.S that i dont. but yeahh, i guess its b/c were stuck up at that age. [[even me and my friends are some times]] we like to be better then ever one and b/c we do it to impress our friends. Dont take it to heart. happens to the best of us.

Answer 23

i am not mean.

ok, maybe i am but....

Answer 24

haha! puberty makes people mean! :]

Answer 25

Middle school teachers act like high school is 10x harder than it really is. Middle School kids are mean because that's what they think will make them fit in with their friends.

You're in High School, beat one of them up, they'll leave you alone.

Answer 26

they're rude because they think they can do whatever they want because we're out of elementary school.

the rules are strict because they're 'preparing' us for high school, and i have no idea why the high school ones are less strict but that's why i can't wait until i'm older haha

Answer 27

Because they have hormones going wild and honestly, they can't help the moodiness.

It is normal and natural, the body is changing