Freshman Friday Research Paper

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98.6 percent of students report that a teacher has a positive impact on them while in high school. When I was in 8th grade I was told that teachers were mean. The teachers are not mean. Teachers just do not baby students like middle school teachers do. Also another thing I was told was about freshman Friday. Freshman Friday is when the older high school students push freshman students into lockers, but Freshman Friday is not real. There are a few actions 8th graders should take when they come to high school in order to have a positive experience. First, make sure to pay attention in class. Everything the teachers teach will be on a test, so make sure to listen. Teachers do not like repeating themselves if students do not pay attention. Do

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