Remember, you're in paradise

Hey! It's you. I'm writing this on March 25, 2006, as an eighth grader who just got into University, Lick, Menlo, and Urban. I want to go to UHS, but right now it's looking like you ended up at Lick because of a stupid financial aid issue. Oh well, it doesn't matter that much either way, because any of the four would be absolutely AWESOME! Especially compared to where I am now. Remember my eighth-grade social studies class? Ugh. In case you've forgotten, it's awful. Our current substitute-ish person is reminding me more and more of the teacher who left, and I'm starting to think that things are actually worse now than they were back in December. Well, that was before he was like "You're not allowed to say Merry Christmas anymore, are you," which was followed by "Do you speak Hebrew" and "Do you think Sharon is going to make it" in January. I mean, WTF! At least I knew what he was talking about in that last comment, almost no one else did, but it's still pretty weird. I wish we'd just get a decent substitute. But our regular teacher might be coming back, people have seen him at school and I've seen evidence that it's not just a rumor. Standardized testing is soon. I still can't believe that I'll never have to go through all this crap ever again. The teachers are freaking out, in math we're learning to guess the right answer without even knowing the question. It's sooooo stupid. It's been like this every year since second grade. I miss how core was in the fall, goofing around a lot, not reading Holt that much. Now everyone's in such a hurry we even skipped half of Chapter 4, which the teacher says he really likes but it's long and we don't have the time now that testing's coming...blah, blah, blah. At least we still have fun sometimes. We're going to play this awesome trick on the office aide soon. It involves me standing up in my desk and shouting at my friend in the class, who's going to have a great time insulting me. I love acting all freaked out, it's fun. Anyway, the point is that compared to this, wherever you are is paradise. Don't forget where you come from. Don't forget social studies or standardized testing. And make sure to have a blast!