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Originally Posted by DAEpperson
It's not so easy to make the transition to private high schools. Not easy on anyone.
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Third time today!!!
Regardless of the 'quality' of the student body a new person coming in at the high school level is going to have an uphill battle getting accepted. Most of us know just how harsh and rough teenagers can be to one another.
Our family moved around a lot and there is definitely something to be said for staying put. I had to make friends with kids who had lifelong relationships with other kids and often when stories were being told i was odd man out.
And i'd bet being a kid nowadays is even tougher than it was when i did it. But at the same time i've seen first hand just how difficult it is to be the poor kid in a rich group. Everyone else is talking about trips to Paris over the summer and showing off their new BMW's while the poor/middle class kids MAYBE got to visit a state park or their aunt's house with the above ground pool and got the keys to the Chevette a time or two.
Hoy, some days i think i need a shrink.