Why Are Junior High School 8th Graders the Meanest Hearted Age of Kids?
Before I get specific with answering your question, let's be clear about what you are referring to when you say mean.
Are you referring to 8th graders being mean to each other because of wanting to fight or having mean attitudes? Are you referring to 8th graders being mean to their teachers? Or are you referring to 8th graders being mean to both? Let me begin by saying that this is a very good question.
There are many other teenagers your age who wonder the same thing.
This question unlike others I have answered before doesn't have one specific answer.
To understand why junior high school 8th graders can be "the meanest hearted age of kids" as you ask, you must be aware of the different personality types that young people who are mean have in junior high school.
Once you understand those different personality types you will better understand why some teens can be the way you describe.
Teenagers That Don't Care About Anything There are some teenagers who come to school only because they have to be there.
For these teens school is a good place to socialize.
These students could care less about learning or the learning process.
When you get two or three of these students together in one classroom watch out.
There is no telling what might happen if you have a new teacher who has not yet perfected his or her classroom management skills.
These types of teens are very prone to being mean to anyone because they don't care about the repercussions of being this way.
Teenagers With Serious Problems At Home Other 8th grade teenagers who act mean to others do so because they come to school mad because of things that happened in their homes.
Some teenagers have parents who fight each other and drink a lot.
Some have parents or relatives that regularly curse at them and still others unfortunately have those that physically and emotionally abuse them.
These teenagers get angry about this but have not been taught how to vent this anger.
They then do so at school at other teenagers.
Add this type of teenager student to the two or three that don't care about anything and you have an environment that can quickly get out of hand.
Teenagers That Are Class Clowns The last type of teen does not act mean to others but through his or her behavior makes it easier for others to do so.
These are the class clowns.
Class clowns are typically not the best students nor are they generally the most popular.
They find their place by being funny.
They don't say things to be mean generally but will follow the lead of the teenagers who don't care about anything or those with problems at home.
When they do this their comedy can become very mean to those being talked about.
Conclusion The majority of 8th grade teenagers want to do well in their studies because they know this will help them become successful in life.
Unfortunately there are those who don't believe this and consequently do things which makes the classroom very difficult for others.
So there is no one answer to why 8th graders are mean to others.
However knowing about the different personality types in your classroom will help you both better handle and understand those situations when they come up.
Are you referring to 8th graders being mean to each other because of wanting to fight or having mean attitudes? Are you referring to 8th graders being mean to their teachers? Or are you referring to 8th graders being mean to both? Let me begin by saying that this is a very good question.
There are many other teenagers your age who wonder the same thing.
This question unlike others I have answered before doesn't have one specific answer.
To understand why junior high school 8th graders can be "the meanest hearted age of kids" as you ask, you must be aware of the different personality types that young people who are mean have in junior high school.
Once you understand those different personality types you will better understand why some teens can be the way you describe.
Teenagers That Don't Care About Anything There are some teenagers who come to school only because they have to be there.
For these teens school is a good place to socialize.
These students could care less about learning or the learning process.
When you get two or three of these students together in one classroom watch out.
There is no telling what might happen if you have a new teacher who has not yet perfected his or her classroom management skills.
These types of teens are very prone to being mean to anyone because they don't care about the repercussions of being this way.
Teenagers With Serious Problems At Home Other 8th grade teenagers who act mean to others do so because they come to school mad because of things that happened in their homes.
Some teenagers have parents who fight each other and drink a lot.
Some have parents or relatives that regularly curse at them and still others unfortunately have those that physically and emotionally abuse them.
These teenagers get angry about this but have not been taught how to vent this anger.
They then do so at school at other teenagers.
Add this type of teenager student to the two or three that don't care about anything and you have an environment that can quickly get out of hand.
Teenagers That Are Class Clowns The last type of teen does not act mean to others but through his or her behavior makes it easier for others to do so.
These are the class clowns.
Class clowns are typically not the best students nor are they generally the most popular.
They find their place by being funny.
They don't say things to be mean generally but will follow the lead of the teenagers who don't care about anything or those with problems at home.
When they do this their comedy can become very mean to those being talked about.
Conclusion The majority of 8th grade teenagers want to do well in their studies because they know this will help them become successful in life.
Unfortunately there are those who don't believe this and consequently do things which makes the classroom very difficult for others.
So there is no one answer to why 8th graders are mean to others.
However knowing about the different personality types in your classroom will help you both better handle and understand those situations when they come up.
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