13 is the New 18 (2009)
13 is the New 18
“Or about the famous soda can incident. Or about the prom.
I tried to be optimistic that everything would work out OK in his new school. I told myself he would learn a lot, and hopefully be happy, and hopefully make friends with kids who would be a good influence on him.
But I was well aware that he had a few months to go before he stopped being thirteen. And, inside, I worried that the final stretch of this unlucky number might be just as bumpy as what we'd already been through.
As I explained ...before, where we live, there are no neighborhood high schools. Even ordinary public school students like Taz have to apply to high schools— just like college— and hope they are accepted at the school of their choice. It's a complicated system, with dozens of schools to choose from, in which the best schools look at your grades, your standardized test scores, and your attendance.
In addition to all of that, at Taz's first choice of a school, they also looked at teacher recommendations and a portfolio of work, and you had to come in for an interview and write an essay on a surprise topic.MoreLess
I tried to be optimistic that everything would work out OK in his new school. I told myself he would learn a lot, and hopefully be happy, and hopefully make friends with kids who would be a good influence on him.
But I was well aware that he had a few months to go before he stopped being thirteen. And, inside, I worried that the final stretch of this unlucky number might be just as bumpy as what we'd already been through.
As I explained ...before, where we live, there are no neighborhood high schools. Even ordinary public school students like Taz have to apply to high schools— just like college— and hope they are accepted at the school of their choice. It's a complicated system, with dozens of schools to choose from, in which the best schools look at your grades, your standardized test scores, and your attendance.
In addition to all of that, at Taz's first choice of a school, they also looked at teacher recommendations and a portfolio of work, and you had to come in for an interview and write an essay on a surprise topic.MoreLess
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