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    Junior High Junior Hell
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    491_9781977206374
    Alcoholics, drug addicts, perverts, misogynists, bullies, bible thumpers, narcissists, racists, thieves, gangsters, murder.  Junior High. Junior Hell. Eye-popping behavior occurred on campus during my three decades teaching at a highly-rated junior high school in Southern California.  Whether or not you’re in the education arena, a parent of teens or currently a teenager in or out of junior high, this unique read will affect you. You might cry, laugh or possibly question the authenticity of my stories.  However, I had no need to make-believe, exaggerate or embellish a single incident. Besides, I couldn’t make this stuff up in my wildest dreams.The vast majority of my students, their parents and my colleagues were hard-working, enjoyable people and many humorous and inspirational stories about them are shared. That said, from my quirky perspective, the most incredible and entertaining tales sprouted from the outrageous behavior of various adolescents and adults. As Journalist Silas Bent observed, “Harmony seldom makes a headline.” No one was spared, and to my chagrin, that included me. Teaching junior high prepared me to air my dirty laundry without consequence. A “Mother Goose and Grimm” comic strip by Mike Peters validated the rhino skin acquired by veteran teachers of adolescents:  A matronly woman whistled joyfully down the corridors of hell. A nearby devil whispered to his buddy, “Forget it.  We’ll never get to her…she used to be a JUNIOR HIGH TEACHER.”Most of my lunch hours were spent with students. I was that teacher who avoided the teachers’ lounge. I was also the only teacher that lived in the same lower socioeconomic neighborhood as my students.  The family dynamics, diverse cultures and unique personalities of many of my students were well understood before the first day of school. Living amongst students established a unique, organically-grown bond that transc
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