Middle School Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old middle school quotes, middle school sayings, and middle school proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

One day middle school will end and become high school and after that it just becomes life. All those things you think are important now won't be anymore. Jackie Filgo
Middle school students should bring sufficient academic preparation and foundation for challenging, meaningful, and rewarding instructional experiences. Keen J. Babbage
Reality does show that some middle school students did not master the elementary school academic basics. Keen J. Babbage
No matter what academic achievements or lack of achievements are brought to middle school by entering 6th graders, the academic achievements of exiting 8th graders must be at or above grade level. Keen J. Babbage
Middle school is a vital time to apply, nurture, extend, or start the learning ethic of students. Keen J. Babbage
Bad habits that remain bad during the middle school years can become ingrained or nearly ingrained. Keen J. Babbage
We don't stop going to school when we graduate. Carol Burnett
When nearly a third of our high school students do not graduate on time with their peers, we have work to do. We must design our middle and high schools so that no student gets lost in the crowd and disconnected from his or her own potential. Christine Gregoire
Our promise to our children should be this: if you do well in school, we will pay for you to obtain a college degree. Ruth Ann Minner
Smartness runs in my family. When I went to school I was so smart my teacher was in my class for five years. Gracie Allen
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. Albert Einstein
School offers education. Religion offers some values and morals. Parents contribute much of it, sometimes intentionally, sometimes accidentally. James Frey
Middle schoolers vary in the types of temptations they face based on differences in their parents, friend choices, personalities, media usage levels, and home communities. Terry D. Linhart
The middle school years are often the first time a student feels the social pull of others. Terry D. Linhart
Though they don't have jobs, middle schoolers still experience the effects of a culture that teaches that the goal of life is to make yourself happy by getting new and better stuff. Terry D. Linhart
For some children, middle school may be the first time they have engaged in an after-school pursuit. Joe Bruzzese
Learning how to explore new interests while managing the ongoing demands of middle school academics take time and practice. Joe Bruzzese
Traversing the middle school years has become a treacherous passage for families. Joe Bruzzese
Middle schoolers are beginning to develop abstract thinking skills. Their lessons should offer opportunities for them to exercise these emerging skills. David C. Cook
Most middle schoolers like to socialize, they need activities that encourage them to work in groups. David C. Cook
The middle school curriculum is carefully structured, and the staff professionally trained to help children bridge the awkward period between the elementary years and highschool. Jack Canfield
Middle school can be a scary place. Not for eleven-year olds, who are itching to leave the warm and fuzzy confines of elementary school, to eat lunch with kids who shave, but for parents who have to accept that their child is growing up and entering a world where lockers have combinations and hormones lurk around every corner. Jack Canfield
For most parents, the middle school experience is not a bridge, but a dark and mysterious tunnel that morphs our sweet babies into surly adolescents. Jack Canfield
Middle school students will often display remarkable powers to recall and suddenly remember that they have a science project due tomorrow. Jack Canfield
Never pull up to the front steps of the school when you are driving your child to or from middle school. Jack Canfield
These risk factors center around five main areas of a student's life—the family, the school, personality, psychological factors, and the peer group Martha Casas
The middle school curriculum should focus on general education. Martha Casas
The central purpose of the middle school curriculum should be helping early adolescents explore self and social meanings at this time of their lives. Martha Casas
The middle school curriculum should respect the dignity of early adolescents. Martha Casas
The middle school curriculum should be firmly grounded in democracy. Martha Casas