Hey, conveniently enough, I'm an 8th grade Social Studies teacher!! I know, just what you DIDN'T want to hear. But....I do have a little bit of insight about 8th graders since I've taught middle school for 7 years now. If your school is like ours, the 8th graders all eat together, so you should be able to socialize then and there is always the halls during passing period. What I always tell my students when they complain about not having friends in a particular class is to look at as an opportunity to make some new friends...I know...easier said than done, but you could try it and see what happens.

I will offer the same thing here as I do to the other middle schoolers...if you need to talk about school, feel free to let me know.

Good luck with your 8th grade year. I have to go in tomorrow and the kids start on Monday. Let me know how your first week goes...I'd be curious to see how you perceive being a big bad 8th grader now.