Benjamin Franklin

"2.5 S Went here for middle school, approaching close to a decade now since I've last had to step foot into the building. For me personally, I went to Benjamin Franklin from K-8 grade, and I definitely experienced the highs and lows Benji had to offer throughout the years - I want to put emphasis on the 'lows' however.. Not to say I haven't made long lasting friendships, learned from very passionate and thoughtful teachers, and even made me into the person I am today - I'm forever thankful that this is the case. However, there were some notable things that even looking back, makes me look through a lens of negativity. There were some pretty crazy things I saw in that school as a kid. Without going into too much detail, a couple lighter examples I remember are teachers crying in class due to the students' behavior (multiple teachers, multiple times, at different grades, and more frequently than what you would consider 'normal'), and the deteriorating walls/rundown interiors including bits of ceiling that would fall on students (thankfully, since I left the building has undergone remodeling). I do wonder sometimes about the teachers I had and where they are at now. Looking back, I hope they haven't stopped teaching as the majority of the teachers there enjoyed, or at the very least gave off the impression of enjoying the act of teaching in front of us as kids. I thought they did a great job for the most part. Unfortunately, I do not have any year books and my memory is a little fuzzy so I can't quite remember their names fully, but Mrs. Evans if you're reading this you were awesome! Hopefully, Benjamin Franklin is no longer experiencing those negative qualities I described above (remember, those are the 'lighter examples'... some crazy things I saw). But from my own personal experience, this is how I would answer the question of "how would you rate your middle school?"."

"2.5 S Went here for middle school, approaching close to a decade now since I've last had to step foot into the building. For me personally, I went to Benjamin Franklin from K-8 grade, and I definitely experienced the highs and lows Benji had to offer throughout the years - I want to put emphasis on the 'lows' however.. Not to say I haven't made long lasting friendships, learned from very passionate and thoughtful teachers, and even made me into the person I am today - I'm forever thankful that this is the case. However, there were some notable things that even looking back, makes me look through a lens of negativity. There were some pretty crazy things I saw in that school as a kid. Without going into too much detail, a couple lighter examples I remember are teachers crying in class due to the students' behavior (multiple teachers, multiple times, at different grades, and more frequently than what you would consider 'normal'), and the deteriorating walls/rundown interiors including bits of ceiling that would fall on students (thankfully, since I left the building has undergone remodeling). I do wonder sometimes about the teachers I had and where they are at now. Looking back, I hope they haven't stopped teaching as the majority of the teachers there enjoyed, or at the very least gave off the impression of enjoying the act of teaching in front of us as kids. I thought they did a great job for the most part. Unfortunately, I do not have any year books and my memory is a little fuzzy so I can't quite remember their names fully, but Mrs. Evans if you're reading this you were awesome! Hopefully, Benjamin Franklin is no longer experiencing those negative qualities I described above (remember, those are the 'lighter examples'... some crazy things I saw). But from my own personal experience, this is how I would answer the question of "how would you rate your middle school?"."