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It's time to head back to the classroom for another school year, and the Brooklyn Public Library wants to help you make the most of it! We have compiled resources and fun stuff to help make this the best school year ever!
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Back to School Tips |
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Ease into your morning routine. Start waking up earlier a few days before you are set to start school.
- Pack your lunch and get your clothes and supplies ready the night before the first day of school. This way you won’t be rushed in the morning and you won't forget something.
- If you are starting at a new school trying writing notes to yourself to help you get oriented. Jot down the names and numbers of buildings, pathways to your classes, and your locker number.
- If you are going back to the same school, try to concentrate on making a fresh start. Set aside any bad memories of the previous year and put all of your energy into the positive things about your school experience.
- Always try your best. Even when you have a bad day if you know you've given it your all than any problem can be solved.
- Try to develop a system of organization. This will help you to always turn your assignments in on time and stay on top of your workload.
- Take your time with schoolwork and ask a teacher if you don’t understand something.
- Have fun. School teaches you not only how to read and write but how to interact with your peers.
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Did you know? |
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The first public school in the United States was the King Williams School, opened in 1696 in Maryland.
- There are approximately 1,700 school districts serving over 94,000 public schools.
- 73.2 million Americans over the age of 3 are enrolled in school. That’s about 1-in-4 of all U.S. citizens.
- In the United States, education has traditionally been under state and local control, although the federal government has played a greater role recently.
- 20 percent of all elementary and high school students have a parent who was born outside of the United States.
- There are 6.5 million teachers in the United States.
- 84 percent of American adults over the age of 25 have a high school diploma.
- Early blackboards were made from pine lumber and covered with a mixture of egg white and carbon from charred potatoes.
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Compiled by Children and Family Services, Brooklyn Public Library.
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