As for the waiting area, my school has that too. Explain it to the teacher on duty that you would like to go to the office and he or she should have no problem letting you.

And about your homework assignment, get it done. Whenever you’re in doubt if an assignment is due on a certain day or not, you will get it out of the way even if it’s not due the next day and will spare yourself from getting a 0 if that’s what your intention was.

It’s always worth asking if you’re lost. Older students can seem scary but for the most part they’re quite willing to help – they were in the same situation a few years back! If you’re school has prefects, spotting a kid with a prefect badge is also a good way to go.

You’ll find that teachers will be quite understanding to start off with about getting lost and the like. It might be worth going to ask the teacher who set the assignment for guidance, particularly if it was originally set before you started.

Good luck! 🙂

The best thing to do, I’ve found, is to plan out what you’re going to say ahead of time and who you’re going to say it to (maybe a teacher?). That way, when you say it, you sound like you know exactly what you’re talking about and it’s not embarrassing at all.

Also, is it possible to just follow the crowd again? After a while, it’ll be a habit going where you need to go, and you can do it by yourself.