If you spent your childhood reading books like "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," the "Big Nate" series, and "Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life," then you're familiar with the horrors of middle school. And if you've ever attended a middle school, then you're definitely familiar with its horrors. Let's face it--nobody likes middle school, and there are plenty of good reasons for that. In middle school, you'll find all sorts of crazy people--students and teachers--who will make school a living hell for all of us. You'll probably recognize many of these personalities from your middle school experience.

1. The teacher with anger problems

This probably stuck out the most for us in middle school. There's always one teacher you'll have who will get upset over the tiniest mistake you make. If you happen to be talking to one of your classmates, or even if you drop a pencil by accident, you'll find yourself facing the wrath of a sour face screaming at you to "behave, follow instructions, or go to the principal's office!" You never know what could set them off, and you're lucky if you can get through an entire day without being yelled at. And by the way, if you can do that, then congratulations, because no one's ever done that before!

2. The class bully

The bully feels no shame and will stop at nothing to assert feelings of dominance and power over the other kids. Whether the bully is about to punch you or make fun of your roller backpack, you do not want to end up in the path of this kid. They've probably ended up in some deep you-know-what with the principal countless times, but that doesn't stop them from doing their thing. Sometimes the bully will have their own posse following them around, and to be honest, we're not sure if those kids actually worship the bully or if they're just really scared of the bully. But you gotta feel a little bad for the poor guy; for all you know they're going through a tough time outside of school.

3. The complainer

There's always the kid who will find a way to get upset about everything. If the complainer happens to be an animal lover (and this is not true of all animal lovers), they'll get upset if pets are excluded from the genealogical definition of "family." If they happen to be a vegetarian (again, not true of all vegetarians), they'll tell the other kids not to even mention the topic of eating meat. And if they're an overachiever (okay, maybe true for most), they'll break down at the sight of an "A-" on their paper. In any case, the complainer will raise up a hailstorm over whatever ridiculous thing is bothering them. And it takes the teacher a really long time to calm this kid down because the kid takes this very seriously. And I mean way too seriously. To the point where we all just want to get the hell out of here and talk to normal people from now on.

4. The burnt-out teacher

They really don't want to be here either, can you tell? The only difference is that a teacher can actually get away with putting as little effort into their work as possible. Sometimes, however, this works to our advantage. If the teacher is really apathetic, we don't have to do work for this class all year! We can just watch videos and listen to music the whole time. Which, in turn, leads to more drama. This drama usually comes in the form of arguing over what video to watch or what radio station to put on. In the extreme case, an argument will lead to an all-out screaming match among all of the kids. And you'd think the teacher would try to calm everyone down, but the reality is, they're so burnt out that they don't even give a rat's behind what happens to the students! If they did, then they would do something useful with their time, right?

5. The weird, annoying kid

Have you ever been trying to make some sense of what you're learning in class when, all of a sudden, you hear a loud voice screaming, "Turnip sauce!!!"? That's the kid who everyone in the class sits as far away from as possible. I mean, there isn't actually anything bad about this kid, but a lot of the time their random blurt-outs can become a nuisance. It can happen any time--while you're trying to pay attention to the most difficult class ever, while you're giving a class presentation, or even while you're having a simple conversation with a couple of friends. Again, there's nothing completely wrong with this kid, but if they're going to make it anywhere in the world then they should really learn how to better interact with other people.

6. The sociopathic favorite student

This kid knows how to play others. They've learned to get on the teachers' good side early on, and they've picked up on what gets the other kids into trouble. This kid can and will try to get you into the principal's office for something you may have not even done this time, and as long as they are the favorite student they will sound believable and pretty much get away with it. At times they can take the form of the class bully, but that's only if none of the teachers are around. You can try to tell your teacher that this kid is a bully, but as long as they're on the teacher's good side the teacher won't believe you and you can't do anything about it.

7. The fun, interesting teacher

Okay, admit it--there's definitely at least one teacher in your entire middle school who actually knows what they're doing. This is the one teacher who will actually treat you like a human being, and their lessons can actually be pretty interesting. You feel like you trust this person to listen to your thoughts, and you actually feel motivated to do well in this class. You're happy to have a teacher like them, and you wish more teachers taught the way they do. They give you a sense of hope in your life, and you realize that the dark cloud surrounding your middle school has a silver lining after all. Taking a class with this teacher can really brighten your otherwise gloomy day, and you'll definitely remember them for the rest of your life as your middle school savior!