I spent last summer working at a summer camp and had ten middle schools boys in my cabin all summer. From this experience I know how difficult middle schoolers can be, but I also know that middle school is a critical time for maturing and for growing. If our middle schools are not doing a good job, students will not be ready for high school, which is setting students up to fail.
What I really like from this article is the emphasis on making cross subject and real world connections. I like how it allows students to connect to their communities and to work on real world projects.
Another big part of middle school has nothing to do with the school work itself but rather the school environment, and that is the maturation process for these students. I just think it's so important for teachers to build relationships with these students and to help them with their struggles, even the ones outside of their school work. It's just such an important time for these kids and middle school teachers have to be there for these kids to help in any ways possible. These kids will not be ready for high school and then the real world if we don't.
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