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Young Adolescent Development
Spotlight on Lead2Feed
We asked Debby Dodge, grant manager for Lead2Feed/Lift a Life Foundation, a series of questions about the important part service learning and common vision play in developing caring, compassionate young...
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AMLE
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The Importance of Early Adolescence
As schools around the world prepare to celebrate Middle Level Education Month in March, we wish to bring you enduring words of wisdom from Dr. John Lounsbury, a middle level education advocate and founding member of...
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John H. Lounsbury
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Developmental Characteristics of Young Adolescents
Research Summary
Early adolescence is a distinct period of human growth and development situated between childhood and adolescence. During this remarkable stage of the life cycle, young adolescents, 10- to 15-year-olds, experience...
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Micki Caskey, Vincent A. Anfara, Jr.
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Mitigating Factors: Negative Neighborhoods and Student Learning
We can't give up on students who are struggling just to survive.
There probably isn't an educator alive who hasn't heard—or made—comments like these: Too bad his momma is in jail! He never had a chance. If she just wasn't from that neighborhood! Why does he hang...
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Ruby K. Payne
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Are You Helping or Hurting Your Students?
When should you let students struggle?
What’s wrong with these kids? Do they really think we’ll hold their hand? This isn’t elementary school! I treat mine all the same. And you know what? It’s sink or swim. How are they going...
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Ruby K. Payne
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Self-Directed Learning Through Reflection
Goal setting and action plans help students become more confident learners.
It’s 1 p.m. I have just given my sixth grade science class an assignment reviewing several concepts and key vocabulary words related to energy. The students are free to use their textbooks, past assignments, and...
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Staci Korkowski
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Holidays Are Stressful for Middle Schoolers, Too
According to the National Association of Health Education Centers, the chief stressor for students ages 9-13 is school. No middle grades educator is surprised by this, given the factors involved in a student's school...
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Judith Baenen
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The Nature of Middle Level
A Turtle’s Journey
During the Tennessee Council of Teachers of English conference a couple of weeks ago, I was walking around the spacious grounds of the event between sessions when I did something regretful and then noticed something...
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Dru Tomlin
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Social Revolution Through Sports
Sports can be a powerful catalyst for breaking down barriers.
In eighth grade, co-author Brian Quinn played on one of his district's ice hockey teams, which included students from different social circles. He was not in one of the "popular" groups at his school, but being a...
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Brian Quinn, Betty Edwards
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Looking at Executive Function
It was bright orange and boxy. I had used it repeatedly to "catch air," plowing over snow piles at high speed in school parking lots during the winter. Doing these stunts was safe, I reasoned: It was the family...
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Rick Wormeli
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