Young Adolescent Development

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 day—grades, homework, friends, bad hair, etc. As the holidays approach, these stressors are compounded. For kids from abusive and alcoholic families,

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The Nature of Middle Level

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 in my path. My regretful action was a common one these days: meandering while looking at my cell phone. Instead

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