This document discusses how to leverage the developmental phases of intermediate, junior high, and high school students. It notes that parents have around 936 weeks or 6,552 jelly beans of influence on their child from birth to graduation. As a teacher, their time to influence students ranges from 135 to 222 hours depending on the school. It emphasizes the importance of understanding what developmental changes students go through physically, mentally, culturally, relationally, emotionally, and morally at each phase in order to have appropriate expectations and maximize influence during their time with students.

1. Intermediate / Junior High / High School
It’s just a phase…
Presentation content liberally
borrowed from It’sJust a Phase So
Don’t Miss It:Why Every Stage of a Kid
Matters, and at Least 13ThingsYour
Church Should Do About It by Reggie
Joiner and Kristen Ivy

2. Where do the Jelly Beans come in?
• A parent has an average of 936 weeks (6552 Jelly Beans) between a child’s
birth and graduation
• 936 weeks of influence
• As a teacher, you have approximately ______ hours to influence the
students in your classroom
• ( ≈ 180 at MRIS/CGIS, 222 at MJHS, 135 at MHS)

3. What is a phase?

4. What phase applies to your students?

5. How can you use a phase for leverage?
• Accept that kids at all phases are changing in 6 ways:
• Physically & Mentally
• Culturally & Relationally
• Emotionally & Morally
• Know what can be expected of students at each stage
• If you don’t know what can be expected of a student, you may be expecting too little.
• If you don’t know what can be expected of a student, you may be expecting too much.