1. Middle School By: Brenda Anderson-Smith, Katie Sachleben, and Brooke Adams

2. What’s your vote? Should Middle School exist…or should it be done away with??? It’s up to you!

5. A Day in the Life of a Middle Schooler

7. Overcrowding of elementary schools.

8. Different grade organization to meet student needs.

9. More developmentally responsive programs

10. Recognition of early onset of puberty

11. Ninth grade programs inappropriate for 7th and 8th grade.

12. Lecture learning and interaction with peers.

14. Teachers unprepared to work with age group.

15. Curriculum and instruction has not improved.

16. Lack of focus on having specialized teachers.

18. Expert Interview Mrs. Tanya Spillane

20. What’s your vote? Should Middle School exist…or should it be done away with??? What did you decide?

21. References Text Resource Alexander, William M. 1978. “How Fares the Middle School Movement?” Middle School Journal 9 (3): 319-321. Internet resource Valentine, Jerry W. 2000 “United States Middle Level Grade Organizational Trends.” ww.mllc.org/docs?USMLTrends.pdf Elementary School facts http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/growthdevelopment/a/child_dev_5.htm Middle School Child Development http://articles.directorym.net/Middle_School_Child_Development-a1050389.html Normal Adolescent Development http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/normal_adolescent_development_part_i Expert Interview Spillane, Tanya. Middle School Pros and Cons Brooke Adams. 9 November 2009. Kagan Structures Interactive Tool. Kagan Publishing and Professional Development. 2009. “Kagan Structures: Talking Chips.”