The Power of Middle School

Maximizing These Vital Years

Keen J. Babbage (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

188 Seiten

2012
Rowman & Littlefield Education (Verlag)
978-1-61048-702-3 (ISBN)

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The middle school years are a maze of academic duties, human growth and self-development, discovering self identity, and increasing social interaction with other people. This maze can be an adventure of achievement and opportunity, or it can be a struggle of difficulty and disappointment. As these experiences are the impetus or foundation for many later achievements in academics, careers, and personal life, it is imperative that educators maximize these formative years by helping middle school students successfully travel through this maze despite its ups and downs, its twists and turns, and its new challenges to master and the old issues to resolve. For instance, educators must support students who have fallen behind, so as to thwart their reduced likelihood of turnaround in high school. Likewise, educators must challenge exceptional students, in order to perpetuate their enthusiasm for learning and prepare them for college studies. By discussing the comprehensive roles and duties of school administrators, counselors, and teachers, The Power of Middle School addresses how to maximize middle school curriculum and extra-curricular activities for the academic, personal, and professional benefits of all students.

Keen Babbage has twenty-eight years of experience as a teacher and administrator in middle school, high school, college, and graduate school. He is the author numerous books including Reform Doesn’t Work (2012) and The Dream and Reality of Teaching (2011).

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 – The Unique Possibilities of Middle School
Chapter 2 – The Essential and Unique Work of a Middle School
Chapter 3 – Middle School Teaching and Teachers
Chapter 4 – The Administration of a Middle School
Chapter 5 – Middle School Counselors
Chapter 6 – College Preparation Programs for Middle School Educators
Chapter 7 – Middle School Students
Chapter 8 – Middle School Curriculum, Academics, and Extra-Curricular Activities
Chapter 9 – Why It Is So Important To Get Everything Right in Middle School
Chapter 10 – Middle School Stories
About the Author

Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 237 mm
Gewicht	426 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Sekundarstufe I+II
ISBN-10	1-61048-702-8 / 1610487028
ISBN-13	978-1-61048-702-3 / 9781610487023
Zustand	Neuware