I didn't think that chapter nine was that bad of a read, it was interesting to hear about the different formats districts have used to address problems such as maturity level in middle schoolers or obstacles to progress. Is a sixth grader ready to deal with issues that arise in middle schools? Are freshman mature enough to handle the freedoms and pressures of the high school? Certainly this is something that is highly individualized, some kids can handle what will come and some kids wont. I think that is where the teachers step in, on page 161 Alexander says that a role of the emergent middle school is to "provide optimum individualization of curriculum and instructionfor a population characterized by great variability" while that seems an idea the school of education has really entrenched in us, I also began to think about whether or not it is the teacher's job to foster a social well-being in the classroom as well as an educational well-being? Certainly we cannot just overlook those who are book smart and excel in the classroom but fail in social situations. While the role a teacher should take in assisting a child in this manner may be very difficult to define I really think that this is an important role a teacher should take.
Where then does the role of a teacher differ with freshman? From the readings, I wasn't too sure. Although chapter ten did discuss teaching students to become good citizens by "shaping and not simply being shaped by surrounding events."(175) For me this created more thought on the role of a teacher as a social facilitator, whether it be encouraging kids to join extra-curricular clubs or during group work making kids work with new people as much as possible. This is why I think that the 5-3-3 format is great, sixth graders and freshman are capable of dealing with middle and high schools it just takes an extra push from teachers who care especially since the sixth and ninth grade represent new levels of independence for adolescents.
What makes a seventh grader more prepared then a sixth grader for middle school?
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Do you believe that the current education can give "optimal individualized education." Teachers already have a hectic work load and than they have 11 students with IEPs so they have to make accomendations to every assignment and adjest every lesson plan. I think IEPs are good in theory but applying them to the classroom only makes teaching to the individual near impossible and unfair to the class as a whole
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