Anyone who has gone through adolescence with their own children understands that this is, indeed, a unique period of developmental growth. This period of time is characterized by vast developmental changes where there is no time of faster growth, except for birth to 3 years. Physical changes are more dramatic, cognitive changes create vast leaps in thinking ability, social and emotional changes result in a move from dependence to independence, and during this period the prefrontal cortex that controls abstract and moral reasoning develops. With all of this going on in their lives, it is vital that these students have teachers trained to understand and teach to their ever-changing developmental needs.
An effective middle grades teacher makes
An effective middle grades teacher makes