There are many changes in the development of young adolescents as they arrive at and go through the middle school. One of these changes is in their intellectual development. At this age, students begin to depend less on concrete examples and can more easily grasp the concept of abstract thoughts. Jean Piaget states that students will enter the “formal operational” stage around the age of eleven. This will be about the time they are in sixth grade. Also they are developing in other ways. Their morals are changing and they are realizing WHY certain things are right and wrong, as opposed to just knowing they are wrong because that is what they were told. Their bodies are beginning to change as well. Some students can be in physical pain because
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The middle level teacher should have a positive attitude and be enthusiastic about teaching their adolescents. It is also important that they ensure all students get a chance to learn and reach their full potential. The teacher should make it one of his/her main priorities to be a good role model and maintain a high standard of ethical behavior and professional competence. It is also important to express the importance of interrelationships and interdependencies among various professionals who are also serving young adolescents.
It is important, also, to note the potential value and impact of the community on the middle school environment and the development of young adolescents. The students can often prove to be the products of their environments. In the case of schools like this middle school, this is not always a good thing. This middle school is not in the best neighborhood. Because of this, it is possible that dangerous activities could be near the school at any given …show more content…
For instance, without taking any education classes one would not know the benefits of blended learning, or that there are 7-9 different learning styles. Someone without prior experience might be shocked to hear that certain teaching styles that they were taught with have been changed because students learn better by doing things differently. By changing from the old, less effective ways to the newer, more effective ways, both the teachers and students are benefiting. The students receive a better method for learning, and the teachers are not wasting their time teaching students
The middle level teacher should have a positive attitude and be enthusiastic about teaching their adolescents. It is also important that they ensure all students get a chance to learn and reach their full potential. The teacher should make it one of his/her main priorities to be a good role model and maintain a high standard of ethical behavior and professional competence. It is also important to express the importance of interrelationships and interdependencies among various professionals who are also serving young adolescents.
It is important, also, to note the potential value and impact of the community on the middle school environment and the development of young adolescents. The students can often prove to be the products of their environments. In the case of schools like this middle school, this is not always a good thing. This middle school is not in the best neighborhood. Because of this, it is possible that dangerous activities could be near the school at any given …show more content…
For instance, without taking any education classes one would not know the benefits of blended learning, or that there are 7-9 different learning styles. Someone without prior experience might be shocked to hear that certain teaching styles that they were taught with have been changed because students learn better by doing things differently. By changing from the old, less effective ways to the newer, more effective ways, both the teachers and students are benefiting. The students receive a better method for learning, and the teachers are not wasting their time teaching students