Middle School is an odd age. They're not little kids anymore but they're not mature either. They go into middle school children and three years later leave as young adults. They are trying (usually unsussessfully) to find themselves and their niche in the world. They think they know it all. I mean after all, they have gone through elementary school. This is all before we get to the hormonal changes that are going in in their pre adolescent bodies. Aww the wonders of junior high.
Let me tell you a few things I have observed in my two yrs of subbing.
1. They have a new best friend every day. There is so much drama especially among the girls. One day they hate each other and are never ever going to talk to one another again, the next day they're sitting together eating lunch at the same table.
2. They have a hard time remembering things like to put their name on their paper even though that was drilled into them in elementary school. They convinently forget their homework at home since they wore out "the dog ate my homework excuse." This does not mean their not learning.
3. They love technology and given a chance they can show you just how much they have learned given a chance. It can be iPads, phones, smart boards or any other form of technology. They just "get it" in ways adults may not.
4. They are active learners. In the elementary level we keep the kids busy going from one activity to another. The same technique can be used for middle schoolers as well. They have to talk things out I order to learn. If they are talking it out, they are "teaching" their peers while their peers are hearing it from someone rather than their teacher and maybe in a different point of view.
I'm sure there is more I could add and please feel free to add more in the comments however for now, I'm going to sign off. Just remember that this too shall pass.
<>< nicole ><>
Let me tell you a few things I have observed in my two yrs of subbing.
1. They have a new best friend every day. There is so much drama especially among the girls. One day they hate each other and are never ever going to talk to one another again, the next day they're sitting together eating lunch at the same table.
2. They have a hard time remembering things like to put their name on their paper even though that was drilled into them in elementary school. They convinently forget their homework at home since they wore out "the dog ate my homework excuse." This does not mean their not learning.
3. They love technology and given a chance they can show you just how much they have learned given a chance. It can be iPads, phones, smart boards or any other form of technology. They just "get it" in ways adults may not.
4. They are active learners. In the elementary level we keep the kids busy going from one activity to another. The same technique can be used for middle schoolers as well. They have to talk things out I order to learn. If they are talking it out, they are "teaching" their peers while their peers are hearing it from someone rather than their teacher and maybe in a different point of view.
I'm sure there is more I could add and please feel free to add more in the comments however for now, I'm going to sign off. Just remember that this too shall pass.
<>< nicole ><>
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