A new report lamenting math performance of America's young adolescents set off the predictable calls for elimination of middle schools in favor of (take your pick): cutting edge K-8 or good old Junior High. The ASCD Inservice blog offers some perspective. We're reminded of a 2004 NSBA keynote speech by respected middle grades reformer Hayes Mizell, now the Distinguished Senior Fellow at NSDC/Learning Forward. Simply put, Mizell says grade configurations are a red herring. Read "Still Crazy After All These Years:Grade Configuration and the Education of Young Adolescents."
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- !MW Newsletter Resources
- 21st Century Learning
- About MiddleWeb
- Arts Curriculum
- Assessment in the Classroom
- Awesome General Teacher Resources
- Blogs about the Middle Grades
- Book Reviews
- Classroom Management & Discipline
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- Counseling & Student Support
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- English as a Second Language
- Gender-Related Education
- Gifted Education
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- Mathematics
- Media Literacy
- Middle School Practices
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- New Middle Grades Teachers
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- Principal Leadership
- Professional Development
- Project- and Problem-Based Learning
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- Scheduling & School Design
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