WHAT CAUSES MIDDLE SCHOOL PROBLEMS?
There is a pattern of practices in schools with lagging performances, says the report “Raising the Bar in the Middle Grades: Readiness for Success.” Changing these practices can eliminate the lag. Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the Third International Mathematics and Science Study report that sorting students into different levels, or tracking, limits their access to further opportunities; students for whom there are lower expectations often don’t take on more challenging work. Another widespread problem is that most middle schools do not put forth common expectations for the content knowledge and skills needed by all students to be ready for high school work. In addition, the report notes, common key practices in many middle schools aren’t used to their potential. For example, advisory periods that are supposed to provide middle school students with social and emotional support necessary for academic achievement in school instead are likely to con
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