Why Middle School First?
Years of tracking proficiency across curricular areas has shown a trend of a drop in scores when student move from the elementary to middle school environment, and this trend seems to be independent of age as the same drop existing in a junior high (7-9) environment as exists now in a middle school (6-8) environment. We feel that our introduction of technology and a change in the pedagogical approach to more effectively meet the learning styles of 21st century students should be matched to when students are most receptive to such changes and tools. The digital native that enters our middle school should be engaged and interested in an environment with the technological tools we’ll be providing. This will then allow us to move upward towards high school with those students who have been introduced to the technology as a tool for education.
Years of tracking proficiency across curricular areas has shown a trend of a drop in scores when student move from the elementary to middle school environment, and this trend seems to be independent of age as the same drop existing in a junior high (7-9) environment as exists now in a middle school (6-8) environment. We feel that our introduction of technology and a change in the pedagogical approach to more effectively meet the learning styles of 21st century students should be matched to when students are most receptive to such changes and tools.
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