THE WHOLE CHILD PODCAST
The Middle Grades: Zits, Braces, and Hormones April 14th, 2011 by ASCD Whole Child Bloggers
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"The middle grades are a complex, challenging, and confusing time for adolescents and for adults to support and develop! Even so, more and more research points to the importance of this stage of childhood, when young people are grappling to figure out who they are. Helping young people through this process of identity formation is crucial as kids transition physically, cognitively, emotionally, and socially.
In this episode of the Whole Child Podcast, we examine how to foster middle grades students’ healthy development; create environments that facilitate learning throughout this transitional time; and support those who are working with these students in schools, in the community, and at home. You’ll hear from Al Arth, a professor of education at York College in Nebraska, and Caroline Bloxom, principal of Pocomoke Middle School in Maryland."
