to a study conducted by EducationNext‚ “moving to middle school leads to a substantial drop in student test scores in the first year of the transition‚ and the relative achievement of middle-school students continues to decline in the subsequent years they spend in such schools.” One aspect of the educational system that I think can be vastly improved is middle school. Although middle schoolers are faced with numerous challenges‚ the middle school curriculum does not allow students to explore their
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The Grammar-Translation Method The grammar-translation method of foreign language teaching is one of the most traditional methods‚ dating back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth century’s. It was originally used to teach ’dead’ languages (and literatures) such as Latin and Greek‚ and this may account for its heavy bias towards written work to the virtual exclusion of oral production. As Omaggio comments‚ this approach reflected "the view of faculty psychologists that mental discipline
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Middle school is over and it is time to enter the “fastest four years of our lives.” High school is supposedly filled with endless adventures and challenges‚ but how can I feel satisfied that all of my goals were accomplished? While in middle school‚ school began and ended a half an hour after that in high school‚ we took yellow buses instead of Septa‚ and the grading system was not as strict. Even though there are changes to get used to and overcome‚ before I reach the end of my senior year I want
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Draft1 My Great Teacher in Middle School I will never forget Mr. Amado Escobar; he was the best teacher I had in middle school when I was 13 years old. Mr. Escobar was the instructor for my Computer Application System’s class. I enjoyed his class because he used creative teaching methods and he had patience with all of his students. Besides being a great teacher‚ Mr. Escobar was also my best friend and whenever I had problems with my computer he would fix my computer. Mr. Escobar
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My Life Goals “What are some of your life goals? Goals for high school? A goal for your personal life? What about career goals?” There are three different goals I would like to achieve in life. In general‚ one goal for high school that I want to achieve‚ is to get A’s and B’s on my report card through out the four years of high school. Also‚ have a goal to reach for my personal life is to be more organized and neat. Lastly‚ my career goal is to become a nurse at a hospital. In particular
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It was a day like any. School had just started. Little did I know it would be the worst. A day to remember for the rest of my middle school life. But I would also learn‚ something very important. I was sitting down in band class halfway done with the day. And my friend comes in and sits right next to me. And she turns to face me. I realize that and turn to face her as well. “Hey so I guess you know who I like.” I whisper to her. Not knowing the consequence of my action at the moment.
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occasionally my family. The first day of middle school is one I’ll remember for a long time. All my friends from elementary school were all going to a different middle school then I was so on the first day I knew absolutely no one. Because we moved so late in the summer I was considered a late transfer student‚ so on the first day of school they still hadn’t made my schedule yet. I was stuck in the office fighting back tears for all of my first 3 periods waiting for them to finally finish my schedule
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Middle school. That time in everyone’s life when the girls wear way too much blue eyeshadow. Guys are true to themselves because they are not trying to impress anyone. Most importantly‚ though it is the time when everyone is trying to find where they belong. This awkward transition stage was even worse for me‚ being one‚ a transfer student‚ and two‚ a victim of bullying. Starting middle school as a transfer student is extremely difficult. See‚ I was born and raised in Vermont in the small island
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My earliest memories of school fill me with dread‚ resentment and an overall feeling of being ‘let down’ by my teachers. I only have fond memories of my lower school – it was warm‚ my teachers were kind and I had a lot of friends. As soon as I moved up to middle school‚ the lovely warm feeling school gave me popped and dissolved as quickly as a bubble would when it hits the ground. Transitioning to middle school for me summed up two words ‘big changes’‚ naively I could never imagine this change
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It’s been about two months since school has started‚ since middle school has started. I’ve finally gotten used to my schedule and the atmosphere of the school. At times I feel as if school has just begun and summer was yesterday. Sometimes in the hallways‚ I think of my elementary school friend and what they think of middle school. I made my way through the crowded hallways. Complete chaos. People were everywhere; pushing‚ pulling and shoving. All trying to get out. Students flooded the hallways
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