The Middle School Movement

Throughout history the U.S school systems have changed quite a bit. During the 1900s to the 1960s the U.S school system was organized in different categories. Such as, some schools within the U. S were called junior high which was like a mini-version of high school. While other schools across the nation were more like a middle school approach. Nonetheless, a man named William Alexander had a enough and started the middle school movement, he realized along with other educators the need and importance to having a one system approach. For example, by having the one school system approach it open the reality of the truth behind junior high schools. Even though they helped prepare adolescents for high school without putting them in the same building with older teenagers it still delayed developments. While during the 1960s middle school supports argued that sixth-grade students benefitted from being separated from elementary students because it sped up their academic progress.

Nonetheless as I have pointed out, Alexander’s efforts did not come easily and have been questioned and picked apart throughout history. Despite, questions and concerns the
This simply means that the students within the school would be grades six through eight and a typical day for them would look like. A more block class schedule system which allows for more coincides and collaborative lesson plan goals created by middle school teachers. This also would allow a middle school student the ability to students from different grades intermix to work on different projects. Middle school students in a block based schedule don’t have the same subjects everyday but they are allowed to have extra time to explore elective classes. These two key features for a middle school system allows for students to have that their ZPD and “magic middle” opportunity that is so helpful and useful for middle school age appropriate