Keep Them Part of an Elementary School

Other than the critical early years of child development, there may be no more essential time in a child’s education than adolescence. All too often, however, these adolescent years are spent in poorly designed middle school settings, which increase the likelihood that students will succumb to peer pressure and fall off the academic track.

The question to consider, therefore, is “what approach and educational design are needed during these years to give students the environment and academic program they need to complete 8th grade poised for success in high school?

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