I do not know if it is because this is a newer book, or if a lot of education books say similar things, but I thought that a majority of the information in this section is almost exactly what I have been hearing in my education classes for the last three years. I know that this was applying it to middle school students, but the teaching strategies they told us to use are ones that I have been practicing in lesson plans in both practicum and methods. All last semester we worked on having exploratory learning in our lessons, integrating as many multiple intelligences as possible, and using a variety of formative and summative assessments. The only difference between what I have been practicing and what this book says I should do is take into account the developmental changes that middle school aged children are going through compared to their high school counterparts. This is an age where students make decisions that determine future behaviors and decisions. It is up to teachers, coaches, parents, and other relatives to help guide students into making healthy choices. Everything from academic goals to decisions about drugs and alcohol need to be modeled and guided so we end up with well-rounded students at the end of their schooling.
The other main concern that needs to be kept in mind is that no student will develop at the same rate. Every single child goes through puberty at a different time and it affects him or her in a different way. Middle school teachers need to keep this in mind when setting bench marks and deciding on the curriculum.
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