Middle school is hard. It’s not elementary school any more. There’s more students, more classes and teachers, increased pressure to self-advocate and perform (i.e. make decent grades) while showing greater independence and self-sufficiency. Add to that, a perfect storm of puberty and social instability. One study of 410 7th graders found that just 1 percent of 7th-grade friendships lasted until the 12th grade. “The reason the friendships ended is not so surprising: It seems the kids’ differences eventually drove them apart…What mattered, the researchers found, was the differences between the friends — in other words, friendships between the unpopular and popular, or straight-A students and C-students, or boys and girls, were more likely to end. ” So some children who may have immunized a bit against the social […]
Dyslexia at Middle School [Premium]
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