Why Middle School Is Misunderstood: Helping Students, Staff and Parents Get It

02/12/15 • 11 min

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The spectrum of child development presented in middle school makes teaching these grades particularly challenging. Our guest sheds light on some of the unique challenges and shares some of the creative ways his school addresses them. Follow: @Joesanfelippofc @donald_gately @TonySinanis @bamradionetwork Don Gately is the principal at Jericho Middle School on Long Island in New York. Jericho Middle School has a comprehensive school-wide program to develop academic and social emotional literacy; the school was named a New York State/National School to Watch in 2009 by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Level Reform.

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