WHOSE FAULT IS IT?
CERTAINLY NOT MINE . . .
The college professor said,
"Such wrong in the student is a shame,
Lack of preparation in high school is to blame."
Said the high school teacher,
"Good heavens, that boy is a fool.
The fault, of course, is with the middle school."
The middle school teacher said,
"From such stupidity may I be spared,
They send him to me so unprepared."
The elementary teacher said,
"The kindergartners are block-heads all.
They call it preparation; why, it's worse than none at all."
The kindergarten teacher said,
"Such lack of training never did I see,
What kind of mother must that woman be."
The mother said,
"Poor helpless child, he's not to blame
For you see, his father's folks are all the same."
Said the father,
at the end of the line,
"I doubt the rascal's even mine!"
--Anonymous
Printed in the English Journal
What, then, are the factors that make for a successful transition?
Not surprisingly, they appear to center around the dual themes of
academic emphasis and personal support and engagement.
—National Association of State Boards of Education, 2008
Transition is a process, not an event. —Dr. Jay Hertzog, Slippery Rock University
Welcome to the Middle into High School Transition LibGuide. The purpose of this information collection is to provide user friendly information to parents, students, teachers, and community about strategies for successful progress through school, specifically, the transtion from middle into high school. In particular, there is consideration of activities, family, and health. Resources range from live searches, to web sites, to books, to journals, to blogs. Click on the links and submit your own suggestions. Feedback is welcome!
A focus on the transition from middle to high school is critical in preventing students at risk of dropping out of school from actually leaving school. The review of research on transition programs finds that students are less likely to drop out of high school if they participate in programs that help them transition from middle school (Mizelle, 1999). A recent study of Maryland schools revealed that many schools have instituted schools-within-schools, 9th grade academies, smaller learning communities, and other strategies aimed at improving the transition from middle to high school (Legters and Kerr, 2001).
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