Curriculum for the Future: A Futurist Looks at Middle School

1996 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 29-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Lundt
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Prospective memory in students with learning disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-169
Author(s):  
Razaan Alotaibi ◽  
Kowthar Ali
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Prospective Memory ◽  
Retrospective Memory ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
The Past ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Future ◽  
Students With Ld ◽  
Memory Questionnaire

Introduction. The importance of memory is not restricted to remembering the knowledge and experiences of the past retrospective memory (RM), but also to remember what an individual must accomplish in the future prospective memory (PM). Objectives. The aim of this study was to identify RM and PM levels in students with learning disabilities (LD) according to some variables (gender, grade) and to identify the differences between the two types of memories. Methods. The study followed the comparative descriptive statistics. The study sample consisted of 37 male and female students with LD in middle school. The Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ) was used in this study. Results. The results include the following: a statistically significant decrease from the average in PM and RM levels in students with LD, the existence of statistically significant differences between PM and RM in students with LD for the RM, the presence of statistically significant differences in the PM and RM according to the gender variable for females, and the presence of statistically significant differences in PM and RM according to the grade variable for the third grade of middle school. Conclusion. Students with LD may suffer from a decrease in their capacity to remember in the future, which causes many difficulties in daily life. We guide teachers to use external AIDS for students with LD (such as writing notes) to help students remember performing their tasks.

scholarly journals Beyond the Wall: Death Education at Middle School as Suicide Prevention

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 2398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ines Testoni ◽  
Elisa Tronca ◽  
Gianmarco Biancalani ◽  
Lucia Ronconi ◽  
Giovanna Calapai
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Death Education ◽  
Middle School Children ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Emotional Competency ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
The Future ◽  
Experimental Group

This study investigates the psychological effects of participation in Death Education (DeEd) by middle school children in two towns in northeast Italy in which suicides occur to a greater extent than in the rest of the region. The aims of the project “Beyond the Wall” were inherent to the prevention of suicide, address existential issues and enhance the meaning of life through positive intentions for the future and reflection on mortality. It involved eight classes (150 students in four classes in the experimental group; 81 in four classes in the control group) engaging with films, workgroup activities, photovoice and psychodrama. The constructs of resilience, emotional competency and psychological well-being were monitored with the Resilience Scale for Adolescents, the Hopelessness Scale for Children, the Alexithymia Questionnaire for Children and the Stirling Children’s Well-being Scale. The DeEd intervention was found to be significantly related to some of the variables investigated, improving the students’ ability to recognise emotions and communicate them verbally while maintaining stable initial characteristics, such as psychological well-being and positive expectations for the future.

Students Perspectives Of Bullying In Schools

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonni Gourneau
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Short Messages ◽  
Bullying In Schools

Bullying has proven to be a major problem in our society, one that can no longer be ignored. Unfortunately, every day children of various ages leave schools feeling scared, sad, anxious, and embarrassed, which greatly interferes with their ability to learn and to enjoy their childhood. This paper will review literature on bullying as well as the typical characteristics of the bully, the bullied, and the bystander. This paper will also describe a 2011 bullying survey and program that was presented to 500 middle school students by the author. In the Anti-Bullying Presentation, students were given short messages that could easily be remembered in the future when confronted with bullying situations. For example the scars that bullying leaves are like tattoos, everyone comes to school with a bag of chips; some bags are full and some only have crumbs left, everyone can make a decision on what kind of person they want to be in life, or what shirt they want to wear in life, etc. The term pro-respect was also emphasized with the students. If bullying is ever going to be a thing of the past, parents, students, and teachers must collaborate to overcome this epidemic of a lack of empathy for others feelings amongst todays youth.

Introduction to Volume 11: A Second Decade of Mathematics

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Joe Zilliox
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
The Future ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Editorial Decisions ◽  
Specific Interests

Volume 11 marks the beginning of a second decade for Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School (MTMS). The journal has continued to grow since NCTM initially responded to readers' concerns and developed a publication addressing the specific interests and needs of middle school teachers and students. This focus on teachers and students that guided editorial decisions throughout the first ten years will continue to influence the contents and quality of the journal into the future.

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