How is grade 6 different when its in elementary instead of junior high?

How do you think grade 6 differs in terms of the social impact on the kids, when it is housed in elementary rather than middle school?

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For me grade 6 was like a high school but with younger kids. I went to the junior-high type of middle school where you have grades 6-8 together. No separation of the grade 6 kids in a different building, and no grade 5. Everyone was together. Socially it was like being accelerated to a mini adult world. Popularity was a big deal, who was dating who, the kids were all listening to rap music and pop, wearing adult style clothes, makeup, etc., the whole deal. You had the same problems with drugs and alcohol as in highschool but not as extreme.

Have you observed this while teaching? Have you seen the opposite where the 6th graders are similar to 5th graders? What kind of school were you at: grades K-6, grades 6-8, or grades 5-8?

Submitted May 30, 2021 at 10:16AM by traumabind https://ift.tt/34wYwVK