Helping Your Struggling Middle School Tween Be Successful

Students across the country will soon be voyaging off into a new adventure, with great excitement but also with some fear and trembling.  Students face one of life's biggest transitions when they go from elementary school to middle school, whether that means 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, or something else.  Gone are the days of recess, class parties for each holiday, birthday treats, and a warm and fuzzy classroom complete with cubbies, cute themes, and one teacher.  Get ready for lockers, at least six different teachers, a different set of kids in every class, and *gasp!* dressing out for PE- the dread of many students I have talked to!