Chaotic Middle Schools

An article in the New York Times discusses delves into finding solutions for our chaotic middle schools.

EXCERPT:
Driven by newly documented slumps in learning, by crime rates and by high dropout rates in high school, educators across New York and the nation are struggling to rethink middle school and how best to teach adolescents at a transitional juncture of self-discovery and hormonal change.
The difficulty of educating this age group is felt even in many wealthy suburban school districts. But it is particularly intense in cities, where the problems that are compounded in middle school are more acute to begin with and where the search for solutions is most urgent.

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http://www.nytimes.com:80/2007/01/03/education/03middle.html?hp&ex=1167886800&en=3ea9833a60cb2549&ei=5094&partner=homepage