TED 407 Discussion Guide 3- Anderson Morgan

docx

School

University of Wisconsin, Superior *

*We aren’t endorsed by this school

Course

407

Subject

Sociology

Date

Feb 20, 2024

Type

docx

Pages

Uploaded by SuperMusicPartridge36

TED 407 The Middle School and Its Students: Discussion Guide 3 1. Describe middle-level learners in terms of their interpersonal relationships and socialization skills. You must use- as a minimum-the Brown and Knowles resource for this response. According to our text, “young adolescents begin to understand the need to be satisfied by friendships and to value the importance to sustained relationships” (Sheets, 2005, as cited in Brown & Knowles, 2014, p. 35). Students begin to rely more on friends than parents or other adults for companionship and personal worth. Socialization and personal relationships are crucial to middle-level learners. Friendships are known to influence adolescents in many ways; however, socialization skills do not always come easy to them. It is with peer feedback that allows students to gauge their patterns of behavior and to decide what fits. Students at this age are simply trying to fit in and feel an immense pressure to be “popular.” According to Brown and Knowles (2014), “young adolescents frequently need guidance in their social interactions with both friends and teachers” (p. 36). School for middle-level learners is essentially their training ground for socialization and building those interpersonal relationships. This is important to know as teachers because we can plan activities and lessons based on this need for social opportunities at this stage in the students’ lives. 2. Discuss how the family, the community, and technology play an interwoven role in the life of a young adolescent. You must use-as a minimum-the Brown and Knowles resource for this response. The role of family in a young adolescent’s life involves them beginning to want to make their own decisions and rely less on their families for help on things such as homework, friendships, and more. According to Brown and Knowles (2014), “Although young adolescents may challenge their parents’ beliefs and appear to reject suggestions from them, parents continue to play a primary role in the young adolescent’s life” (p. 38). When speaking about the role of community in a young adolescent’s life, they have a new awareness of the world around them. Although parents may play a lesser role in the student’s life, they will still seek guidance and listen to other adults in their life. The community has the opportunity to influence and lead these young adolescents in a positive direction. “Young adolescents increasingly welcome and benefit from positive relationships with adults outside their families..., especially when these adults encourage, support, and nurture young adolescents’ pursuit of their sparks or interests” (AMLE, 2010, as cited in Brown & Knowles, 2014, p. 39). The role of technology for these students are constantly changing. Technology has a big impact on young adolescents in both positive and negative ways. They are provided with instant access to the world with the help of technology. Technology allows students to socialize over their phones rather than face-to-face, but can also become a source of negativity, such as cyberbullying. These students are not prepared to think critically about what they post or may say through social media and tend to take more risks due to a false sense of security. According to Brown and Knowles (2014), “Today’s immediate electronic access via smart phones and computers makes it almost impossible to prevent children and adolescents from directly witnessing any event or story that occurs, including many that they are incapable of processing in a mature manner” (p. 41). This trend in technology offers many unhealthy role models for these middle-level learners. 3. As a young adolescent’s moral reasoning skills begin to improve, what behaviors will middle school teachers begin to see? Be sure to reference at least one source from this week’s Readings and Viewings. Moral development is considered to be an ongoing process throughout our life. Young adolescents may begin to develop and improve upon their moral reasoning skills, they may make decisions to gain their peers or others’ approval, rather than to do what is right. According to Brown and Knowles (2014), “Middle school teachers need to know that young adolescents may disagree with adults about moral issues yet clearly need and will seek the guidance of parents and other adults in deciding how to act in certain situations” (p. 42). 4. Describe mood swings, and then, the connection between egocentrism and imaginary audience. Be sure to reference at least one source from this week’s Readings and Viewings.

These middle-level learners are beginning to go through a period of transition between dependence and independence, which results in a dramatic change in self-concept (Brown & Knowles, 2014, p. 43). Emotions at this stage in a young adolescent’s life can change rapidly. These students are experiencing a wide variety of social and hormonal fluctuation, as well as continued brain development. This contributes to the emotional variability that these students may present both inside and outside of the classroom. Egocentrism and imaginary audience are connected because these students at this point are beginning to understand that people have different beliefs and attitudes and feel that they are constantly being watched. According to Brown and Knowles (2014), “Because of their imaginary audience, young adolescents have an increased need for privacy” (p. 45). This means that they cannot truly relax unless they are alone. These young adolescents have rising self- consciousness and believe that nobody has experienced what they are going through. 5. What are at least two practical tips you can take into your classroom based on this week’s supplemental materials? To accomplish this, use two different materials (choose from: Armstrong, Huebner, Lorain, O’Brien). 1. “The biggest need for young adolescents in education is not getting higher test scores but rather learning how to direct those surging emotional impulses into productive channels, learning how to transmute the drive for mate-seeking into positive social relationships, and learning how to mobilize their newly developed metacognitive abilities in the service of reflecting on and modulating the transformations that are taking place in their bodies and minds” (Armstrong, 2006, p. 116). This is a very useful tip when it comes to teaching these middle-level learners, because most of the time we as teachers are more focused on test scores rather than learning how to adjust the curriculum to their developing needs. 2. “Promote projects involving social awareness and investigation. Middle school students are concerned about values, right and wrong, and the behavior and unfair treatment of others. Classroom and school activities should promote this emerging social awareness and concern” (Lorain, 2013). As a future teacher, this is useful to know going into a middle school setting, because the mind of a middle-level learner is truly unique in its own way and is important for teachers to be aware of in order to plan activities suitable for where they are cognitively, socially, emotionally, and even morally. References Armstrong, Thomas. The Best Schools : How Human Development Research Should Inform Educational Practice , Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development, 2006. ProQuest Ebook Central , http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uwsuperior-ebooks/detail.action?docID=289655 . Brown, D. F., & Knowles, T. (2014). What every middle school teacher should know (3rd ed.). Heinemann. Lorain, P. (2013). Can’t stop talking: Social needs of students in the middle. National Education Association. http://www.nea.org/tools/16641.htm

Your preview ends here

Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version

Access to all documents
Unlimited textbook solutions
24/7 expert homework help

Related Documents

SWK 661 6.2 Assignment Literature Review.docx

6.3 Journal Assignment.edited.docx

Positivist & Constructionist Perspective.pptx

SWK 661 6.2 Assignment Literature Review 2.edited.docx

Week 4 Journal-Deviant Behavior.docx

APA 1.docx

Class Assignment #2-Community Relations.docx

Milestone 2_ Final Project Outline (1).docx

IDEA Rights .pdf

Week 2 prompts- Anderson Morgan.docx

The Blue Eyes and Brown Eyes Experiment.docx

Research Article #3.docx

Recommended textbooks for you

Social Psychology (10th Edition)

Sociology

ISBN:9780134641287

Author:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Publisher:Pearson College Div

Introduction to Sociology (Eleventh Edition)

Sociology

ISBN:9780393639407

Author:Deborah Carr, Anthony Giddens, Mitchell Duneier, Richard P. Appelbaum

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

The Basics of Social Research (MindTap Course Lis...

Sociology

ISBN:9781305503076

Author:Earl R. Babbie

Publisher:Cengage Learning

Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Scien...

Sociology

ISBN:9780134477596

Author:Saferstein, Richard

Publisher:PEARSON

Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach (13th Edition)

Sociology

ISBN:9780134205571

Author:James M. Henslin

Publisher:PEARSON

Society: The Basics (14th Edition)

Sociology

ISBN:9780134206325

Author:John J. Macionis

Publisher:PEARSON

SEE MORE TEXTBOOKS

Recommended textbooks for you

Social Psychology (10th Edition)
Sociology
ISBN:9780134641287
Author:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers
Publisher:Pearson College Div
Introduction to Sociology (Eleventh Edition)
Sociology
ISBN:9780393639407
Author:Deborah Carr, Anthony Giddens, Mitchell Duneier, Richard P. Appelbaum
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
The Basics of Social Research (MindTap Course Lis...
Sociology
ISBN:9781305503076
Author:Earl R. Babbie
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Scien...
Sociology
ISBN:9780134477596
Author:Saferstein, Richard
Publisher:PEARSON
Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach (13th Edition)
Sociology
ISBN:9780134205571
Author:James M. Henslin
Publisher:PEARSON
Society: The Basics (14th Edition)
Sociology
ISBN:9780134206325
Author:John J. Macionis
Publisher:PEARSON