When I was in middle school, I remember loving it. I was involved in a ton of organizations, my grades were easy to maintain, and my friends and I had a lot of fun together. I remember the drama, of course, but for some reason the drama circulating around me just did not have the malice, bite, and bullying tone that others seem to have had. I just got lucky, I suppose.
Regardless, in my college career I have firmly decided to never teach at the middle school level for a plethora of reasons. The largest one is the maturity. I need students that I can understand better, and I feel like I can relate better to a high schooler because he/she is slightly more mature- or is dealing with more mature themes that I can help with. When you are in middle school, every little thing matters and can be blown up. While it happens in high school too, I feel like I can talk to high schoolers with more ease and help solve the problems better.
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