High School Transition

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Freshman year of is viewed as the most important year in a students’ high school career. For many students it is a make or break time period that many don’t move past. Ninth grade students begin their year between the ages of thirteen and fifteen. During that age, students begin to one of the biggest growths within human development. Entering a new format, with new teachers, different building, and a whole new culture can cause problems within the new group of students. The need of support to assist these students with the transition from middle school to high school has become increasingly apparent. It seems that most research backs up this assumption. There are many ways of trying to assist these students in making a smooth transition into …show more content…

As teenagers enter high school, they face the emotional changes that come with the challenges and pressures of approaching adulthood. High schools are typically larger and offer less support than elementary and middle schools, creating an environment that requires a great deal of adaptation to succeed. In addition to this transition, students are also faced with “issues of personal identity, changing family systems and the impact of substance abuse, violence, teen pregnancy, rising dropout rates and emotional problems” (DaGiau, 2000 p. 13). Increasing the ability for ninth grade students to have a better transition into high school seems to be a likely cure for these common problems of high …show more content…

(2000) maintained that many students find it difficult to adjust to high school. This often results in low grades, high absences, a high number of discipline referrals, and a high number of dropouts. High schools are typically larger and offer less support than elementary and middle schools, creating an environment that requires a great deal of adaptation to succeed. This review will also discuss the difficulties adolescents experience in transitioning from middle school to high school. This references the factory type atmosphere of many high schools where students are churned out like products into higher education or the

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