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Article: Virtually in the Middle Alternative Avenues for Parental Involvement in Middle-Level Schools.
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- The Clearing House
- Article date:
- September 1, 2001
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Parents are the child's first teachers.
--National Middle School Association (1995, 17)
The last thing that middle-level students, in the throes of developing a sense of autonomy and social identity, want is their parents making a habit of visiting and "hanging out" at school. Although elementary students might be filled with joy at the sight of their parents, middle-level students, in the glare of the social spotlight, typically flood with terror, flush with embarrassment, and slink down in their seat. On the other hand, because middle-level students are struggling to find their identities and are often filled with uncertainty, they seek out and rely on ...