Middle school kids can be a different kind of difficult. Everyone is at different places with figuring out what kind of person they are or want to be. This can be a challenge in classrooms too, a you have all types of little friend groups, and they’re all different forms of demanding. While you have some groups that are almost always well behaved, you also have your group of kids that enjoys talking back in hopes for a laugh from their classmates. When trying to either give a lecture or get the class settled down, you’ll have to watch out for those who try take advantage of the situation, and try to yell over everyone else. As a teacher, it’s important to know how to take control of the situation, and not let these vocal group of kids get distracted too much. Through my internship I’ve learned that students will sometimes try to test their limits or think that they can get way with more than others, especially at this age.
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