Mayhem in the Middle: How Middle Schools Have Failed America [electronic resource] : And How to Make Them Work. Compact Guides to Education Solutions / Cheri Pierson Yecke.

The author defines "middle schoolism" as "an approach to educating children in the middle grades (usually grades 5-8), popularized in the latter half of the 20th century, that contributed to a precipitous decline in academic achievement among American early adolescents." She argu...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Yecke, Cheri Pierson, 1955-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2005.
Subjects:	Middle Schools. Educational Quality. Educational Improvement. Academic Achievement. Early Adolescents. Educational Change. Academic Standards. Discipline. Accountability. Educational History. Instructional Program Divisions. Middle School Students. Change Strategies.