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» Joe Bruzzese - Start Smart Guide to Middle School

Each fall, middle school brings with it excitement, anxiety and change for parents and kids alike. Families enter this new stage of education with varying levels of knowledge and confidence about their potential for success. We want to build a resource, a toolbox of sorts, that families can use as they embark on their journey next fall.

Here's the idea (it's a big one)!
By this coming August we want to publish a guide for parents and kids who will begin middle school in the fall. We are looking for questions from parents and kids who are starting middle school; and we're also looking for the wisdom of parents, kids and educators who live in the middle school world now. Together we hope to connect these groups of people and create a resource that will acknowledge the challenges and achievements of current middle school families, and through this acknowledgment of achievement provide the tools that next year's group of parents and kids will need to succeed.

Our role at Thinking Forward is to weave together the contributions from both groups into a meaningful guide and have it ready to go by this coming August. I told you this was a big idea. The work necessary to complete this goal is substantial; however, the potential for creating a collaborative resource has never been better. The more people who contribute the richer the resource; so, spread the word to anyone who will listen or who might benefit from the content. We will keep this post at the top of the list so friends won't need to search for it on the site.

Here's a few questions to get started if you would like to contribute.

What questions or wisdom do you have about the weeks leading up to the first day of school?
What questions or wisdom do you have about the first six weeks of school?
What questions or wisdom do you have about the time (roughly 3 weeks) between progress reports and the first quarter report card?

We're anticipating questions and wisdom about everything from academics and class schedules to friends and the social scene.

Post your contributions here on the blog, www.thinking-forward.com, or send them in an email to share@thinking-forward.com

Thanks in advance!

Regards,

Joe Bruzzese