NYT Middle School Article

Personally I don't agree with either side of this argument, I believe that middle school is a necessary transitional step in the education process. The article talks not thrusting children into forced adulthood while they are undergoing a lot of physical and emotional changes, but you are still thrusting them in to that role when you don't give them any build up to high school. Some believe that middle school is unnecessary and that we should just eliminate it. I can see where there would be some argument to this regard, however, if we "coddle" these kids we are hindering their emotional development and if we thrust them into high school at 11 years old they will be forced to grow up far too soon. Middle school is a necessary step to student growth and must not be cast aside as unnecessary.