Pages 102-105: Turning Points 2000
Through these pages, we are introduced to the licensing procedures of the teaching community. Although middle school is its own continuum, we have overlap because the elementary education majors are certified K-8 and the secondary majors are certified 7-12. Where does middle school fit in? Is it less important? In the “middle school” certification field, teachers take a test and then are certified 6-9 which is considered the young adolescent years where change and fears set in. This licensing for middle school certification is not required, yet one is more apt to get the job if they can show they placed in effort further than others in the field. Having this gap makes most feel like middle level certification is unimportant whereas it is the most crucial years of a student’s life. They learn and discover more about themselves as well as become independent and vulnerable due to relationships and puberty. As teachers in this level we must show a guiding hand and be there for encouragement along the way.
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