Physical Development

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“I’ve changed physically. I’ve gotten so out of shape. I come home so tired every day. All I want to do is eat. I gained twenty pounds this year”-Dan age 12

Students are tired all the time and sleepy a lot. This would demand the teacher to incorporate different teaching and learning styles. It would be the ideal time to have students learning from one another in this environment and under these circumstances. Also, I believe the teacher should be flexible with students who may be sleepy and tired. They may need to transition to something more interactive. Or students may be too energized so you may want to convert that energy into a more positive direction. 

Height and weight for the adolescents vary greatly. Some students are very tall and some are very short. As a school and even a class there may girls taller than boys. There are a lot of weight variations in this age group.  How do students respond to this? In an environment where girls are bigger, taller, and maybe stronger than other girls and even some boys this orders the teacher to have a strong sense of respect in the classroom from the beginning of the year and throughout. Teacher should be able to show that big, small, tall, short, overweight, or skinny everyone can accomplish great things.

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