ERIC Article: Listening to Their Voices: Middle Schoolers' Perspectives of Life in Middle School by Mary Anne Steinberg and Erica D. McCray

This article examines life in middle school from a middle schoolers' perspective. A qualitative study involving 15 middle school students from three middle schools in the Southeast region in the United States, discovers what students are looking for in middle school. Students were asked, "If you could change one thing at your middle school, what would it be?"  Some of the students' responses included: More caring teachers, and more active classrooms.  Another important finding is the use of technology impacts students attitudes toward learning, and through its incorporation in everyday problem solving, and through recognizing adolescents as individuals, learning can be impacted in a positive way.ERIC Listening to Their Voices Article