Helping Your Student Make the Transition from Middle to High School
The transition from middle to high school is one of the most vulnerable times in a child’s development as this is one of the most potentially stressful times in their lives. A student’s performance in ninth grade has been shown to predict both, their likelihood of dropping out of high school, as well as their likelihood of attending college. While your child will have participated in previous academic transitions such as the transition from elementary to middle school, there are several factors that make the transition from middle to high school more challenging.