2007-06-19 04:30:56 · 10 answers · asked by amanda 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Special Education
Year 9 is when the hormones kick in for most girls! Also at that age they are beginning to be themselves instead of reflections of their parents. One of the easiest ways to be independant is to rebel against school! With boys it tends to happen a year later. Maybe this is why girls do better at GCSE than boys!
Don't worry about it! Although most adults are very wary of this age there are plenty of teachers who love teaching it; this is why they teach in Secondary schools. As a career teacher of 30+ years I only really began to be interested in my students when they got to yr9 - you can actually start to teach them and talk to them as young adults instead of little children!
2007-06-19 04:57:38 · answer #1 · answered by O J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Amanda, this question is well covered by years of academic research. The UK (Oxford) profs name was Joan and I have forgotten her surname, a wonderful woman-I will look for it for you. Basically, Year 8 coincides with a developmental shift in the early stages of puberty. Children-the research indicates boys rather than girls, become disaffected not so much with learning but with the transmission methods of teaching that still dominate UK classrooms. At this age, they are more likely to learn at a deeper level if they have direct, multi-sensory experience. Its a great time for them to get involved with sport of all kinds, outdoor activities, forest education, horticulture, farming, building engineering etc. Building confidence and skills in these areas can and does lead to increased energy and confidence in classroom based tasks, providing that there aren't too many of them. Even today, I was aware that my own Year 8 group of dyslexic students were reaching that stage of disaffection in the classroom. Last week we were out on our local beach, finding stuff and building fires and cooking and playing 40/40 and they were so keen!! We do Duke of Ed at our school but not until they are 14. I reckon we should begin it when they are 12. What do you think?
2007-06-20 16:44:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to a private school for 8th grade which was easy. However, I took challenge courses in 9th grade which were harder than the private school. Also, I took Intro to Computer literacy which I didn't find all that enjoyable, so I didn't pay as much attention as I should have, and got a C+.
2007-06-21 10:50:37 · answer #3 · answered by Me Encanta Espanol 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hormones!!!
Well known to teachers of Year 9 classes!
Physical body changes, hormonal changes, changes in 'feelings' realisation of growing up are often enough to distract a pupil from concentration in class
- not always the case though - some are able to use it to their advantage, they get the adrenaline rush to stimulate the brain!
2007-06-22 17:25:10 · answer #4 · answered by sheila 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know where you got that idea from but it wasn't the case for me! Possibly the thought of the looming gcse years and you want to take it easy for a year? I'm not sure though!
2007-06-19 11:40:04 · answer #5 · answered by JaMes 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
High school is a big challenge socially. That tends to impact students academically as well. Keep trying your hardest.
2007-06-19 11:40:04 · answer #6 · answered by Kat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they took the spell checker away for year 9
2007-06-19 11:45:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i did bad through year 7,8 and 9, then got better in Y10, and Y11!
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2007-06-19 11:39:23 · answer #8 · answered by Klick 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
New school, new pressures so they can not focus as well
2007-06-19 11:34:27 · answer #9 · answered by sierramist892002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry, can't help, my daughter did the opposite!
2007-06-19 11:33:13 · answer #10 · answered by pirate_princess 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋