Middle Schooling Mission

About the Book

Middle schooling has been with us for a long time and has yet to be established as an essential stage in the development of students. This book presents a new approach to middle schooling. Building on existing practice in middle schooling it establishes a purpose and a set of achievable outcomes for middle school education. Instead of being in isolation from primary/elementary education it heralds the need to continue, consolidate and validate the first stage of the educational process. The mission emphasises that students need to be prepared for the full range of expectations of academic learning in the last stage of schooling and beyond.

About the Author

Richard Mast has been a teacher, curriculum writer and administrator in schools in Australia, China and Sweden. This broad experience, over a 40 year period, has been predominantly with middle schooling. Challenging assumptions and devising practical responses to what is deemed as best practice has been a hallmark of his career. A passion for the needs of middle schoolers has been ever present in his approach to education.