http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/22/education/22middle.html?ex=1170738000&en=486979e31eb26403&ei=5070
This is an article I found on NYTimes.com, talking about the same debate we had last week, whether or not it's a good idea to have a K-8 school or break up elementary, middle and high school. I'm still torn on the issue, because on one hand I understand that keeping students in middle school longer helps them to establish strong relationships and keeps them as "kids" a little longer, (after having third graders this summer at camp I think they want to grow up a little too fast) but I also understand that having fourteen year olds with five year olds can't be very stimulating. I know the grades would most likely be separated, but I find it hard to believe that you could have one administration dealing with their students fairly if there is such an age gap. I don't mean to drag on this discussion, but I thought it was interesting that I found another article dealing with the same issue after we had just discussed the exact same thing in class.