The Differences Between Middle School & Junior High
Many people might think the only difference between junior high and middle school is the name. There are actually specific differences; junior high tends to focus on traditional teaching methods, while middle schools are more experimental.
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Ages
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According to the Journal of Research in Rural Education, junior high tends to have older students, while middle schools have younger grades. For example, junior highs generally only have seventh and eighth grades, while middle schools are more likely to include sixth through eighth grades.
Organization
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Middle school uses an interdisciplinary teamwork curriculum approach by dividing teachers into teams and assigning students to a particular team. Junior high simply randomly assigns a student to any teacher who teaches a required subject.
Scheduling
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Junior high students go to the same six to eight class periods each day, Education.com says. Middle schools usually have block scheduling, where students attend classes on alternating days; for example, they might divide their eight classes into four longer classes per day.
Primary Focus
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According to Education.com, junior high traditionally focuses on teaching subject matter only, while middle school is more concerned with teaching students social and organizational skills in addition to academic information.
Development
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Junior high centers on helping students with cognitive development, or memory and information processing, Education.com says. Middle school combines cognitive and affective development, which focuses on assisting students with emotional and personality formation as well.
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