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Challenges Facing Middle Schoolers
- Mitch Weathers observed many middle school students struggling as they transitioned to more autonomy in school.
- These students often forgot assignments, lost materials, and performed poorly due to unmanaged executive functions.
Executive Functions Defined
- Executive functions are skills to control attention, organize, initiate tasks, and manage time.
- Mastery of these skills is unrelated to character and can be taught to all students.
Mitch's Executive Function System
- Mitch Weathers offers a 5-step system to embed executive functions into regular class time.
- This approach uses little time, allows regular lessons, and improves student success and enjoyment.