Mr Walsh Is Chairing a Committee That Will Be Exploring

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Essay

Mr. Walsh is chairing a committee that will be exploring effective ways of addressing the needs of the middle school students. He wants to present suggestions to the committee of strategies and practices that will enhance the motivation and address the particular needs of students who are in middle school. Discuss specific strategies and practices that will address these developmental needs and enhance student motivation.
Developmental Trends Table
The table below describes information collected about the experiences of five youngsters that reflect one or more underlying developmental strengths. For each of these experiences, the table identifies youngsters' developmental strengths, an implication for building on these strengths, or both. Apply what you've learned about the value of identifying children's strengths to fill in the empty cells in the table.
Identifying Developmental Strengths in Youngsters

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Definitions:

Sensitized

The state of being made more responsive or sensitive to a specific stimulus after exposure to it.

Physiological Reactions

The body's automatic responses to internal or external stimuli, often involving changes in heart rate, respiration, perspiration, and other bodily functions.

Basic Emotion

Fundamental emotions that are universal across human cultures, such as happiness, sadness, fear, disgust, surprise, and anger, believed to be biologically innate.

Physiological Response

The body's automatic reactions to stimuli, influenced by both genetic and environmental factors.