Today's guest blog is written by Lisa Meade, a middle school principal in the Corinth Central School District in Corinth, NY.

As a middle school principal, I often learn lessons from the students I am fortunate enough to work with, as well as the staff that I work with side by side. Middle school life is an awkward age for students. It comes with so much storm and stress. To some adults, the storm and stress is too much. To me, the middle school years are exciting and full of change.

If we listen closely enough to the children we work with they often have something powerful to share. The students of today's middle schools are growing up in a time like no other. Being a middle schooler, and dealing with all that adolescence brings with it, has always been tough enough.

But...

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