A.Cyberbullying Bullying That Occurs Over The Internet

a. Cyberbullying: Bullying that occurs over the internet or via cell phones b. Despite the attention it receives in the popular media, in part because of a few very high-profile cases, online harassment is far less common than most people think, and, more importantly, less common that in-person harassment. c. Adolescents who engage in traditional bullying also frequently engage in cyberbullying, and adolescents who are frequent victims of traditional bullying are also victims of electronic harassment. 14. Problematic peer relationships are associated with a range of serious psychological and behavior problems during adolescence and adulthood. Individuals who are unpopular or who have poor peer relationships during adolescence are more†¦show more content†¦b. †¢ Some experts believe that the poor performance of middle and junior high schools is due primarily to their failure to meet the developmental needs of young adolescents †¢ Because adolescence is a time during which relationships with peers and non-familial adults become more important, independence becomes more desirable, and rules and regulations are increasingly scrutinized, these changes in school climate create a mismatch between what adolescents need and what their schools provide. This leads many young adolescents to disengage from school †¢ Teachers in junior high schools also tend to be more likely to believe that students’ abilities are fixed and not easily modified through instruction—a belief that interferes with student achievement 4. a. Tracking: The practice of separating students into ability groups, so that they take classes with peers at the same skill level b. Proponents of tracking note that ability grouping allows teachers to design class lessons that are more finely tuned to students’ abilities. Tracking may be especially useful in high school, where students must master certain basic skills before they can learn specialized subjects as science, math, or foreign languages. Critics of tracking point out, however, that students in the