Meet Me in the Middle Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Meet Me in the Middle discusses the idea of teacher advisories. Based on this chapter I learned that teacher advisories can be extremely beneficial for students when it comes to building relationships with peers and teachers. I enjoyed the story that the author told have his advisory trip, where students had an opportunity to see a side of their classmates that they had not seen before. It was clear that those students really valued the time that they spent on that trip. It also seemed like these students were able to apply knowledge and skills that they had learned in the classroom when they got stuck in a tough situation. This chapter made me reflect on my own high school advisory experience. At the time the advisory program was not very successful. I could see the struggle that was mentioned the chapter of working with a limited time block. We only allotted seven minutes every day to advisory and had an extended block every month or so. As students we all felt that we had developed a relationship with a teacher, but we did not feel like advisor was worthwhile in the end. I liked the idea of incorporating full-day experiences to make the time more valuable. I also enjoyed the suggested activities that were provided in the chapter. I personally like the idea of getting students involved in the community or doing social events with my students. These activities would be a great way to get students involved in their community and interacting with peers and staff.