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School Transitions: Jeopardy or Wheel of Fortune?

Our lives are marked by transitions. These include navigating the move from home to school, from elementary school to middle school, from middle school to high school, and from high school to college. Beyond college, the world of work and, eventually, retirement await. These transitions, among others, are part of the normative events experienced in the progression to adulthood. They are, typically, major events that are accompanied by some level of stress, anticipation, and anxiety. However, in addition to the stress, transitions usually open doors of opportunity for discovery and positive growth. As they transition to the middle grades, 88% of public school students experience a transition from an elementary school to a middle school (National Middle School Association & National Association of Elementary School Principals, 2002). Writing more than three decades ago about the transition from elementary school to junior high, Hamburg (1974) stated: