The PD Exchange

Treating Middle Schoolers the Way They Train Us to Treat Them

Part of ISTELive 26Presented by Zachary Cohen
Wednesday 1 July 2026·11:30 am

Middle schoolers show us how they want to be treated through their words and actions. Too often, we respond with management when they most need mentorship. This session introduces Wise Freedom, a framework that creates classroom conditions and schoolwide systems where adolescents thrive by pairing high standards with high support.

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