Mario Maxwell Müller 
Three issues that adolescents face during puberty 

Essay from the year 2022 in the subject Sociology – Children and Youth, , course: Masters in Education (Advanced Teaching for Elementary, Middle and Secondary), language: English, abstract: This essay will discuss issues that students face and challenges during the phases of puberty. In most international schools, most teachers are challenged with behaviour problems, and understanding the home environment of that particular student is imperative in building channels of communication that are effective between the school and parents and being able to guide and support them continuously.

Teaching in an International Baccalaureate school will involve teaching students from both the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP) where students come from different nationalities, cultures, and socio, economic backgrounds, teaching them to be tolerant and respectful towards each other are important.

As educators, we need to be adults and communicate effectively ensuring that as professionals we seek what is best and right for our students, by constantly guiding, reminding, and supporting them to achieve their goals, outcomes, and objectives. Students can either fully engage in activities or be completely isolated from the rest of their peers in the classroom, it is important for a teacher to reinforce various instructional approaches and strategies to improve their educational setting for them to achieve their academic results.

Tentang Penulis

Mario Maxwell Muller studied and completed a Ph D in Philosophy (Arts, Social Sciences, and Education) at the University of Venda, South Africa). He has a triple master’s degree, First Class (with Distinction) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, London College of Music, West London University, United Kingdom, and the University of the People, USA. Mario has been teaching for twenty-two years in different leadership positions and has taught at prestigious schools in South Africa, England, Thailand, India, Mexico, and Gabon. He enjoys being a risktaker, principled and effective communicator, whilst serving as a Senior Examiner for Music (HL) for the International Baccalaureate programme. He is currently enrolled on the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) under the LSSE, UK and in partnership with Cambridge University, and Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom.

Ensuring each child reaches their full potential through an IB curriculum is essential, through promoting inquiry-based learning, cooperative learning and collaboration for students to work together, with a strong emphasis on “International Mindedness”.