Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Middle School Relationships I am currently in my 6-12 Internship. A common issue I have noticed is that many students start "dating", but then they quickly break up. This is starting to cause issues where certain students will not want to work together in their groups due to negative feelings towards each other because of a break up. I have tried changing the groups, but then another relationship arises that causes issues. I am not sure how to have the students work collaboratively without the drama. Any advice would be appreciated. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) It is important as a teacher to not get too involved with students and their personal relationships. Being aware of what students are going through is important but I would not choose to continue working around the relationship issues of middle schoolers. While they may feel awkward for a few days after breaking up or being dumped it won't be long until they are laughing about it and moving on so I would continue to focus on teaching and let it resolve itself as it might seem like a big deal for students now but that will change quickly with days to come.