I had an interesting conversation with one of my coworkers today. It was after school and I was helping tidy up the classroom. We got talking about how long this week had been and all of the shit that's been going down with different kids.
Basically gossip. However I do believe that gossip between educators is a powerful teaching tool. You never know when some serious shit is going down with students, and the best way to find out is from the other adults in the school, rather than from the kids themselves. Many sticky situations can be avoided.
While discussing the on again off again relationship statuses of two students she mentioned that during this time of year the kids get weird. Like, super stupid I love you, I hate you, I don't want to do anything you tell me to weird. Which is... weird. I told her that I had never worked n a middle school this time of year, and if that's an actual thing that people are well versed on. She said she didn't know, but assured me that every other teacher she knows had stories to tell about the same phenomenon. So I did what I always do when I have a question... LOOK IT UP! But beyond some click-baity articles on birthrates and circadian rhythms there wasn't much to speak of in regards to solid, quantifiable data on why or even if kids are bigger idiots during the springtime months.
To address this hole in the literature, I challenge you, readers of 
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