middle school teaching

i'm not sure if i learned anything about teaching middle school that is more important than learning that i may want to teach middle school....i never thought i would want to teach those kids, especially after the enlightening rigor that comes with teaching college...yet even with my brief exposure to my eighth grader at northridge, i was pleasant suprised to see that middle schoolers offer a unique teaching experience...in short, i've learned that they're willing to listen! of course, as with any level of academics, one has to earn their respect, but they're learning about so much more than school stuff in these years of their lives...teaching, thus, grants people the opporunity to potentially affect middle schoolers in much more profound and diverse ways than in high school or college...as far as certain pedagogical styles or lesson plans, no, i'm not sure i've crafted my views on teaching to any great extent...however, six weeks ago i never would have considered teaching middle school and now i realize, it wouldn't be so bad...in fact, it may be quite rewarding!