Tag Archives: teenagers
Teenagers and their Peers
As a teenager I had a few close friends, not many but some I knew I could rely on. Today my students appear to have tons of friends but I often have the feeling they know virtually nothing about them … Continue reading
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How?
- How can you not be horrified when a former students of yours takes his life at the age of 17? – How do you come to accept such a terrifying piece of information when you remember him as one … Continue reading
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To Trust or Not To Trust?
This morning I finished reading A Code of Jewish Ethics, Volume 2: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, which I had started two weeks ago. It took me some time to read this book, not because it … Continue reading
Matchmaking
Before you get me wrong, I have not become a shadchan overnight. The matchmaking I am referring to is the art of associating French and Swedish students for our exchange. We have had an exchange with a Swedish high school … Continue reading
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No Words
There are numerous things teacher’s training does not prepare you for. You are expected to teach and teaching is what you learn. Even though you often come across teaching situations you would never have guessed would happen. Experience more or … Continue reading
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My Students Review Books
After having studied a number of texts where authors and narrators dealt with the books they like best, my students had to write a short piece of writing about one of their favorite books. Here is what they wrote … Continue reading
Snow or Thoughts of a Ranting Teacher
For the first time in years we got a lot (by our standards) of snow on Monday. Because of the weather and the road conditions all public transport was cancelled on Tuesday morning but the town buses were up … Continue reading
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Getting them Off the Screen(s)
My students started having cell phones about ten years ago. Only a handful had one and we, teachers, had to worry about things that already seem to belong to the ice age. Thus when we first went to Sweden … Continue reading
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Teacher’s Blues
Teaching seems enjoyable to outsiders since we are in contact with young people a lot or because of the holidays we get . As regards the holidays, I think we need them so as to erase the “hard disk” and … Continue reading
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Where I Have Been This Week
Everyone Needs Therapy gives sound advice to parents on how to bring about a healthy discussion about high-risk behavior with your teenagers. At Hirhurim you will find the beginning of an ongoing series of guest posts by leaders from across … Continue reading
