Jennifer Wolfe's Blog, page 28
June 29, 2015
This Is What A School Lock Down Feels Like, Part Two
One hour later… A new email vibrated my phone. “The police are checking the campus. They will come to your room. You must open the door.” Are you kidding me? Open the door to what? The curtain is enough of a false sense of security – I don’t want to open anything. We’re safe here, […]
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June 23, 2015
This Is What A School Lock Down Feels Like, Part One
As I sat huddled on the floor of my classroom on a sticky hot Friday afternoon, I couldn’t believe how quiet 34 12 and 13-year-olds could be. I knew it was broad daylight, but with my heavy curtains pulled and the lights off, I couldn’t see any of their faces. I imagined what they looked […]
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June 20, 2015
3 Awesome Reasons To Have A Selfie Free Summer
It was a perfect blue sky day. We hit the road early (by teenage terms), and just about 90 minutes later found ourselves in Pt. Reyes, ready for adventure. It had taken some cajoling to get both of them to agree to go hiking with me; these days, getting both kids alone, together, is certainly […]
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June 18, 2015
It’s The Last Day of School – So Why Aren’t My Students Leaving?
It’s always a minimum day schedule on the last day of school, making it super hard to get anything done (yes, they want us to teach up until the last bell), as well as to have a moment to breathe, to be present, to process what is going on. The last day of school is […]
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June 14, 2015
Parents, Do You Lead By Example? Ford’s Driving Skills For Life Program
How many of us parents lead by example? I mean, completely. Honestly. All the time? Think back to when your kids were toddlers. Everything we did we wanted them to mimic – the words we said, the foods we ate, and the funny ways they saw us dance or jump of sing along to Dora […]
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June 9, 2015
Educators and Preventing Medicine Abuse
As a teacher, I know that teens face difficult choices and various pressures – I see it every day at school. But what many educators aren’t aware of is that teens are turning to the medicine cabinet to get high. Teens are misusing and abusing over-the-counter cough medicines by taking more than 25 times the […]
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June 3, 2015
Are You Teaching Your Teen To Drive?
When I was 16, I couldn’t wait to get my license. I lived just outside the city limits, and having a license equaled freedom. I didn’t care what I drove, I just wanted to not have to ride my bike miles into town or to school. Maybe it’s a first-born thing; when my daughter turned […]
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June 1, 2015
Being Different Is Being Beautiful: Speaking Out About Caitlyn Jenner
The photo jumped out of my Facebook feed during my lunch break today. The beautiful woman, not the headline, caught my eye; she looked like someone famous, but I couldn’t quite place her. Then I realized who I was looking at: Caitlin Jenner. I quickly scanned my middle school classroom for someone to share it […]
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May 28, 2015
Revisiting Gratitude
I have a friend who is going through a really, really tough time right now. When she confided in me, I felt a mix of honor that she trusted me, and obligation to help her through. What came to my mind first? Gratitude. I know gratitude is all over the news. I myself have written […]
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May 18, 2015
Sheep Shearer’s Children In Lake Tahoe
William Bolt was my two-times great grandfather. An adventurous spirit, as a young man in the late 1880s he traveled back and forth from St. Louis, Missouri to Laramie, Wyoming with his cousin Harry to work as sheep shearers. Lucky for me, his passion for storytelling compelled him to keep a detailed journal of his […]
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