When did things get so serious for middle-schoolers? A new Gallup poll studied factors related to student engagement, optimism, and...

One minute. Three reasons. Why just three reasons? Simple. Your time is valuable. Plus everyone’s way too busy getting ready for the...

Ronald A. Heifetz: “Leadership in times of crisis”   How can you make this connection for #Jteens? A blog I read in the Harvard Business...

Needed: Marketing pizzazz for Jewish Teens This post is more about marketing than it is about Jewish education. It’s a subject I have...

Teachers and Classroom Behavior Photo credit: tim ellis I read an eighth grader’s blog (!) today that resonated with me, and it triggered...

Lack of Parental Controls on FB? Implications for Teens? For parents, it’s becoming harder and harder to create boundaries of safety...

Are we just being stupid or stubborn? There are some obvious signs that parents might not be as smart as we’d like them to be. Do you...

What’s the new normal anyway? I recently read a great post called Approaching Normal.  It got me thinking about how teens today think...

The more things change, the more …..well, you can fill in the blank here. This is on my mind as we approach the summer and thousands of...

The title of this post offers you some tips, however first, I’d like to ask you for some advice…..to a student named Rachel. Here are...

I want to help. I am currently involved in hiring talent. I say talent because I’m not interested in hiring just anyone. Ideally, the...

Milkshakes taste good. Jewish education is good. But what job are we really doing for Jewish Teens? I read an article about marketing...

This news came to my Inbox today:”Today’s Campus is launching a new publication designed as a resource for the parents of the entering...

Is it the consummate Jewish nebbish, portrayed here by Woody Allen? The words “You’re soooo0 Jewish”, said in that tone of voice, from...

Mention “Current Events” to a group of teens and just watch what happens.  Their eyes seem to glaze over. As if talking about...

I just came back from visiting a synagogue with an enviable number of teens in their Confirmation Program. What number, you ask, counts...

By now, I think most educators have figured out that technology is not something that can be isolated from educational endeavors, but...

Image via Wikipedia Getting a bad grade, especially when you expected something else entirely, pretty much stinks. It’s hard enough being...

A friend of mine who works for a collectibles company sent me an e-mail last week with a curious query. The company is considering...

Last week I was figuring out a way to teach eighth graders the value of Shalom Bayit (Family Harmony–Peace in the Home).  With teens...