Ruth Schapira
Can Character Be Taught to Teens?
Character Education: what has your teen learned? What are the most important traits to develop in students? At the end of high school,...
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Ruth Schapira
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Guiding teens without a moral compass. Hint: they cheat!
Image via Wikipedia Picture this: a class of freshly minted teenagers, not even a year after becoming b’nei mitzvah, who attend an...
Ruth Schapira
- 2 min
News Flash! A Collaborative Model in the Jewish Community
I’m by nature an optimistic person (I’m a Jewish educator, after all). But, there’s no doubt that when I consider the topics I’ve...
Ruth Schapira
- 2 min
Teens and the Road to College
Finding your path This year, thousands of high schoolers will be entering college. Sometimes I think they have things way too figured...
Ruth Schapira
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Classroom and Community: Making It Real for Teens
courtesy of katerha's photostream Recently I was teaching a class the Jewish value of G’milut Hasadim (acts of loving kindness). I asked...
Ruth Schapira
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Talented Teens and Performance Highs
America’s into talent of all types, and we seem eager to watch, based on show ratings and tallies of millions calling in to vote for...
Ruth Schapira
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Safe Haven
Sometimes I can’t believe what our kids have to deal with yet they just seem to accept it. Probably none of the following will be news...
Ruth Schapira
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Not Wanted: Parents?
That’s actually the opposite of the way I feel, but before I whine about how I’d like more parents involved in what their teens are doing...
Ruth Schapira
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Jewish Teens’ Best Kept Secrets
I co-facilitated a workshop a week and a half ago that featured a teen panel (volunteers) who were asked to discuss communication and...
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