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Rosalind Wiseman is an internationally recognized author and educator on children, teens, parenting, education and social justice. Her work aims to help parents, educators and young people successfully navigate the social challenges of young adulthood.
Rosalind Wiseman
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Rosalind’s Interview on CBS News’ @katiecouric
Last week I sat down with CBS’ Katie Couric on her web show @katiecouric to discuss the new edition of Queen Bees & Wannabes and how much our world has changed via technology that did not exist when I first wrote the book. Katie is one of my favorite journalists because she never accepts an answer at face value–she continues to push until you’ve really explored the subject from all angles. This was the longest format interview we’ve done, and it’s refreshing to get to say entire thoughts without having to worry that a segment is ending in 3 minutes. I’ve embedded the full interview, as well as a few shorter clips on privacy, sexting, and homework.
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:12 am
Hello Ros. This Keisha Norris. It is time to reconnect. The Empower Program has had triminds impact on my life and I want to take your organization one-step further.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Nancy,
There are no words to describe how rewarding it is to hear from an 8th grade teacher that I’ve done something that you feel will be valuable for your students. So glad that you had three feet of snow so that you could read it! Thank you so much for sharing that with me…it’s a huge confidence boost since this is my first novel!
Also, we’re going to be developing discussion questions for the book so that teachers can use it with students and I’d love your input! (Or the input of any teacher, for that matter.)
Thanks again for writing!
R
October 28th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Hi, Rosalind. You gave Liza Skipwith, at Colorado Academy, a galley of your novel Boys, Girls, and Other…. I took advantage of a snow-day to read it today. What a pleasure! You have captured the world of teens in a fresh and faithful manner. The novel is a compelling and entertaining read, and every event is believable. I will share this novel with some of my colleagues and devise some ways to use it with our eighth graders around the issues we discuss in our advisory program – character, healthy friendly and romantic relationships, communication, wellness, bullying and peer pressure. Teen life is fraught with difficulty and your novel provides a light guiding them to good behavior. There is so much strength to be found in good friends who can help teens combat evil in their world, and I am happy you created credible characters who model the right behavior. Thank you very much. Nancy Landolfi, eighth grade team leader at CA middle school.
October 21st, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Such a great interview Rosalind! I agree completely about kids and homework–our children are so stressed out that they are not enjoying their childhood!