During my last trip to the Westminster School in Atlanta, I promised the faculty that I would find examples in literature to use as a springboard for discussion topics on relational aggression, bullying and social justice. So I’d like to present my first submission in the form of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “Bernice Bobs Her Hair”.
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Guest Blogs
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Burton’s New “Alice” is the Heroine We’ve Been Waiting For
Teachers, if you’re looking for a great field trip to close out the school year, go see Alice in Wonderland. I saw it last Friday (what better way to celebrate my birthday) and fell in love with the inspiring female protagonist in the latest adaptation of the classic Lewis Carroll tale.
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Rosalind Wiseman on PBS’ To the Contrary
Bonnie Erbe speaks on Rosalind’s book Queen Bees and Wannabees, and how much teenage girls’ interactions have changed in the new realms created by social media. Addressing issues such as teenage privacy, sexting, and other “technological pitfalls” teenagers face in today’s tech-saavy society, Erbe and her associates analyze the complexities of teenagers and technology.
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Is Hooking Up Good for Girls?
As a relationship advice columnist for Teen Vogue, I get a lot of mail from girls in “no strings attached” relationships. The girls describe themselves as “kind of” with a guy, “sort of” seeing him, or “hanging out” with him. The guy may be noncommittal, or worse, in another no-strings relationship. In the meantime, the girls have “fallen” for him or plead with me for advice on how to make him come around and be a real boyfriend.
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National Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2010: “It’s Time to Talk About It”
More women suffer from anorexia and bulimia than breast cancer. Eating disorders (ED’s) affect women, men, and children of all races and ages and have the highest mortality rate of any other mental illness.
Rosalind's Picks
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Rosalind’s Pick: If I Stay
If I Stay (Dutton, 2009) by Gayle Forman is a beautifully written, heart wrenching young adult novel about a seventeen-year-old girl who faces an incredibly difficult choice after experiencing a family tragedy.
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Burton’s New “Alice” is the Heroine We’ve Been Waiting For
Teachers, if you’re looking for a great field trip to close out the school year, go see Alice in Wonderland. I saw it last Friday (what better way to celebrate my birthday) and fell in love with the inspiring female protagonist in the latest adaptation of the classic Lewis Carroll tale.
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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.