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Kindness Matters

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Kindness Matters

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Jennifer Wolfe, a writer-teacher-mom, is dedicated to finding the extraordinary in the ordinary moments of life by thinking deeply, loving fiercely, and teaching audaciously. Read her stories on her blog, mamawolfe at jenniferwolfe.net.
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Six months ago, I wrote an essay about my son’s injury at Mt. Hood. I called it “Broken”, and you can read the original piece here. It was hard for me to write; I was going through some emotional times during the summer, and, as with any time a parent sees their child injured, his […]

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How You Made Me Feel

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“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ― Maya Angelou It’s up to you…how did you make someone feel today? Related articles Right Women, Right Place, Right Time Finding My Muse: Searching In Tahoe Snow and Pine Trees

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Education Reform: Three Ideas for the Next Four Years

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Jennifer Wolfe, a writer-teacher-mom, is dedicated to finding the extraordinary in the ordinary moments of life by thinking deeply, loving fiercely, and teaching audaciously. Read her stories on her blog, mamawolfe at jenniferwolfe.net.
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There is no doubt in my mind: the American education system is in deep trouble and needs reform.  According to a recently published report of the world’s best education systems by the education firm, Pearson, the US ranked 17th of 40 developed countries.  Finland and South Korea, leading the study, received high rankings because they […]

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Struggle

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NPR’s recent story, “Struggle for Smarts: How Eastern and Western Cultures Tackle Learning” really got me thinking.  I’ve spent 22 years teaching junior high, and 16 years parenting, so the question of how do I teach kids to tackle struggle resonates in my everyday life.  The NPR story focuses on struggle and intellect – how that looks […]

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Friday Photo: Knowledge

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Jennifer Wolfe, a writer-teacher-mom, is dedicated to finding the extraordinary in the ordinary moments of life by thinking deeply, loving fiercely, and teaching audaciously. Read her stories on her blog, mamawolfe at jenniferwolfe.net.
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Viewing the United States Capitol Building in Washington D.C. for the first time stopped me dead in my tracks.  I wasn’t expecting such majesty and grandeur to rise out of the trees and look down over the city.  Maybe it’s from growing up in California-we just don’t have history that is so universal.  Everything in […]