renée a. schuls-jacobson
Adjunct of the Year & Concern About My Future Career
Because I am so stinking linear, I needed go back a little bit before I could talk about the present. …
6 Lessons From A Lemonade Stand: A Guest Post by Diana Sabloff
Nothing screams summer like an end-of-the-driveway lemonade stand. And there are plenty of lessons to learn at a lemonade stand….
Facebook Advice Before The Bar Mitzvah
A few months ago, after her daughter had just made her bat mitzvah, my friend Jill held my hands in hers and…
For The Slow Readers Out There: A #LessonLearned by Christine Wolf
Christine Wolf’s 7th grade Language Arts teacher looked just like Carol Brady, and she taught her a great lesson, too….
The Piano Lesson
I wrote this poem along with students in a poetry writing workshop that I conducted several years ago. …
How Having a Wedgie Made Me Realize My Son is Becoming a Man
It was a regular day. I spent a few hours at school, met a former student, ran to the post-office, stopped at…
Calculated Chances: A #LessonLearned by Darlene Steelman
Darlene Steelman writes about the importance of taking calculated risks….
Oy Vey: What To Give (& Not to Give) For a Bar or Bat Mitzvah
I’m going out on a limb here in making a recommendation regarding what I think is the best gift to gift a kid for a bar or bat mitzvah. …
The Book Collector: Bar Mitzvah Tales
What do you do when your child says he wants to collect books for kids who don’t have any? You collect books, of course….