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Kendall Hoekstra

@MPHLowerMiddle

Head of Lower and Middle School at Manlius Pebble Hill School

Joined September 2010
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Great thoughts on resiliency as well as seeing both sides of a situation. medium.com/age-of-awareness/…
A Teacher’s Quest to Foster Resilience and Combat Fragility in Generation Z

A Teacher’s Quest to Foster Resilience and Combat Fragility in Generation Z

Help stressed out, anxious, teenagers with social and emotional learning.

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Too small a sample size to generalize but an interesting read on teen mental health concerns... nytimes.com/2019/02/20/healt…
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It's impossible to keep up with all the apps on your teen's phone but here's a list to reference when you look at what they have downloaded. The most important part is talking with them about what they're doing online. cnn.com/2019/01/25/health/co…
Useful info on helping kids manage social conflict vs. solving it for them. nytimes.com/2019/01/16/well/…
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Great info on the vaping crisis hitting teens
Donna Meehan (@MPHmathdept) profile pictureDonna Meehan@MPHmathdept19 Dec 2018
Schools Respond to the Rise of Student Vaping edutopia.org/article/schools…
Wow!
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A talented MS band rounds out the night
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MS orchestra is impressive this year
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7th he traveled to @corningmuseum. Made sandblast glasses and hand blown ornaments. So cool!
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The kindergarten and 1st grade students are missing from PE!
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Congratulations to kindergarten on their first assembly presentation!
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Great article on why kids (and parents) need to be able to differentiate between bullying and unkindness. washingtonpost.com/news/pare…

Perspective | Not all unkindness is bullying. Here’s why we need to teach kids to differentiate.

Even in the midst of strong feelings, it's important for parents to resist, or at least question, our use of the term bullying.

washingtonpost.com
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French
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Rwandan folk dance
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Dance captains trained students in various folk dances. Incredible community! Irish
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Combined MS and US chorus perform at the multicultural festival
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Timely information on Fortnite for MS parents - nytimes.com/2018/04/30/well/…
Parenting the Fortnite Addict (Published 2018)

Parenting the Fortnite Addict (Published 2018)

Help for parents bewildered by the sense that the game has swallowed their children, especially since the mobile phone version was released in late March.

nytimes.com
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Incredible joint MS & US piece! Thanks @Mama_Gregory
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