good book!

[merchimerch]

I am reading an amazing book - Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, by Mary Pipher. iyindo you should really take a look at it, it reminds me a lot of Smart Girls, Gifted Women, and I think it might provide some insight when dealing with your students. I had that same "wow this totally applies to what I was going through, I wish my parents had read this book" type of epiphany that I had when reading Smart Girls Gifted Women, except this book applies to a much broader group of young women. It is so poignant and really well written - it is so rare for me to find non fiction that is as much of a page-turner as the sci-fi I read. It also seems to be packing a remarkable amount of scholarly rigor for a mass-market book - despite this, it is a smooth read and not dry at all. siodchan, you might really like it as well, though I think you "get" your teenage girls a lot better than many parents. Seriously, I think educators, parents, and pretty much anyone who ever comes in contact with teenage girls should read this book. It's just so flipping compelling. And the best part is that I picked it up at a Friends of the Library book sale for $.50.

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[iyindo.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip!

[mehitabelmmoss.livejournal.com]

I agree about it being a good book. It needs to be followed with practical solutions. The suggestions in the book can help but the peer/self esteem trap is SO strong it is swimming upstream. I have seen caring parents very aware and still were not able to make life better.