Letters To The Journal

Dear Mr. Know It All,

I'm a student in 8'th grade, and I don’t have a lot of friends, but I'm very connected to the ones I already have. My father is working in a successful travel agency and he often flies to different locations in the world. Now we have to move to Greece and I'm afraid to lose my friends. How can I keep in touch with them without seeing them on daily occasions? I don’t want to lose such good relationships and I don’t know how I can save them. And what I won't be able to get new friends because of my horrible social skills? Please help me.

Yours,

Not Friendly.

                                                                      

Dear Not Friendly,

Yours problem is really common, you can always make new friends,

there is always somebody there who has something in common with you,

you just need to practice your social relations art, and not reject people that are trying to connect with you. And about your first problem, you can always keep in touch with them using the technological means we have today in our progressed world.

Yours,

Mr. Know It All

by Denis Zeltser 8'th grade

Letter To The journal

Dear Yahlom Post, I'm a teacher in the school. I teach a really big class and it's hard for me to get to any student individually.
A few days ago I assigned the students a task; I asked them to write me about their problems, about what's in their mind, what's bugging them, so I could understand what they feel.
To my surprise I found out that a lot of kids had written that they have no problems in their lives.
I ask you as a psychologist, is it possible? Could it be that no teenage kid has no problems, or is it just a disguise which has a big problem underneath? So what should I do? Leave them alone or start digging into their privacy.
Please help me
I prefer to stay anonymous.




Dear teacher,
Your problem is complicated and there are plenty of solutions but I believe the right way to solve it, is by actually talking to them.
You should dedicate an hour a week to a class discussion, about what they feel, and try to solve problems that bug them. Don’t call it digging; this is reaching a hand for help.
If they don't cooperate then you should ask every student directly, if you really believe they hide their problems, then you should do everything I said.
Try to check if someone is always sad, or they never talk to him.
Yours,
Denis Zeltser 8th grade 2.