Free Virtual School Assemblies & Interactive ZOOM Calls We know that many of our schools look to TEEN TRUTH to drive real, personal interactions on campus, but with the COVID-19 pandemic hitting education so hard, our team has aggressively switched gears to bring...
Ever wonder who the best educators are? Every year the team at TEEN TRUTH relentlessly works to visit and support as many schools as possible. In 2019 we visited nearly 150 schools and this week we wanted to take the time to recognize the best! CLICK HERE to watch the...
2 Simple Ways to Be Stronger Than Stress We all know that the number of students suffering from anxiety or depression is skyrocketing… But they are not unique, we all fall victim to various stressors in our lives. So how do we overcome them? After visiting 1,000+...
The Importance of Self-Care For Students and For Educators! The story of the Tortoise and the Hare comes to mind as the end of the school year approaches. As counselors we can relate to the Hare because school days can feel like a sprint. We hit the ground running...
The Best Ways to Create Student Resilience Student resilience often feels like that elusive white whale we’re all chasing. We want students to handle adversity and overcome hardship, but it seems like the seas are always choppy as we work to coach them towards this...
My dad taught for 38 years. He would always joke, “Summer break, Christmas break, and spring break are the three best reasons to become a teacher.” ???? I hope you’re enjoying your summer break. It’s a great time to relax, refocus, and recharge. TEEN TRUTH has...
Do you want to make an impact? Join the TEEN TRUTH Team – Become Our School Counselor – >>> Watch this short 1-minute video to learn more <<< Loading... JC Pohl, LMFT-A President & CEO, TEEN TRUTH FollowFollowFollow Contact Us Name...
5 Tools To Build School Culture This Summer What a year! I’m sure you’re exhausted from all your hard work. The school year certainly takes its toll. That doesn’t mean there isn’t important work to be done, but it’s still important to take a second to breathe,...
The 2017 TEEN TRUTH Awards As we traveled both far and near during 2017, we met school admins, counselors, teachers, and other key staff members giving their all to serve students and build school culture. All of them were doing amazing work, but a few stood out from...
Would $10,000 help you build school culture? Developing great student leaders isn’t easy. Some just want the job to boost their “resume” while others get looped in via a popularity contest. But no matter where they come from or what their purpose is, there is a...
TEEN TRUTH is launching a social media school assembly! Crystal is just like your students. She is searching for her inner voice, and cultivating the strength to face the harsh criticisms and unrealistic expectations of the digital world. She and countless...
The 5 Best Ways to Save Money on School Assembly Programs $600 to bring a TEEN TRUTH assembly to your school would be a crazy deal, right? Well, that is exactly where we started. I was making most of the sales calls back then in 2006, and let me tell you, not everyone...
5 minutes! That’s all it takes for me to know if a school has strong culture or not. After visiting over 1,000 schools I can feel it. Great culture requires a strong admin team and a tightly connected community, but more often than not it is created by the Director of...
Texas school counselors are outnumbered 500 students to one counselor. Where I grew up in California, the ratio is 900 to one. Your school probably faces the same challenge, which is overwhelming by itself. But when you add the… Social-emotional issues Career...
My dad, a teacher of 30+ years, once told me, “The three best things about being a teacher are winter break, spring break, and summer break.” Congratulations! You made it through another year! In a profession that suffers from so much burnout, it’s so cool to...
I know cost is a major issue for schools, and that you are working within razor-thin budgets. That’s why I want to save you $1,800 in your school guidance efforts. The RISING UP Trainer Certification Course is ideal for school counselors, after-school...
Last year, my friend Pete told me, “School culture is the first thing on every admin’s list. The problem is we have so much &@#$ to deal with, we never get the time to focus on it!” Those words struck me. They made me recall all the exhausted principals I’d...
In the new Netflix show “13 Reasons Why,” teenager Hannah Baker dies by suicide. Before she takes her own life, she makes a series of tapes expressing the reasons she did it. In her tapes, Hannah highlights bullying, rumors that were spread about her, and ways other...
She had the plans. She had the weapons. And judging by her journal, she had the motivation to commit the biggest school shooting since Columbine. Luckily someone stepped in and notified the authorities, neutralizing the threat and avoiding our next massacre. I can’t...
“Don’t do for students what they can do for themselves.” This philosophy was taught to me by one of my mentors, the great Kathleen Bethke, a wonderful educator and veteran after-school professional. Each time I’ve applied it, I’ve seen students grow in profound ways....
I have often mentioned how visiting over 1,000 schools has helped me to develop our Student Ownership M.A.P., which is a time-tested theory that school culture can be easily built through your message, your activities, and your people. So I want to take a few moments...
The first time I attended CADA was about 10 years ago. The great Turbo Garcia asked me to come speak in a breakout session. I’d never been to CADA before, but boy did it leave an imprint on my soul. It was an amazing conference with the best educators and...
Every school has a slogan. I assume your school has one as well, but is it working? In my book, Building School Culture From the Inside Out, I highlight the importance of a school slogan and discuss how just a few simple words can drive school culture and create...
In 2017 we will be visiting schools and communities across America, offering several opportunities for you to attend TEEN TRUTH and RISING UP events. While most of our trainings are closed events, the programs listed below are open to the public. They’ve been...
