This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at 5, 1, 1990, pp. 37- 38. Reprinted here with permission. Children play in their work.1 In planning learning experiences, early childhood educators have long been guided by this fundamental principle of child development....
This article describes a rehabilitative program called the MultiMedia Project (MMP) for Yeshiva Drop-Outs with drug, alcohol, self-mutilation and other emotional problems. To read the article, click here.
Addressing the Problem of "Disconnection": Creating a Learning Environment of Personal Relevance and Passion based on the Wisdom of the Kabbalah I) The Problem: For the past 15 years I have been teaching full-time. I have taught Jewish Studies to adults, ranging in...
Click here to see related source: https://files.lookstein.org/resource/miriam.pdf The Matan Bat Mitzvah program consists of ten two-hour sessions during which mothers and daughters study related Jewish sources in chevruta (as study partners), in preparation for the...
A few words to educators about the tzedakah commission and this newspaper/annual report. 1. For the members of the commission this project presents many educational opportunities: a. They learn Hilchot Tzedakah either through the Shulchan Aruch itself or through good...
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, vol. 2, 2, 1987, pp. 8-10. Appears here with permission. This is not the story of one particular yeshiva high school student, but rather, a composite of many students who, unfortunately, exemplify a growing problem...
"Eylu v'Eylu": A Case for Jewish Education Young Israel, Los Angeles Debate, 1993 By: Steve Bailey, Ph.D. Director, Shalhevet High School Reprinted here with permission. About 50 years ago, Rav Shimon Schwab, z"l, who was the Rav of the Frankfort Kehila in Washington...
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, vol. 10, 1, 1997, pp. 17-31. Appears here with permission. “So what !?!" is probably the most defeating and damning statement given by a student in response to a teacher's lesson. It implies that, after all is said and...
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, vol. 3, 1, 1988, p. 32. Appears here with permission. There is no escaping the fact that contract negotiations in any yeshivah include a tension between providing the mechanekh with an appropriate standard of living, on...
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, vol. 4, 1, 1989, pp. 30-32. Appears here with permission. It has long been unthinkable to teach science without laboratory facilities; in some places it is actually illegal. The laboratory, literally a "workplace",...
