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...
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, vol. 2, 2, 1987, pp. 30-31. Appears here with permission. The following is adapted from a talk given at a TEN conference held on Long Island in November, 1987. The prophet Mikhah addressed the goals of day school...
Rabbi Ira Kosowski describes a curriculum for the learning of Mishnayot bekiut, challenging students to expand their knowledge base while minimizing time taken from classroom instruction. To read the entire article, click here.
This article first appeared in the Torah U'Madda Journal, Vol. 11 (2002-2003). The Torah U-Madda Journal is a publication of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), an affiliate of Yeshiva University. The journal is available on-line here. This article...
From Ten Da’at, Volume VII, Number 1, Fall 1993. Appears here with permission. I Historically, until the mid-twentieth century, yeshiva education past the elementary level was considered a luxury, usually afforded to those who showed extraordinary intellectual...
Most research on the relationship between teacher characteristics and pupil achievement focuses on salaries, experience, and education. The effect of in-service training has received less attention. We estimate the effect of in-service teacher training on achievement...
Dr Leon Bernstein has been teaching for nearly twenty years in a variety of schools. His experience spans both State Comprehensives and Private schools, religious and secular, mixed and single-sexed. He has been Head of Modern Languages, Head of Upper School and has...
Aharon Frazer is a programmer at WebYeshiva.com, a new online Torah learning environment, and a website builder for sites dealing with Jewish education. He is studying at Yeshivat Har Etzion, where he also teaches. Project Description This project outlines...
Originally published in Jewish Action, Fall 5761. Submitted to the Virtual Library by the author. Let’s face the facts: across the board, in every sector of American Orthodoxy, our schools are losing a large number of our children. All too often, our young people...
Excerpts from "Democratic Classroom" Workshop sbailey@moriah.nsw.edu.au Administrators and classroom teachers acknowledge that effective, successful teaching requires two dynamics: process and structure. By process, we mean the interpersonal relationship...