This time last year I sat at my desk thinking about what is wrong with the teaching of Hebrew as a second/foreign language. The fruit of those thoughts was an article I posted on the Mifgashim site. It drew many comments from teachers, parents and administrators. I...
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, vol. 4, 1, 1989. Appears here with permission. Educators universally recognize the professional obligation to maintain the integrity of a student's transcript; however, ensuring that a student's grades are neither higher...
Association of Modern Orthodox Day Schools and Yeshiva High Schools All teachers and administrators are legally mandated reporters. Each school is responsible to have its staff trained: To understand the basic definitions of child abuse To recognize signs and symptoms...
Association of Modern Orthodox Day Schools and Yeshiva High Schools __________ is committed to providing a safe and appropriate environment for all students, staff and employees. Parents entrust their children to our school. All students are taught to respect and...
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This article explores the variety of issues and differences between Jewish Day Schools and Non-Jews. To read the article, click here.
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, vol. 4, 1, 1989, pp. 19-21. Appears here with permission. The recent New York Regents exam scandal involving some yeshiva high school students and graduates has, once again, focused the attention of many Torah educators...
Dr. Wolowelsky is Dean of the Faculty at the Yeshivah of Flatbush The first edition of this Handbook was published in 1987 by TEN, the Torah Education Network, a joint project of the Educators Council of America, the Torah Education Department of the World Zionist...
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, vol. 10, 1, 1997. Appears here with permission. Some yeshivah educators find troublesome the section on evolution taught in the regular biology course required for a high school diploma. Convinced that evolutionary...
Child Abuse: A School Meets a Crisis By William S. Altshul Originally appeared in Ten Da'at vol. 2,3 1988, pp. 13-14. Appears here with permission. It has been over a year since our community was rocked with the news that our upper school General Studies principal, a...