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Category Archives: Education
Your Conversion
John emails: I started reading your blog a few months ago when I was looking for "porn" and found your blog which is much more revealing and entertaining. I went thru your profile’s page and thought it was very informative. … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Education, Personal
Tagged church dogma, high school diploma, high school exit exam, joan of arc, man of faith, school exit exam
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Track The Valedictorians
Jeff emails: "the idea is to write a series that tracks the valedictorians of both yula and shalhevet. to be fair you dont use their names just yula 200X or shalhevet 200X. start with 2004 bec those students should be … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Shalhevet, YULA
Tagged physiological science, placement chemistry, science department chair, shalhevet high school, us peace corps, YULA
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Modern Orthodox Education aka How Men Can Control Their Sexual Urges
From Hirhurim: There is a fascinating special issue of Meorot (formerly The Edah Journal), guest edited by R. Nathaniel Helfgot and focusing on Modern Orthodox education (link). What follows are rough notes that are even less reliable than my normal … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Modern Orthodox
Tagged gravity of the situation, Hirhurim, orthodox education, religious observance, social realities, summer camp experiences
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Yisroel Pensack: Imagine The Difference — If They Had All Just First Taken The Time To Read This Book
I wonder if this book and these three articles will now become required reading for animal lab technicians and researchers at Yale University and graduate students at Columbia University.
Posted in Aish HaTorah, Animals, Books, Christianity, Crime, Education, Intermarriage, Judaism, Weddings, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged columbia university, yale university
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Anatomy
Reading between the lines on my blog, you’d expect that anatomy would be my favorite subject. You’d be wrong. Sure, when it is made personal I can find it attractive, but as an academic subject, it bores me. I have … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Personal
Tagged alexander technique teacher, hole in the middle, pout, reading between the lines, science knowledge, vege
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Skeptic Magazine Says Denial Of Evolution Is Characteristic Of Orthodox Education
I dated a girl who graduated from Ramaz. Now 40, bisexual, and never married, she loathed Orthodox Judaism. I asked her why. She said because it was aesthetically ugly, that Orthodox Jews smell bad (particularly on holy days when they … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Evolution, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy
Tagged central tenets, college science courses, orthodox jewish students, orthodox judaism, rabbinical authorities, ultra orthodox jews
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Rating Religious Education In Jewish Schools
Most(?) Orthodox schools have classes on Sunday. Shalhevet does not have classes on Sunday. That’s something that Jerry Friedman, the founder, never wanted. I don’t expect there’s any enthusiasm for Sunday schooling among the parents who send their children to … Continue reading
Los Angeles Jewish Day School Crunch
The Los Angeles Times reports: At Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy in Beverly Hills, increasing numbers of cash-strapped families are asking for financial assistance or more time to pay tuition. Trustees at Yeshivat Yavneh in Hancock Park are setting aside additional … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Hancock Park, hebrew academy, Los Angeles Times, Orthodox Union, schools in southern california, tuition trustees
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Support For Teachers Outside Hamilton High School
These shots were taken this morning. I get an email: “Come and check it out. Everyone is honking their horns. Plus how often are students out supporting their teachers?”
Posted in Education, Pico/Robertson
Tagged hamilton high school
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Paying For Jewish Day Schools
From Hirhurim: OU Plans to Foster Major Savings in Non-Academic Yeshiva Expenses (link): With the encouragement and participation of a growing number of yeshivot and day schools across North America, the Orthodox Union is quickly moving ahead with a two-pronged … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Orthodox Union, Orthodoxy
Tagged academic areas, insurance savings, jewish day schools, jewish education, orthodox community, Orthodox Union, parosh, plan health insurance, prong approach, revenue enhancement, school tuition, yeshivot
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