There are three parts to this essay. In the first part, we offer a sampling of alternative approaches to overall curriculum design and indicate how each would respond to the pedagogical challenges of prayer ...

This essay will explore Jewish storytelling as an inspirational and creative educational tool to instill emotional and educated connections to Judaism. After examining the great stock of sacred and secular Jewish stories, ...

Preface: In recent years there has been an unfortunate increase in the number of adolescents from observant Jewish families who have been seriously disruptive, rebellious and defiant. This essay will summarize the current ...

Inclusive practice in education and schooling, public or private, is cutting-edge, not commonly in use. Yet, this monograph posits that such practice is a moral necessity and an ethical imperative incumbent on Jewish ...

Educators who speak with students about their school experiences quickly learn that school is as much a social setting as it is an academic one. As such, it can contribute to children’s sense of self and belonging, or it ...

In a now classic article, “Philosophical Models of Teaching,”1 Professor Israel Scheffler distinguishes between activities that may be included in the category of “education” and those, such as indoctrination, or conditioning, ...

The right to a basic education in the United States is more or less taken for granted. It is assumed that children will attend school from a very young age until their late teens, if not for longer. Given Judaism's broad ...