What is more important to us than our children? And what is more
important to our children than the
chinuch, the education they receive to
prepare them to take their place as fine, upstanding Torah Jews? But after all
the endless discussions of which rebbe is best, what yeshiva is most
prestigious, which Bais Yaakov wil best serve our daughters' needs, how much do
we, as parents, really know about schooling our children?
rabbi Shmuel Klein has been a mechanech for twenty-five years.
He's seen it all. He has taught boys, he has taught girls.
Elementary school and high school and adult education. Limudei kodesh
and limudei chol. Children from chassidic homes and ba'alei
teshuvah from assimilated backgrounds. In addition, he is a gifted
writer, a man of deep insight, faith, and a generous leavening of humor.
So what's it like behind the desk, staring at thirty young faces staring
back? What are the challenges faced by the wielder of chalk and
eraser? Why is educating this generation different from previous
one? How should parents choose a school for their child? Rabbi Klein
shares his wealth of experience in this unique behind-the-scenes look at chinuch
today.
As we discover what it's like To Teach a Jew, we will also learn how
to be the very best parents we can be to our children.
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