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Practical Pedagogy For The Jewish Classroom »

Authors: Daniel B. Kohn
ISBN-13: 9780313309311, ISBN-10: 0313309310
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Date Published: February 1999
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Daniel B. Kohn

DANIEL B. KOHN is Associate Rabbi and educator at Congregation Kol Shofar in Tiburon, California.

Book Synopsis

A handbook for everyone involved in Jewish education about how to confront such issues as classroom discipline, improving the quality of Jewish Studies, and current controversies in Jewish education.

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Aimed at educators in Hebrew schools, Jewish high schools, and synagogue confirmation classes, the author addresses the problems in classroom management, quality of educators, and curriculum creation. He offers advice on the relation of student behavior to teacher response and administrative policy, methodologies of teaching, whether Hebrew should be the language of instruction, the relative import of text study skills versus Jewish knowledge, questions of personal belief, and other topics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
Pt. 1	Jewish Classroom Management
	Sanctifying Jewish Studies	3
	Presence	7
	Attunement	12
	Challenging Authority	16
	Derekh Eretz	24
	"I'm Not Your Friend, I'm Your Teacher"	27
	The Merits of Havruta Study	30
	The Need for Assessment in Jewish Studies	33
	Consequences of Conduct	36
	Notes Home	42
	The Triangle	46
	The Paradox of Personal Investment	53
Pt. 2	Jewish Educators
	Encouraging Inquisitiveness	59
	Ambiguity and Tension	63
	Unexamined Beliefs	66
	Teaching Belief	71
	Critical Methodology	76
	Teaching Morality	80
	Minyonim	88
	Mishmarot	95
	Heshbon Nefesh and Continuous Learning	105
Pt. 3	Jewish Studies Curricula
	The Great Potential of Jewish Education	111
	The Religion of the Rabbis	117
	Knowledge vs. Skills	122
	Text-Driven vs. Content-Driven Curricula	130
	Depth vs. Breadth	136
	Hebrew as the Language of Instruction	144
	Tracking	150
	Navigation Skills	159
	Using Technology in Jewish Studies	162
	Formats of Jewish Education	166
	Afterword	177
	Glossary	179
	Select Bibliography of Recommended Sources	191
	Index	197

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