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How
do we teach?
Our
unique and successful teaching method is based on four basic principals.
Here we will try to direct you, the teacher, how to practically
apply our system. It should be clear that new teachers in our school
go through tens of hours of hands on training before being given
reign of a classroom. Additionally, even our veteran teachers are
closely supervised on a regular basis. It should therefore be clear
that the following information is a basis to comprehend how our
system works, and proper hands-on training is also necessary to
execute the system properly.
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Material
The
material we teach is all based on חז"ל and therefore a good
educational fit for the students. During the first three grades
the main subject studied is Chumash based on what it says in
the Mishnah ''בן חמש שנים למקרא'' . Following the completion
of Chumash, the children are taught נביאים and כתובים. At the
age of ten we start teaching Mishna with the hope of completing
close to all of Mishna by the end of 8th grade, as we are taught "בן עשר למשנה". In the Yeshiva level starting in 9th grade the main
subject learnt is Gemora, being taught with an emphasis on Halacha.
The material taught at every given age is best suited for the
students and ultimately gives them the greatest level of satisfaction
and accomplishment.
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Understanding
A great amount of emphasis is put on choosing the proper פשט.
We take effort to train our teachers to be able to desire on
their own what is the most comprehensive and easy to understand
explanation at every level. First and foremost to understand
the simple meaning of what is written. And then to comprehend
its implication on a practical level. We avoid teaching מדרש
when learning מקרא and complicated commentaries on Mishnah
and Gemara. This enables to students to best comprehend and
retain the material.
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Student participation
Unlike most classrooms, where the majority of time the teacher
is lecturing to the class constantly challenging their patience
we follow the 80-20 method. Giving the students the majority
of time to participate in the classroom and ultimately avoid
education's biggest challenge, boredom.
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Review
Our review system is divided into several categories. Firstly,
during the initial learning stage the material is reviewed between
10 and 15 times. During the next two weeks that material is
reviewed an additional 10-15 times. Throughout the year there
is a constant review of previously learnt material including
all that was learned from 1st grade and on. Our students in
High School are still reviewing what they learned years ago.
The expression to know means to retain that was learnt. This
gives the students an amazing sense of accomplishment and drive
to go further with their studies. What we refer to as the wave
of success. And since all of תנ''ך is learnt with the original
טעמים and Mishna with a traditional tune it allows
for very pleasant review.
For
any detailed explanations on any part of what we have discussed
please contact us personally. We also receive every year teachers
from all over the world at our school to get hands on training.
To arrange this, be in touch with us directly.
The
following pages are examples of explanations of text given to the
students at the end of each week along with tests and other teaching
material.
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