Part I In 1980 I started lobbying for a program for learning disabled students within a yeshiva. At that time the only option for frum

Parents are their children’s first teachers. There is formal instruction and informal instruction As children grow and mature they understand intuitively what expectations their parents

Time marches on. It doesn’t stand still for anyone or anything. The precious hours spent in school need to be maximized to achieve curricular goals.

It has already been established that I believe in what many may consider old-fashioned values. Punctuality and proper attire on Shabbat have already been addressed.

Testing is used as a tool to measure literacy and other skills. Students demonstrate their level of knowledge by answering certain questions. It is understood

Noise is generally considered disruptive to the process of conveying and acquiring information. That is why teachers always insist on silence when presenting new material

Once again, Election Day has come and gone, and with it a plethora of day school in-service programs. Individual schools, counties and entire regions take

Parents like to preserve their child’s innocence for as long as possible. That’s as it should be. At one point in time that was possible

Part II What’s causing my child’s school anxiety? Some kids are just more prone to anxiety than others. There is a relatively high rate of

Part I Most people can probably remember having some level of school anxiety in their own childhoods. Perhaps it was being unprepared for a test,