Knowledge of the past and the ability to communicate in grammatically correct English, as well as knowledge from the masterpieces of great literature, are the hallmarks of an educated person. Rabbi Shmuel Landesman teaches Global History as well as ELA (English Language Arts) at Yeshiva Keren HaTorah of Passaic Clifton. Pictured here is a ninth grade class engrossed in a lesson about the many inventions created by the ancient Chinese .