Ha’Azinu’s Ten Commandments’ Moment

These go to eleven Nigel Tufnel Moses, in the Ha’Azinu Torah Portion, lectures to the Children of Israel their covenantal responsibilities. In his speech, Moses raises parental responsibilities of the requirement to teach their progeny the commandments. While the Decalogue served as a Community Code of Conduct, the Commandments did not fully lay out theContinue reading “Ha’Azinu’s Ten Commandments’ Moment”

Tipping…Point

Some books have an interesting shelf-life. Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point is one of them. His book from 2000 on the viral nature of human interaction is still a worthy read. The book is full of research and observations that remain relevant. Peer influence is the subject for this post. In Gladwell’s book, he madeContinue reading “Tipping…Point”

Educational Betrayal Is Now Academic: A Ten Commandments’ Tale

to the rocklin unified school district and the whitney high school principal, the following is your test question: an insulting quiz question with no educational or academic value: (a) compromises students’ academic careers (b) diminishes students’ views as teachers being credible authority figures (c) diminishes students’ views of the school district as being an educationalContinue reading “Educational Betrayal Is Now Academic: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”