Is there anything MiAkeiv about the word "school?" What about in Jewish schools? Should we make sure to place the word Yeshiva(t/s) in the title. Or Mesivta? Beit Sefer?
"We decided from an early stage we didn't want to use the word 'school'," she told local newspaper the Sheffield Star."This is Watercliffe Meadow, a place for learning. One reason was many of the parents of the children here had very negative connotations of school."Instead we want this to a be a place for family learning, where anyone can come.
"We were able to start from scratch and create a new type of learning experience. There are no whistles or bells or locked doors. We wanted to de-institutionalize the place and bring the school closer to real life."
In Jewish day schools especially they try to create a community of learning, so is the word "school" too limiting?
This is the type of hippy BS propoganda that makes me vomit. Who do these people think they are kidding? Are they trying to 'disguise' what they are doing there? The kids know its a school, they are already familiar with that term. The books they will read, the TV shows they watch and even their parents will use that word and they will know it and know what it is. This is a farce created by someone with a PhD who is trying to come up with something new and cutting edge so they can either write a book or get a promotion, either way it only has money in mind and not the kids or their education. I'm not saying you need to have School, or Beit Sefer or any of that in your title, just if you leave it out, know you aren't fooling anyone.
ReplyDeleteThe title you give something wont change what people think of it. I can call my kitchen a resturant, but you will (if you are a decent human being) still offer to clean up after yourself. I can call my diary the Torah, but that doesn't mean you will follow what I have written as law. And perhaps more on topic a learned man can go by Rabbi X or Rav X or Mr. X and it doesn't matter because the product will effect how people think of it. If you want a community make it that, it doesn't matter what you call it, but don't try and kid yourself by leaving a word out and thinking its a revolution.
PS. If you guys ever think I don't like what you are doing, don't get me wrong. I think this is great and should be done more, this should be a model for teacher from both the Jewish and secular worlds. One thing though, maybe a little more interaction?