“My daughter doesn’t like going to her Hebrew school. Tough we have tried another religious school, she keeps complaining that it’s too boring, that she learns nothing there and that as a result, she will never be able to read the Parasha for her Bat Mitzva. What should I do? Should I force my kids to go to Hebrew school? Should I hire a tutor instead?”
As a Hebrew and a religious school teacher and as a mother I can assure you that you are not the only one facing those dilemmas.
Here are a couple of do’s and don’t do’s tips from the book award winning author Roni Rosenthal-Gazit, who had recently published the book: 101 Let’s Have Fun (www.101letshavefun.com).
* First of all, DO NOT blame your child (or yourself) – there can be many reasons why he or she feels reluctant to go to Hebrew school. Maybe they don’t get along with other kids in class? Maybe they feel behind in Hebrew reading/writing skills? Or it could be that they want to play outside with other friends who do not go to a religious school?
* Talk to your child honestly. Let your child know how you feel about Hebrew school. Share from your own experience and engagement to Judaism. Listen to your child and try to find out what’s really bothering them.
Try to remember how you felt when you went to Hebrew school. Was it always so fun? Wouldn’t you (as a child) rather do something else instead? And what did you gain from attending religious school.
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As we all know, taking a quiz is a good and necessary method to test students’ performance and do other assessment work. Quizzes become more and more advanced and diverse with the development of computer technology. It has been an important means of learning and entertainment. There are three main types of quiz: paper based quiz, plain online quiz and Flash quiz. Quiz based on paper:
Paper based quiz is the traditional form and used frequently, but it is too demanding to make one and you cannot share the quiz with others except print it or mail the paper.
Plain text quiz:
You can share the online plain text quiz easily through Web. A small number of the quiz creation sites can also support some advanced function like grading automatically, inserting picture and other settings. The problem is that you need to register and obey various rules on these sites when making and taking the quizzes.
Flash quiz:
Flash quiz is quite popular recently. People like making and taking such kind of quiz. The popular Flash quiz has many advantages and you can benefit from making a Flash quiz. Check the details:
Interactivit – add sound, images, Flash movie, feedback, etc. in the quiz to cheer up the participants
Time limit & Randomization – set more strict time control to avoid cheating in a test and add fun in a quiz game
Automatic marking – grade the questions instantly after submittal
Wide sharing – upload the Flash quiz to Websites to share with more people
The Run-on Sentence: From Here To Eternity & What if Someone Doesn’t Like My Cause: Bringing Out One
If you find your sentences filled with commas, and they went from one topic to another, then you, like many people, may be guilty of writing run-on sentences.
The run-on sentence is annoying. The run-on is boring. Most important, utilizing run-ons in your work is a sure-fire way of losing your reader.
The run-on works in one instance – if it is part of one of your character’s personality. For instance, if you are writing dialogue spoken by a typical teenage girl, run-ons would be acceptable (”Well, we went, you know, to the mall, and, like, we tried on some clothes and makeup, and then Sheila saw this really cute guy in The Gap, so we went over and like, started talking, and …” you get the picture.)
Curing a mania for run-ons may be a simple as implementing an outline for your work. Break each topic down into logical, organized subtopics and details. Relegate each thought to a single sentence. When a topic or subtopic requires further discussion, create unique sentences containing each of these details (or group related details) after your lead-in sentence.
If your topic ultimately branches out to other major topics, reference those topics in your initial paragraph, but address them in other paragraphs (or chapters.) This acts as a “teaser” to your audience, leaves them wanting more, and motivates them to read on.
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