Education A problem with how math is taught in America Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 August 2014 Most American math classes follow the same pattern, a ritualistic series of steps so...
News Media “Our stories about others tell us more about ourselves” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 August 2014 Our stories about others tell us more about ourselves. The telltale sign of such...
Parenthood “Having a child feels like returning some measure of innocence to the world, and this is wonderful in its way” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 August 2014 Having a child feels like returning some measure of innocence to the world, and...
Education, Teachers “Why do teachers have so little voice in their profession?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 August 2014 Why do teachers have so little voice in our profession? I suspect it’s a...
Fundraising “enjoy the break after June 30, because the next campaign year begins on July 1” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 August 2014 Over the course of my years in the nonprofit world, I recall more than...
Young Adults “You can’t ignore the Internet…It’s where millennials are living their Judaism” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 August 2014 “You can’t ignore the Internet,” Mejia said. “It’s where millennials are living...
Rabbis “Tikkun olam starts at home, beginning with seeking to overcome the alienation and sinat chinam (causeless hatred) from within” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 August 2014 Perhaps during the period before and during Tisha b’Av, and extending into the High...
Middle East Instead of transforming Gaza…, Hamas led the impoverished territory into a state of permanent confrontation Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 August 2014 Instead of transforming Gaza into a haven for foreign donations (as the PA did...
Conferences and Conventions “I believe that it is important to publicize the existence of the lactation room…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 August 2014 I believe that it is important to publicize the existence of the lactation room,...
Television “The success of “24” was just one innovation of the 2000s that helped change the TV landscape” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 August 2014 …the success of “24.” In order for us, the viewers, to get onboard with...