University “…out on the quads, some students witness the heated debates and protests over the situation between Israel and its neighbors” Author Drew Kaplan Date 31 March 2015 …out on the quads, some students witness the heated debates and protests over the...
Sex, University A problem with sex on-campuses is “how to define consent” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 December 2014 Not long ago, nonmarital sex on college campuses was flatly suppressed. Sex could be...
Education “The Gaza war presents Jewish schools with a teachable moment, a time to explore with their students…the asymmetrical struggle in which Israel is engaged and the surge in hatred confronting Jews…in many parts of the world” Author Drew Kaplan Date 30 November 2014 As they formulate a school response to the war, educators might consider three important...
Sex, University “Consider the illogical message many schools are sending their students about drinking and having sex: that intercourse with someone “under the influence” of alcohol is always rape…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 23 November 2014 Consider the illogical message many schools are sending their students about drinking and having...
Hillel, Israel, University “…there is a strategic error already starting to emerge in the Jewish community’s predictable response to these concerns…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 November 2014 School is back in session, and amidst all the excitement of new beginnings there...
Orthodoxy, University Rabbi David Wolkenfeld on why it’s important for committed Jewish students to be connected on-campus Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 September 2014 Peter Berger’s book The Heretical Imperative explains that traditional beliefs collapse not in the...
Education When Mathematical Innumeracy Affects Hamburger Choices Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 August 2014 One of the most vivid arithmetic failings displayed by Americans occurred in the early...
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...
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...
Education “The world may look to South Korea as a model for education…but the system’s dark side casts a long shadow” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 August 2014 The world may look to South Korea as a model for education — its...