tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183174453030121551.post1884474095836825799..comments2023-08-16T07:48:17.280-07:00Comments on 21st Century JewishEd: Partnership for a Day School & Informal/Supplementary Jewish Educationyhoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05050280073635618434noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183174453030121551.post-58471948748229372072011-06-06T05:24:39.252-07:002011-06-06T05:24:39.252-07:00Anna, I think you are 100% correct that we need to...Anna, I think you are 100% correct that we need to begin breaking down the barriers between day schools and supplementary education programs. If we keep learners and their families at the center of our attention, then it quickly becomes clear that the best way to maximize Jewish learning is to view all of the educating institutions in a community as potential assets for all families. Yes, institutions like day schools or synagogues will have primary constituencies. But, they also have the potential to impact learners and families more widely. E.g., day schools may have resources to support Hebrew language learning that students in supplementary programs could benefit from, and synagogues have active adult learners who could serve as mentors and role models for day school students. There are also many opportunities for children in day schools and in supplementary programs to do things together that will build social bonds across the institutional boundaries. What's needed is a perspective that is at once learner-centered and community-wide. This way of thinking and acting can be extended to other institutions as well - camps, JCCs, other types of Jewish organizations - and to non-institutional partners, including some outside the Jewish community. We won't change everything overnight, nor should we. But, conversations among educators across institutional lines, as you suggest, is clearly one important step in the direction of re-envisioning and redesigning our educational system.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09796891091765371283noreply@blogger.com