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Eye Spy
"You know your teacher is possessed by Beelzebub when his or her head rotates 360 degrees at the blackboard. But is this what it takes to effectively keep watch over a classroom while a teacher unveils a frontal lesson? All adults who work with kids instinctively understand that they love to deny their mischievous behavior when the teacher isn't looking. It's one of the hallmarks of adolescent classroom acuity. Lest you grow eyes in the back of your head, educators are in a significantly vulnerable position. So how does one fight back?More...
Monkey See Monkey Do
May 28 2008
David Siegel under Broken Bell Education | Comments (2)
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"How many bars of soap would it take to wash out the mouths of our most vulgar students? I'm not advocating such an archaic punishment, but if I hear just one more Junior High school student offer greetings and salutations to his peers with a: wassup beeach? or how'z it mother f@cker?, I am going to lose my composure and thrash someone with a complete, unabridged Webster's dictionary.More...
All About Indexing #1: Indexing in Israel
Hi! My name is Shoshana Hurwitz,and I’ll be doing a column for Elephant about a profession that seems to belittle-known in Israel (though I hope to change that!): indexing. To see an overview of my background and how I ended up becoming a professional indexer, check out my member bio page.
For my first column, I'd like to talk about how indexing is perceived in Israel. I don’t believe it to be any coincidence that the very same month that I found my true calling professionally was the month that my husband, daughters and I started our journey towards aliyah, which will culminate this coming July. But as excited as I was about my new love of indexing, I was dismayed to discover that my new internet friends in Israel were not quite as much. Here in Israel,they told me, indexing is not really thought of as a profession in itself. Itis something that librarians do, something that tech writers do, but not something that just is.
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For my first column, I'd like to talk about how indexing is perceived in Israel. I don’t believe it to be any coincidence that the very same month that I found my true calling professionally was the month that my husband, daughters and I started our journey towards aliyah, which will culminate this coming July. But as excited as I was about my new love of indexing, I was dismayed to discover that my new internet friends in Israel were not quite as much. Here in Israel,they told me, indexing is not really thought of as a profession in itself. Itis something that librarians do, something that tech writers do, but not something that just is.
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Cooperative Learning in School
"Can't we all just get along?" The popularized outcry by Rodney King captures the essence of cooperative learning with kids. Everyday children are put to the task of working together as a class, in groups or pairs, without systematic preparation or training. The result is often a breakdown in rank and file with dissention leading the attack. Here's an example:More...
“You have to be out of here with in two weeks or your stuff will be out on the sidewalk by next Friday.”
Ramblings of an ex-teacher
Kick 'em in the back, kick 'em in the knee, bring it on teachers, educate me! Oh come on educators, "let's give it the old college try!" Sorry, too much to ask? Well then, drag yourself to work and just get through the day without too much aggravation and insult.More...
Welcome to Chelm!
Moving to Chelm
Making aliyah is supposed to be the fulfillment of my of your Jewish identity, so why does Israel make it so difficult? Wasn’t it bad enough in America being the only one who did not hunt for Easter Eggs or bring presents to exchange for the “holiday” party. Now the shoe is on the other foot, and suddenly I have the funny accent, and my skills “are not specific enough”. Laugh and cry with a recent olah as she navigates Israeli bureaucracy.More...
There's a Sucker Born Every Minute
December 25 2007
David Siegel under Broken Bell Education | Comments (2)
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Lateral Thinking in the Classroom
Remember the old trash compactors? You shoved in as much garbage as possible, compressed it and added some more. Neat, tidy bundles of waste, prepared for dumping, dense and inert. Lot's of energy goes into packing, but once they are imbedded in the ground, how useful are they? Clearly some material can be recycled. But how do we begin the sorting process? How much information that we impart to kids today will be useful to them and society in the future? Are we helping them sort the trash or just cramming in more?
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Wash the Dishes
November 25 2007
David Siegel under Broken Bell Education | Comments (3)
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"A Philistine giant measuring over nine feet tall and wearing full armor, came out each day for forty days, mocking and challenging the Israelites to fight. His name was Goliath." The problem with much of schooling today is that we have all too often been transformed into Goliath's.More...
Living and Working in English in Israel
The CIWI list has a fascinating discussion on Israelis who are native English speakers and how important is for them to learn Hebrew. The discussion began with a job offer so the string is mistitled as JOB OPP - Jerusalem - Public Relations Assistant.
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Israel as an Outsourcing Alternative
March 25 2007
elephant (Svi Ben-Elya) under Older Headlines | Comments (0)
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Boston.com, the web site of the Boston Globe, has an interesting article on U.S. firms outsourcing to Israel for skilled work in English.
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Acer Notebooks - No Service in Israel
March 21 2007
elephant (Svi Ben-Elya) under Older Headlines | Comments (0)
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On December 4, 2006 the IGB DDR2 failed and I took it in to Telecode in T-A, who are supposed to give service to Acer notebooks in Israel. They do not keep any stock of spare parts (contrary to the new Israeli law passed in September 2006) ...On March 17 it was aired on Channel 2 TV's Hadshot Motza"sh program and you can see it at
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