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hatam_soferet) wrote2013-01-27 11:08 am
hatam_soferet) wrote2013-01-27 11:08 am
Dirty trick
This is not okay:
A week before a Hebrew school visit, say: "Can you do a session on calligraphy? We'd really like the kids to connect with the holy letters. We'll have calligraphy markers."
Half an hour before the session, say: "Oh, we didn't get markers. They're expensive. We've got paintbrushes and paint."
Hebrew schools which pull this trick generally complain that the session was "not really what they'd imagined..."
Adam points out this is like asking someone to teach a cooking class but substituting plastic forks for sharp knives at the last minute.
Don't do this, people. It's not fair on anyone. If you want a hands-on session that's actually a good pedagogical experience, let your teacher know what materials you're *actually* going to have so that she can plan an activity using them.
A week before a Hebrew school visit, say: "Can you do a session on calligraphy? We'd really like the kids to connect with the holy letters. We'll have calligraphy markers."
Half an hour before the session, say: "Oh, we didn't get markers. They're expensive. We've got paintbrushes and paint."
Hebrew schools which pull this trick generally complain that the session was "not really what they'd imagined..."
Adam points out this is like asking someone to teach a cooking class but substituting plastic forks for sharp knives at the last minute.
Don't do this, people. It's not fair on anyone. If you want a hands-on session that's actually a good pedagogical experience, let your teacher know what materials you're *actually* going to have so that she can plan an activity using them.