J-ed Talks

Along with teachers and schools around the world, we have, in a matter of days, transferred to 'remote/digital/online' teaching. I have found it difficult to transfer the cultural aspects of the school - those Jewish aspects that rely heavily on a physical presence at the school. For me, this includes things like Tefilla, ceremonies for significant Jewish dates, informal activities, corridor interactions, Jewish initiatives, charitable initiatives etc - things that create an 'Avirah' (atmosphere) in the school.  In this podcast, I reflect on the nature of these challenges in the hopes that a better understanding will lead to a better set of possible approaches. By the end of the episode, I identify what my "next-step question" is.  I offer a theoretical lens to frame this problem based on Legitimation Code Theory (LCT). This thinking was inspired by Dorian Love's blog post. I also refer briefly back to Ep 010 - the difficult part of education. How do we foster disposition development in students? Or, if you b