by Ari Yares | Aug 13, 2013 | Design Thinking, In the News, Jewish Day School, Schechter School of Long Island
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by Ari Yares | May 23, 2013 | Design Thinking, Writings
When I get into a car, I have a few basic expectations of how the car will work. There will be a steering wheel, gas pedal, brake pedal, etc. Some things, like the radio and air conditioner, I know will be different and take a few moments to get oriented to, but...
by Ari Yares | Apr 12, 2013 | Design Thinking, Jewish Day School, Schechter School of Long Island
A colleague of mine once referred to tefillah as the third rail of Jewish education. As irreverent as this may sound, it stemmed from a deep-seated concern that as Jewish educators we struggle with this area of the day school experience, not because it is not...
by Ari Yares | Dec 19, 2012 | Design Thinking, Jewish Day School
I just watched a Ted Talk by Ben Saunders which concluded with his plans for an upcoming Antarctic expedition on foot. He detailed his experiences doing things that most of us probably wouldn’t even dream about.Watching this talk was inspiring. Now let’s...