While Jewish day schools across Los Angeles have always tried to keep children and teens rooted in their ancient faith, new programs are now helping students develop the skills and creativity needed to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
Accepting his Nobel Prize, Israel\’s Dan Shechtman encouraged entrepreneurship among the young.
Forget the men when it comes to business negotiations. Women may be more skilled than their masculine counterparts, according to a new study by an Israeli researcher.
During his nine-year tenure as Caltech president, 67-year old David Baltimore translated many of his family\’s principles into practice, on top of raising the university\’s already elite level of scientific research and education. He showed a keen interest in the quality of student life through improved housing and a multimillion dollar student activities fund, and raised the profile and number of women on the faculty and in the student body.
\”Both sides ought to be properly taught,\” President George W. Bush told reporters in Texas Aug. 1, \”so people can understand what the debate is about. Part of education is to expose people to different schools of thought…. You\’re asking me whether or not people ought to be exposed to different ideas, and the answer is yes.\”
No matter how often they are warned by teachers to let their children do the science projects, many parents just can\’t let go.
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