…Opinion OTHER VIEWS Prerequisites For Jewish Literacy The beginning of the annual cycle of Torah readings, which began with Simchat Torah, is a good time to reflect on what it means to be Jewishly literate. At its recent annual conference, the Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education (www.caje.org) helped 1,200 formal and informal educa- tors explore this topic through a number of different lenses, includ- ing texts, Israel, ethics...…
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…To Life! ON THE COVER College Scramble from page 39 Becky Liner, Allison Shipper and Steven Benson study in the West Bloomfield High School library. All are 17-year-old seniors and West Bloomfield residents. Allison Shipper improved her ACT score Counselor Jane Reiser Williams tells with the help of tutors. students, parents: check out options. "I'm very happy,' Allison said. "Typically, Brittany Karson, 17, of West Bloomfield, a senio...…
…College Scramble from page 41 Jane Reiser Williams counsels North Farmington seniors Shayna Wolk, 17, and Adam Sucher, 17. Both students are Farmington Hills residents. "It's not just GPA and ifs not just ACT:' he said. "It's also the extracurricular activities and their choice of classes and the strength of their [college application] essay" Tutoring may be the answer, Mally said, for the parents who say, "My son or daugh- ter is a 3.9 hon...…
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