by Larry Yudelson
Stanley Fischman wants his students to do the right thing — and more.
Fischman, director of general studies at the Ben Porat Yosef day school in Paramus, has just published a book encapsulating the moral lessons he has been teaching fourth graders.
“Seven Steps to ‘Menstschhood’: How to Help Your Child Become a Mentsch” is designed to enable parents to use classic Jewish principles as a framework for discussing the real challenges of ethics and character that children face.
It is based on a weekly course he has been teaching fourth-graders for more than a decade.
The seven principles start with Continue reading “A ‘seven-step program’ for youths: teaching parents how to turn children into ‘mentschen’” →