The raising of children is (almost) never easy. One of the main concerns parent shave is deciding which school or Yeshiva to send their child(ren) to. In a place like Brooklyn or Queens that probably has 50-100+ schools/yeshivas the decision is hard. In a place with 1 or 2 yeshivas I believe that the decision is much easier. It's either A or B.
When forming a new community, the members of the community have to decide what it is that they want initially. There are a few options that I can think of. Post a comment if you can think of more.
1-Create a mixed school. Start of with the younger grades (as most of the children will probably be under fifth grade) and build up. This would require at least one principal, and eight teachers. Nursery, Kindergarten, Pre 1-A, 1st-5th grades. This is assuming that one teacher teaches both Hebrew and English studies. If you have a Hebrew teacher and an English teacher, you will need 16 teachers.
2-Create two schools, one for boys and one for girls. Obviously the total must be doubled. At least two principals and either 16 or 32 teachers.
3-Enroll the children into the local Public School and have some sort of private class after school to teach Hebrew studies. This would require less teachers and would be able to mix the grades a little. (Ex: Nursery & Kindergarten; Pre 1-A & 1st grade)
4-Bus the children in to the nearest established Jewish community to go to an already established school/Yeshiva. Obviously this has a positive and a negative. The positive is that the children will be in a "real" school, meaning that it is not a start-up. The negative is that the children will have to leave their homes pretty early and come home pretty late, which is not very feasible for young children. I believe that this option is not a good one, because if people want to form a community, then at some point they will need a school and the sooner they start it, the better it will be for the children and the community.
So... which is the option and are people willing to move to a community that doesn't have a school readily available?
This tough decision and many more is what a new community will face as they start fresh and build new.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
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