Well time is really flying by and I only have another week and a half up north before the project ends. It has been a really interesting experience for me and one that I will not soon forget. With the students being so young and so far away from home, I have often felt like a mother to them and not just their teacher. It has been really important for me to remember to ask them how they are, how they are feeling, how things are going for them and generally to be available to listen if they needed to talk. Studying psychology has proved invaluable at times!
In Judaism there is a very important principle for parents and teachers regarding education, it is that the left hand pushes away while at the same time, the right hand brings closer. It is very important to remember when we are angry with a student or a child that we mustn’t only punish him but we must also bring him back and restore him!
All this said, I am really looking forward to getting back to the Ulpan and normal life. Kibbutz life is so different from being near Tel Aviv where people dress in clothes other than what looks like pyjamas and where you see life, shops, cinemas and restaurants, etc. I guess I am just more of a city girl at heart………
Shabbat Shalom,
Saray Pentzak
Ulpan Aviv - Teacher
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