Effective Curriculum Development: Rabbi Hirsch, Professor Hirsch, and Me


 

Publication Date: January 2004

Publisher: Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education

Author(s): Steve Bailey

Research Area: Education

Keywords: Jewish Continuity; Methodology; Curriculum; Judaic Studies

Type: Report

Abstract:

The author describes his experience designing Judaic studies curricula for middle- and high school students, and receiving feedback from educators regarding the results. In order to succeed, the author draws lessons from two people named Hirsch: Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, famous for his successful integration of loyalty to tradition with immersion in modernity; and Professor E.D. Hirsch, who teaches the idea of identifying and teaching "core knowlegde" necessary for cultural literacy.

In Jewish Education News, Spring 2004.