Tuesday, December 27, 2016

עלה למעלה עלה: Enabling our students to reach their full potential

לא הביישן למד-before  learning can happen, the student needs to believe that learning is possible. The student needs to believe that he or she can learn! often students approach learning with self doubt and little hope in their abilities. As a teacher my primary role is to become an enabler, to help my students to discover their inner abilities and their great potential which often gets trapped under feelings of self doubt and fear of failure. 
 I taught my student's this beautiful poem from Rav Kook  אורות הקודש א', ס"ה  it serves as a mantra:
בֶּן אָדָם, עֲלֵה לְמַעְלָה עֲלֵה,
 "יֵשׁ לְךָ כַּנְפֵי רוּחַ"
Often, my students start singing the song as we walk up the stairs עלה למעלה עלה!


בֶּן אָדָם, עֲלֵה לְמַעְלָה עֲלֵה,

עֲלֵה לְמַעְלָה עֲלֵה,  עֲלֵה בֶּן אָדָם

עֲלֵה לְמַעְלָה עֲלֵה,

כִּי כֹּחַ עַז לְךָ,

יֵשׁ לְךָ כַּנְפֵי רוּחַ,

כַּנְפֵי נְשָׁרִים אַבִּירִים,

אַל תְּכַחֵשׁ בָּם

פֶּן יְכַחֲשׁוּ לְךָ,

דְּרוֹשׁ אוֹתָם –

דְּרוֹשׁ  בֶּן אָדָם

וְיִמָּצְאוּ לְךָ מִיָּד.

אורות הקודש[א', ס"ה]

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