A HERO IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

On Sunday morning our Kitah Dalet students shared their rough draft Hero Papers, and we scratched the surface on who really is a hero.  Students chose sports figures, TV personalities, and entertainment celebrities.  Many of these people certainly did fit some of our criteria, but with some digging, we began to recognize our standards were quite low.  We talked about suicide bombers being heroes to some, and the problem with our original definition of a hero.  We then expanded our definition to include responsibility to make the world a better place, and incorporated Jewish values into our discussion. 

On Tuesday, students were asked to think about the heroes in their lives.  Students were challenged to think about the people who they interact with on a daily basis, and find the hero like qualities that make these people modern day heroes.   Students were then asked to be introspective, and look deep into their own personality characteristics for the qualities that could make them a hero one day, because of these role models.  Students were asked to think about the everyday heroes who fill their world, and reflect on the qualities of these very real super heroes.  

Next week we take a spring break, and we look forward to introducing our Passport to Passover Unit when we return.  Until then, enjoy the beautiful spring weather, and we hope to see everyone back in class on Tuesday, April, 12, 2016.