tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post2374114382859880792..comments2023-10-30T08:40:59.016-04:00Comments on Wolfish Musings: Repeating (Family) HistoryBrooklynWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-46715126134436102042007-03-22T20:32:00.000-04:002007-03-22T20:32:00.000-04:00preparing kids for leining (if done properly) can ...preparing kids for leining (if done properly) can be a great way to build up their self esteem<BR/><BR/>when i taught leining i don't really think i had kids who were down on themselves. mostly they were just apathetic and could not care less. my greatest "success" was when i taught a kid who had serious mental developmental issues. he was so excited and he tried harder than all my other students combined. i was only planning to teach him the haftorah, which i was not even sure he would be able to do, and then his father told me his son also wanted to lein maftir. i did not have the heart to tell him, but i did not think there was any way he could do it. and he ended up doing it. it taught me a lesson.<BR/><BR/>-ari kinsberg<BR/>agmk.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-80865333338082920592007-03-22T08:47:00.000-04:002007-03-22T08:47:00.000-04:00Skipper is a real name - it was Barbie's little si...Skipper is a real name - it was Barbie's little sister (or something like that).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I find myself on occasion doing something like one of my parents and it always startles me. I'm sure if they were around me more often they would point it out to me and freak me out even more. No matter how much we say we aren't going to be like our parents, it's really difficult to avoid. I hope I manage to pass the good things on to my kids.Shoshanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365142117481675663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-16484295549877681812007-03-21T15:10:00.000-04:002007-03-21T15:10:00.000-04:00Because "Velvel" is a real name, "Skipper" isn't o...Because "Velvel" is a real name, "Skipper" isn't one.<BR/><BR/>The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-48571883733126429482007-03-21T12:51:00.000-04:002007-03-21T12:51:00.000-04:00Nice post...You went quite out of your way to poin...Nice post...<BR/>You went quite out of your way to point out that "Skipper" is not a derogatory term, but for some reason didn't feel it was necessary to make the same point about the nickname "Velvel"! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com