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It’s empowering to help kids in our communities…

By Yael Waxman, Or Hadash I am proud to be a TAP teen and to be able to help those who need a little extra encouragement and support. So many times children - and adults - with special needs or developmental and mental differences are disregarded and pushed aside. If I am able to make a difference, even in one person’s life through TAP, all the long hours and late nights would be worth it. I feel so proud to be a part of this wonderful community and I am continuously surprised and inspired by those who come to teach, [...]

By |February 28th, 2019|Categories: TAP|0 Comments

Applying Lessons From TAP To Life

by Brian Sostek, Tiferet Bet Israel The two most important lessons I have learned from attending the TAP Program apply to life inside and outside of the classroom. Patience From the first day I worked with a student with learning disabilities, I knew patience was a teaching method I had to take into account. When I achieved success with my student, I tried to figure out a pattern to why I was so successful. After the first week of TAP, I realized that the only constant of success was patience. However, patience in this case was not all on my [...]

By |February 11th, 2019|Categories: TAP|0 Comments

Nathan And Adam Against The World

by Adam Weiss, Temple Sinai There are so many things that I have learned over the year. From disabilities mentally and physically to tips how to help them to ways how to bond with our 1-on-1 child, it’s been a fun time. However, this fun could be seen as a rollercoaster. I work with a fourth grade class. What’s funny about the situation is that my mom taught most of them during pre-school two years in a row. So, already knew most of them when I walked in on the first day. However, Nathan wasn’t one of them. I didn’t [...]

By |February 11th, 2019|Categories: TAP|0 Comments