Why Smart People Make Simple Mistakes
Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow explores common errors that people make when forming impressions and making decisions. For example, we tend to do...
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A Book Suggestion for Latino Book Month
In May, we celebrate Latino Book month. In Metro Boston over 40% of all students in our schools identify as Latino and represent populations...
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Summer Volunteer Opportunities
It warms my heart when tutors, sad to say goodbye to their student in June, ask me about summer tutoring opportunities. While GBJCL does not...
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Does My Head Look Big In This?
By Randa Abdel-Fattah For older readers (12 and up) we’ve selected another great book that delves into issues of identity, difference and inclusion. In this...
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Strength in Community After the Marathon
JCRC is an active member of Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO). On Sunday April 21st, GBIO was scheduled to have a public action to engage...
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Learning How to Read
Please read the following question and answer it: +¨¦ ⱡ¤∞ ∑§‡←? Let me guess—it looks like gibberish to you. I’m guessing the task would have...
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Our Huffington Post Op-Ed: Disabled Individuals Bring Innovation to the Workforce
The time is ripe to change our perceptions of disability and integrally incorporate the creative and often resilient disabled population into our workforce. Read more
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The Tamchui Project: Teaching Kids the Mitzvah of Helping Those in Need
by Jacki Hart and Stephanie Rotsky Still relatively green as parents, choosing a school for our then-4-year-old and nearly-6-year-old felt like a major “grown up”...
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Celebrate National Poetry Month!
Join us as we welcome National Poetry Month at GBJCL! Poetry is many things-- it is a mode of expression, an art form, a way...
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Our Op-Ed in the Boston Herald: Full Inclusion in School Sports
Roman Sweeney is testament to how vital it is for a just and civilized society not to judge, stereotype, or rush to establish limits on...
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