The First Few Days of School

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How do you make a good first impression with your students? What are your specific goals for the first few days of school? What are some specific actions that you can take to make those first few days and weeks of the school year a little less hectic and more productive? These are questions most teachers are asking themselves in the weeks before a new school year starts. Read below for tips and suggestions compiled by staff and alumni of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators.

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