Cheating: The dreaded problem that faces every school across America — and not just the obvious sneak-a-peak-at-your-neighbor\’s-quiz cheating. With thousands of essays, articles and book summaries at their fingertips, American students have discovered the Internet, expanding the opportunities both to cheat and plagiarize.
In Jeff Blitz\’s documentary, "Spellbound," Harry Altman grimaces and fidgets at the 1999 National Spelling Bee. The Jewish sixth-grader has been asked to spell "banns," which refers to a Christian marriage notice. He\’s never heard of it.
A Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles reception welcomed 18 students participating in a cultural exchange sponsored by the Federation\’s Tel Aviv-Los Angeles Partnership. Fourteen students from Tel Aviv\’s A.D. Gordon School and four students from their paired partner, Northridge\’s Abraham Heschel Day School, gathered to reflect on their experience as the Israeli students — all ages 13 and 14 — wrapped up their 10-day visit to Los Angeles.
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