Tuition Increase in the Works
After firing 40 staff people for ‘fiscal reasons’, JPPS-Bialik is ready to once again raise tuition for the next academic year. At a closed door board of director’s meeting last Monday, discussion centered around raising tuition to defray the cost of less students but stable overhead. The tuition increase proposed $350.00 per student would amount gained to just over $180,000. Would it not be more ‘fiscally responsible’ to eliminate one or more of the four principal positions, therefore freeing up the money from...
read moreFrank Talks Weekly Relationship Workshop Sat May 19 – Getting Over a Break Up
www.franktalks.com/workshops Trying to get over a past ex, and not able to manage your feelings about the break up? Perfect time to come to my next workshop this Sat May 19 on handling break ups. Sat night 7 pm Cost: $2 suggested donation For a preview of some of the things that will be presented, you can all visit: www.franktalks.com/break-ups -Frank
read moreOvercoming The Fear of Death
We all have our fears, and most people fear death. I too used to fear death, so much so that I would hyperventilate and panic. The fear of death is very common and it stems from a fear of the unknown. Most of us have been trained since a young age to stay within our comfort zone. We ask questions, but we are moulded into an image that fits the rest of society. Don’t you find it odd that you fear something which everyone experiences? Why fear something that is inevitable. Death is actually the only thing in life you can be...
read moreMistakes are Necessary
Most people are afraid to make mistakes. However, mistakes are necessary if one is to become successful. It is impossible to accomplish anything of significance without making mistakes. Mark Pezzelato, author of Transformations: Your Inner Guide to Self-Exploration explains. ...
read moreSchool Staffing – Who is Responsible?
Who is responsible for our local Jewish school staffing? In the current JPPS-Bialik situation, much focus has been placed on the lay board, but are they ultimately responsible for what happens at the school? All of the Jewish schools in Montreal are affiliated with Federation CJA’s Bronfman Jewish Education Council (BJEC), essentially a body that works as an advisory board and practical resource to the schools. According to their website, “BJEC is responsible for the development of Jewish identity and continuity in our community...
read moreFinding The Meaning of Your Life And Relationships
Contemplate your death. No seriously. In order to make meanings of your relationships past, present and those you will have in the future, you must understand how to make meaning of your life. The way to start understanding the meaning of your life is to contemplate your death. Until you come to grips with the cold fact that your time in this life is finite, and that at some point, you and everyone you know will be dead, the meaning of your life may forever elude you. We cannot predict how and when we will die, but we do have a measure of...
read moremedia appearances – Frank Kermit on CJAD on Wed May 23rd
I will be on the Dr Laurie Show Passion at 10 pm EST on Wednesday May 23rd, 2012. The topic on the show: Frank and Dr Laurie will talk PICK UP ARTISTS. Specifically, about an article that states that although pick up tactics work, it can have a negative emotional impact on the newbie pick up artists. http://www.buzzfeed.com/annanorth/study-pickup-artist-training-works-but-makes-you Plenty of pickup artists claim they can turn shy nerds into charming lady’s men, but little academic research has been done how well their lessons actually...
read moreMy Mother’s Loving Silence
My Mother’s Loving Silence A Holocaust survivor, she nurtured me with silence. This Mother’s Day, I’ll mourn for her—quietly. By Chaim Steinmetz|May 11, 2012 7:00 AM | Tablet Magazine My family wasn’t very interested in Mother’s Day when I was growing up. My mother wasn’t a believer in contrived holidays. Her philosophy was that every day you were alive should be seen as your birthday, and if you had a mother, every day should be seen as Mother’s Day; nothing more needed to be said. So, our observance of Mother’s...
read moreCan You See God Through Those Google Glasses?
(my newest post on the Faithblender blog) Google has recently revealed a prototype of high-tech glasses. Project Glass, as it’s called, looks like a pair of glasses, except the lenses (actually, an empty space) are miniature screens. As one walks, electronic data, like weather forecasts and news, pop up on the side of the screen; even data about the person you are speaking to can be pulled up via voice command. Project Glass is yet another example of how technology changes our lives for better and for worse. It will make life simpler and...
read moreAre JPPS-Bialik Parents Abandoning Ship?
Over the last few weeks, we at Truetalkradio.com have learned that there has been an exodus of students from JPPS-Bialik. Parents are pulling their kids from the school system in record numbers, while others are awaiting acceptance in secular private schools. Parents who spoke to us asked for anonymity to protect their children from repercussions in the last month of school. We will honour their request. One mother, a board member who recently resigned from the board has decided to pull her child from the school system and place him...
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