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“Courageous Members of the Hillel Community” write in: “COURAGE IS FIRE; BULLYING IS SMOKE!!” WHY ALL THE SMOKE SCREENS???? This just in: Some Board Members are now calling up teachers and threatening them personally! They are telling them that they are forbidden to attend the June 6th Open Board Meeting unless they have children in [...]

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An anonymous HBHA Alum writes in: Dear Hillel Miami students, staff, alumni and whomever this concerns. I was a student at the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy for 13 years. I had grown up in the school, and it has truly shaped me as a person. However, when Adam Holden came around, my utopia that I [...]

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An anonymous Hillel teacher writes in: An important lesson you learn as a teacher, is that when given the opportunity, one can learn in many different ways; lectures, books, internet, etc… and from many different people; scholars, your peers, your elders, and yes, even your students. The teachers of Hillel would like to thank the [...]

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An anonymous Hillel teacher writes in: The Hillel teaching staff has devoted their lives to our school. The old Hillel-the one with the word “family” after it, is quickly dying. The Hillel picture is so faded now, that you can barely see it anymore. It’s a blur! WE, the teachers, are the ones who have [...]

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“Courageous Members of the Hillel Community” writes in: “THESE ARE THE TIMES THAT TRY MEN’S SOULS” (–Thomas Paine) The members of the Hillel Community who are running on the slate for the new board are extremely disappointed that a few current board members (and their family members) have been calling to intimidate us and try [...]

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An anonymous parent writes in: The phrase simply means that just because something may look valuable, desirable or attractive, it does NOT mean that it definitely will be worth having once you discover its true nature. So basically, don’t rely on the superficial. ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD – The appearance of a thing [...]

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Note: Like many things said on this website, these views are not my own. Do not come to me to ask me to remove this post. An anonymous parent writes in: As we move forward towards the upcoming meeting, there are several underlying issues worthy of review. According to NAIS (National Association of Independent schools) [...]

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Someone named Adam writes in: There have been many issues at Hillel these past years and maybe the board thinks that since Hillel straddles the divide between Jewish and secular world that it doesn’t have to worry that another school nearby may fill the niche that parents are looking for. News Flash: At the beginning [...]

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An anonymous teacher writes in: We are professional educators. We don’t expect much from our heads of school. We don’t care how many doctorate degrees they have, we don’t inquire if the degrees are legal or not. We don’t even care if they obtained a college education at all. We don’t even have an interest [...]

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This came to me from an anonymous parent, and what is said within is true. Readers and Posters: You may have noticed the website was unavailable for a short time this evening. The board is continuing its attempt to intimidate and bully the webmaster for providing an avenue for discussion. Unfortunately, this forum is not [...]

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