http://www.michaelraileanu.com Michael Raileanu is the winner of the 2010 Stuart I. Raskas Outstanding Day School Teacher Award. Thu, 13 May 2010 21:04:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Since 1991, the Stuart I. Raskas Award has been given to the day school educator in St. Louis who exemplifies excellence in teaching and conveys a love of learning. Michael Raileanu, a teacher at Solomon Schechter Day School, is the recipient of this year’s Raskas Award for Outstanding Jewish Day School ... http://www.michaelraileanu.com/?p=24 "For many years, Jewish National Fund in St. Louis has worked very closely with Solomon Schechter Day School of St. Louis to coordinate a fund-raising phone-a-thon, Green Sunday. This event has been largely successful as a result of a very dedicated individual: Michael Raileanu. Each year, Michael served as the point ... http://www.michaelraileanu.com/?p=23 I Hate Talking Dogs A Poem by Michael Raileanu   I hate talking dogs,                                                                   Talking chickens and talking frogs. Commercials use them and it makes me mad Seeing them makes me feel really sad. I hate talking cats, monkeys and moose, I’ve never met one out on the loose. They’re not in my house, my yard or ... http://www.michaelraileanu.com/?p=21 The Greatest Poem Ever Written A Poem by Michael Raileanu   I am going to write the greatest poem ever written With which the critics will all be smitten. I will never be the world’s greatest football player Of Los Angeles, I will never be the honorable Mr. Mayor. I’ll never be the greatest dad, Because of my ... http://www.michaelraileanu.com/?p=20 The Folding Machine A Poem by Michael Raileanu   I feel bad for the folding machine ‘Tis just a utility so routine. The copy machine is the coolest of them all Plugged as it is, twice into the wall. This copy machine now even has his own phone line To report to The Man each and every little ... http://www.michaelraileanu.com/?p=19 An Ode to the Fat Dad Shoe A Poem by Michael Raileanu   To the fat dad shoe: I love you. I feel the need to write these words today So that my feelings might be on display. I am both fat and a dad, Neither of these makes me sad. I look down As I go around town And I ... http://www.michaelraileanu.com/?p=18 Dear Jewish Parents,             I apologize. Really, on behalf of about 80% of the Jewish Educators I know, I extend a personal and genuine heart-felt apology. You have been sold a bill of goods and you need to know that someone somewhere recognizes this deception and wants to make amends.             The ... http://www.michaelraileanu.com/?p=17 There is a certain sadness about the passing of the Conference for Alternative in Jewish Education. It was fun, it was a way to "charge one's batteries" just before each school year would begin. However there was a cetain inevitablity to its passing. However, the truth is that after 20 or ... http://www.michaelraileanu.com/?p=16 Where do kids get their Jewish Identity? By Michael Raileanu, M.A.Ed.             Where does a child get her or his Jewish identity? There are a number of possible answers but the bottom line is: they get it at home. Jewish children can and should reinforce their identity in school (Hebrew, Religious or Day), summer ... http://www.michaelraileanu.com/?p=15             So here we sit at the halfway point of summer vacation. Thus far it has been a good summer. And by that I mean it has been a good summer for movies. We have been treated to the normal diet of blockbusters and the obligatory Wil Smith movie; however, ... http://www.michaelraileanu.com/?p=14