Every Castle is a Prison, Every Prison is a Castle
The movie “The Last Castle” tells the story of an army prison, and how a disgraced general joins the ranks of the prisoners only to lift their spirits and bring them to believe in themselves and their honor again. In the very first words spoken by the hero, played by Robert Redford, I found a…
Keep readingThe MTS-5, or: Balancing Challenge and Fun in games
Over the past year, Max (he’s 10 years old now! how time flies) has become very fond of chess. He’s a huge fan of games of all sorts – he’s also in Little League, which is not very common in Israel – but chess has become one of his favorites as of late. For me,…
Keep readingStairs and Sonic: The Copy Game
It’s the Climb When you’re kid is diagnosed with developmental issues, it also has some upsides. One of them is close monitoring and guidance by professionals, funded by the state, who help work through the early developmental challenges. It’s usually a hassle to go to – Michelle, G-d bless her, took Ray to 95% of…
Keep readingCensorship: A guide out of it
Censorship in todays world is more challenging than ever. A kid in a small town fifty years ago was not bombarded with information like our kids are, nor was information of all kinds so easily accessible to him. Once you might have just needed to verify your son didn’t buy the wrong magazine and hide…
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