No Talmid Left Behind
Rav Bender has always emphasized that chinuch must include every
single talmid, and yeshivos must work with each child so that no one
falls through the cracks. Stronger students should be encouraged to help
weaker students; a talmid who takes responsibility for pushing a friend in
a wheelchair or tutoring a weaker student is not only doing chesed – he
is enhancing his own growth as a complete ben Torah.
Rav Bender began putting his ideals into practice in 1981, when he
introduced an innovation that was, at the time, considered
revolutionary. He created a resource room within the Yeshiva,
to provide extra help to about 30 boys who had mild learning
issues. The goal was to help these boys succeed within the
framework of the Yeshiva, without charging parents an extra
penny. That resource program evolved into what is today the
Rabenstein Learning Center, and Rav Bender considers it
one of Darchei’s finest achievements.
The Yeshiva continued to pursue a policy of inclusion and
educating each talmid al pi darko, with the right niche for
each boy within the Yeshiva setting. The Weiss Vocational
Center was opened in 1995 to offer less academically
inclined Mesivta bachurim the opportunity to develop
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