Reply To: What can Yeshivos and girls' schools do to prevent students' OTD feelings?

Teachers need to be very careful with what they say in front of a classroom. I had a twelfth grade teacher who responded to an innocent question – one asking her to explain what she just taught; not a random hashkafa question – with the statement “by asking that question, you effectively took your twelve years of education and through it out the window”. Although the answer did not cause such an adverse effect on me, I still remember the answer, and know that I refused to raise my hand to ask ANY questions from that point on. If questions are encouraged, and practices explained, it would very possibly help.