This document refers to teaching women, especially in Jewish religious organizations. Women refer to upper high school or college level women, specifically those in women's programs or those in which women study separate from men in the program.

Women do not absorb things as well as men. You can't give them things to work on with their fingers as well. They have to be supervised and are going to ask a lot of questions. They're not going to try experimenting. They're going to do just what you say. If you're teaching a computer class it's going to be very important to tell them "You push this button. You push this button." They'll carefully write down all of the notes and do exactly as they're told instead of thinking about things or using their own imagination. They will take everything that you say quite literally.

As opposed to men who will possibly get upset about something but let it pass after a little while, women can sulk and they might sulk for a very long time. They might also get upset and they might see if they can find recourse for their grievance through a higher authority. They can be very sensitive, very touchy about things, sometimes for needless reasons.

Women are not as roudy as men. They will usually remain quite disciplined and even quiet as long as the teacher remains in control. By quiet they will whisper quietly to their friends or neighbors. They might pass notes, but they will not have active wild disturbances during the class as opposed to men.

Again, it's important to keep a distance from the women to make sure that they understand that you are the teacher and not a friend. The distance aspect is far more important with women than with men. Although they will not think too much or analyze too much about study materials, they think too much about other things and they frequently come to wrong conclusions. You will never know which woman will come to the wrong conclusion about what is said, done, or thought so there is no reason to show in any way that you are a friend not of the class as a whole and certainly not of any individual.

Never speak about any physical aspect of the student, such as mentioning to one is pretty or attractive, because they will get the wrong impression. As a matter of fact, don't try to mention any characteristic whatsoever. Again, if they may take it the wrong way they get the wrong impression.

If there is something to be said to women, make sure that you say it privately, take her aside and speak to her rather than speaking to her in front of the entire class. She will be extremely hurt and she will react negatively, possibly for an extended period of time. It might also set off or influence the rest of the class negatively as well.

However, this does not mean that you have to be overly strict. You can show the women that you are on their side, that you want them to succeed, but only success as a student and not that you have a particular feeling about any individual student.