Hannah Yantov has been teaching physics for years and in fact she “did not leave the class” from the moment she started teaching when she was a student at the university until today. She feels privileged to teach physics at various levels, in different countries, languages and teaching methods, and for her it is a great privilege. A few years ago, Hannah was called to establish the physics department at the Amit Uriah studio in Beersheva. Since then, she’s been leading the program and teaching physics 7th-12th grades. The program has been very successful and about a quarter of high school students study there, with high success rates.
Who I am in 99 words
Lives in Merhavam in the south. She has been teaching physics for years, and in fact, “I did not leave the class” from the moment I started teaching when I was a student at the university until today. I have been privileged to teach physics at various levels, in different countries, languages, and teaching methods, and for me, it is a great privilege. A few years ago, I was called to establish the Ulpanat studio’s physics department in Be’er Sheva. Since then, I have been leading the program and teaching physics in the seventh through twelfth grades. The program is very successful, and about a quarter of high school students study there, with high success rates.
I chose to be photographed…
With a graphic board and digital pen. Thanks to them, I stay in touch with the students in any situation and can be with them whenever they need my help and support. This object symbolizes a new era in learning that came out of the classroom, from the framework of “learning as compulsory” that became “learning as a right,” as a free and independent student choice.
Motto for life
Physics – anyone can! Every student with learning habits and self-discipline can succeed in high school physics, study it with great curiosity with a sense of security and grow from it. In teaching-learning there is a law of action and reaction: if the teacher also invests, the student strives. If the teacher believes in the student, the student is also confident and successful; If the teacher is in love with the profession, they will also get excited and love the profession. The teaching of physics is based on a desire to understand the world and must promote education for values in the light of the Torah and the development of both scientific thinking.
My vision
That my students will be the scientists, engineers, doctors, and mothers of the next generation and thus realize themselves and their mission in the world.
Why be a teacher
Because it means holding the keys to the future, to see dozens of students succeed every year in completing five-unit physics, after for years girls were afraid to approach the profession, is an unparalleled feeling. When students reach national achievements and breakthroughs in science, when physics students become engineers, doctors, teachers, leaders in any field or profession – it is the realization of a mission and no less a contribution to the state and society. A teacher who gives the student a personal treatment feels like an adult who is as close to her as an educator and connects a value mission and a professional mission.
Inspirational character
Dr. Rachela Turgeman. I first met her at an immigrant teacher course in 2007. Since 2014, I have worked closely with her in establishing the track, equipment, and vocational training. She mentors and educates teachers, leads teacher communities and promotes physics in all her roles.
