BaFa' or RaFa'

We don't have a blog for the educational side yet so I'm putting this here until we do. I'm frequently asked by teachers whether they should use BaFa BaFa' or Ra'Fa RaFa' for their students. The difficulty is when it is used for 7th and 8th graders. If it is beginning seventh graders then I would say use RaFa'. If it's towards the end of the year I would suggest BaFa' BaFa'. The test is, if you point your finger at the student and they bite it, then you know that they've exited the wonderful age of 5th and 6th graders and are starting into those wonderful teen age years. You should then use BaFa'

Another consideration is the intellectual maturity of the students. RaFa' is much easier to understand so if you have an intellectually challenged group of eight graders, then I would recommend RaFa' rather than BaFa'.

On the other hand street wise eight graders, even though they may be challenged as far as academic skills are concerned but no intellectually, I would recommend BaFa' BaFa'