The results are slow at first, but then they increase. The longevity of the student in the Ptach classroom is another asset, says Tuchten. It allows her to know each student in a way that cannot be mirrored by a regular classroom teacher. I have several years with each student, and I can really teach each one in a better fashion because I know each one's strengths and weaknesses. The Ptach classes each have one teacher for Hebrew subjects and one for secular disciplines.
Teachers often modify their teaching plans, as situations arise each day.
Nonetheless, the Ptach students participate, to varying levels, in schoolwide activities. Many of the students eat lunch and take gym class with their grade level. Some are mainstreamed for particular subjects, such as math or Hebrew. And most join the student body for morning davening and library. Sometimes, a student is even able to leave the Ptach classroom altogether and is placed at his or her grade level.