Let me state unequivocally that I have a bias in this fight. I am the product of 9 years of yeshiva. And, while I was probably NOT the favorite of my teachers (now THERE’s an understatement), I did receive an outstanding education. Not that they would have known that, since I spent more time out in the hall during my first years at HANC than I did in the classroom. (They stopped sending me to the hall by the middle of my third year there.) But, I did read religiously (pun intended) all the textbooks, handouts, etc. that were provided to the classes.