For example, there is certainly a difference between boys and girls: teaching boys cooking rules would undoubtedly be limudei chol, but for girls that would be fine. So why should language be different?

We should invest our energy in what we know for sure which is removing anti-Torah ideas from their studies of which there are unfortunately plenty.

In the sicha of 14 Tamuz 5717 the Rebbe said that the reason the Rebbeim allowed secular studies into tomchei temimim is likened to giving sick people medicine in a hospital. This is for the secular children, said the rebbe, who won’t otherwise come to yeshiva. But a healthy person should stay far away from these studies!

However, we always have to remember that לא מחשבותי מחשבותיכם, and the Rebbe has his ways of operating that don’t necessarily fit into the box of what us שוכני בתי חומר may think the kavana haelyona is.

there are various schools that the Rebbe himself not just gave brochos for, but instituted limudei chol, and though there was pushback from chassidim who wanted just limudei kodesh, the Rebbe specifically wanted these schools to have limudei chol. e.g. london, and most importantly, beis rivka in crown heights. this is a mosad founded by the Frierdiker Rebbe, where the Rebbe (through rabbi hodakov generally) had full control, and definitely meant for the girls of Lubavitch, and actually instituted school on sunday at a certain point throughout the years, as featured on anash.org a few month ago. nevertheless, for whatever reason, the decision was that it should be limudei chol curriculum on sunday. and when the hanhala asked about canceling limudei chol, the Rebbe brushed it off. ומי יהרהר אחר המלך

particularly concerning is the authors suggestion to start opening other schools, which is most definitely against the Rebbe’s clear instructions. first of all, it is well known that the Rebbe does not allow hasagas gvul with mosdos and schools etc. (with exceptions, like oholei torah, but those are definitely the exception to the rule). secondly, the Rebbe does not want to have elitist societies in lubavitch, where some children are of “higher status” and go to a limudei kodesh school, and others “lower status”. there were various schools where the Rebbe encouraged having a limudei kodesh track, but within the same schools. (various chadorim that opened throughout the years, including those that the Rebbe gave brochos for after the fact, were opened against the Rebbe’s holy wish, vedal).

so trying to change things within – and with respecting – the existing system and mosdos (chabad sheal asar, the original shliach etc) is positive, welcome, and encouraged, but unilateral actions are not in line with the Rebbe’s instructions, and should be out of the question. ומסיימים בטוב

About Pittsburgh, the Rebbe also wrote to Rabbi Posner early on, “I do not know who gave them a heter to have secular studies.” But also did not tell them outright to stop.

Bais Rivkah claims to have instructions from the Rebbe that involve limudei chol.

The Rubashkin book was recently redone for young teens and has been made into a professional 7th and 8th curriculum

Tomchai Tomimim, With the Rashag, The fridiker Rebbes Son inlaw overseeing and actually running it had English classes in the afternoons, To just “mach up” that fact and/or
reasoning is inappropriate at best… How you want to teach, learn or have your children learn is fine but one should be careful in telling others “what the Rebbe ment or wanted” as we alos know everyone person and situation is different, and while the rebbe told someone one thing he may (did in many cases) tell another something else….

Now sit down before you read the next few lines…

She was using CNN as her news source! (Strike three).

And lastly – this was going on during the trump impeachment saga – anyone who defended trump was publicly scolded in class!

When one of the parents complained, their concerns went unaddressed. This went on for a FEW YEARS! In the “chabad” school in Los Angeles!

There is no good reason to use goyishe literature for teaching language. Today (unlike some decades ago) we have an abundance of quality materials that can be used. This myth as if reading secular literature will make more developed is exactly what the Rebbe was fighting against!

Girls learn Nigleh and Chassidus.

They learn BaChavrusa and have in depth Shiurim.

The Batsheva project is a great resource for that.