Q&A: What Is Education, and How Do We Educate?
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What Is Education, and How Do We Educate?
Question
Following the question about educating children and your outlook, I would ask the Rabbi to devote a column (or columns) to the question of what education is, and how one educates. In addition, does your conception of the Torah (“thin theology”) lead to a different view of the educational enterprise, and if so, how?
And of course also the halakhic context—the commandment of educating a father regarding his son, and its parameters.
I’m putting this forward as a suggestion 🙂 I think we could learn a great deal from what you have to say on the subject.
Thank you for your wonderful writing
Answer
I’ll consider it