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Chovat Hatalmidim: Message to Teachers and Parents (05) |
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King Solomon's instruction thus not only defines the ultimate goal, "even as he grows old it will not leave him", but also defines the means for attaining that goal, "educate the child in accord with his inclinations". Someone who limits himself to issuing edicts and training by force of habit sees no need to delve into the child's or pupil's personality or cognitive skills. That type of teacher or parent feels it is enough for him to issue instructions. Nor does such a teacher feel obligated to relate to each pupil as an individual. From that teacher's point of view, he can gather a group of pupils of the same age, tell them what to do and leave it at that, for - from his point of view - everything depends on the teacher. On the other hand, a teacher who wishes to reveal and cultivate the pupil's inner soul, such that the pupil burns with a constant desire to attain higher spiritual plateaus, must first stoop down to the child and "penetrate" him at eye level. Only then can the teacher gain an appreciation of that child's inner soul and begin to cultivate it.
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