Judaism and Modernity - educational issues
On Shabbat, I read a transcription of a lecture given by Rabbi Yitz Greenberg about how to confront Jewish education in the Postmodern age. The title of the lecture is Judaism and Modernity; Realigning the Two Worlds. Even if one is not an educator, this transcribed lecture does evoke much thought regarding issues of change we might consider investigating in our modern society.
In his lecture, after presenting an overview of Judaism's encounter with the Modern world and the differences between pre-modernity and modernity, R. Greenberg argues that we need changes in our education system that absorb and utilize the world we occupy currently. His thoughts include the need to be more in tune with technology and the issues it invokes, including how the growth of technology has changed how we gain knowledge. In an idea echoed in recent Time articles, education might have to move beyond simple dates and information. He also calls for more mutual relationships between students and teachers regarding education, stating that we need to create a "covenantal community" in our schools were both student and teacher are in it together.
In his lecture, after presenting an overview of Judaism's encounter with the Modern world and the differences between pre-modernity and modernity, R. Greenberg argues that we need changes in our education system that absorb and utilize the world we occupy currently. His thoughts include the need to be more in tune with technology and the issues it invokes, including how the growth of technology has changed how we gain knowledge. In an idea echoed in recent Time articles, education might have to move beyond simple dates and information. He also calls for more mutual relationships between students and teachers regarding education, stating that we need to create a "covenantal community" in our schools were both student and teacher are in it together.
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