Session presented at Scotland Limmud 8th March 2015. 'And you shall teach the to your children: Jewish approaches to learning' Discussion of Vygotsky, Buber, applied to Jewish learning such as Chavruta (text study in pairs)

1. And You Shall Teach Them to Your
Children: Jewish Approaches to
Learning
Anna Wood
Glasgow, March 2015
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2. Bloom's Taxonomy
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3. Deuteronomy Text
Chapter 6
6 And these words, which I command you
this day, shall be upon your heart; 7 and
you shall teach them diligently to your
children, and you shall recite them …...
. ‫ע ל‬‫ע‬ ‫עּיֹו ם‬‫ה‬ ‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ו‬‫ּו‬‫ע‬‫צ‬‫ו‬‫מ‬ ‫כ י‬‫כ‬‫נ‬‫אֹנ‬ ‫ר‬‫ש‬‫ש‬‫א‬‫א‬ ‫ה‬‫ש‬‫ּל‬‫א‬‫א‬‫ך‬‫ה‬ ‫כ י ם‬‫ר‬‫ך‬‫ב‬‫ו‬‫ּד‬‫ע‬‫ה‬ ‫ך יּו‬‫ה‬‫ו‬‫ו‬
..‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ש‬‫ב‬‫ך‬‫ב‬‫ו‬‫ ל‬7.‫ם‬‫ת‬‫ת‬‫נ‬‫תְנ‬‫נ‬‫ַּנ‬ ‫ש‬‫ש‬‫נ‬‫ו‬‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ו‬‫ת‬‫ו‬‫ב‬‫כ‬‫ש‬‫ו‬‫ב‬ ‫ך ם‬‫ב‬ ‫ך‬‫ת‬‫ו‬‫ר‬‫ע‬‫ב‬‫כ‬‫ד‬‫ו‬‫ו‬ ‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ י‬‫ש‬‫ֹנ‬‫ך‬‫ב‬‫ו‬‫ ל‬
‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ש‬‫מ‬‫קּו‬‫ו‬‫ב‬‫ּו‬ ‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ו‬‫ב‬‫ו‬‫כ‬‫ך‬‫ש‬‫ו‬‫ב‬‫ּו‬ ‫ו‬‫ך‬‫ש‬‫ר‬‫ש‬‫ּד‬‫ע‬‫ב‬ ‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ו‬‫ת‬‫ו‬‫כ‬‫ש‬‫ ל‬‫ו‬‫ב‬‫ּו‬ ‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ש‬‫ת‬‫א י‬‫ב‬‫ו‬‫ב‬: .
:‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ י‬‫ש‬‫ֹנ‬‫א י‬‫ע‬ ‫א ין‬‫ב‬ ‫נת‬‫פ‬‫ך‬‫ט‬‫נ‬‫ט‬‫ו‬‫ ל‬ ‫ך יּו‬‫ה‬‫ו‬‫ו‬ ‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ש‬‫ד‬‫ך‬‫ י‬ ‫ע ל‬‫ע‬ ‫אֹות‬‫ו‬‫ ל‬ ‫ך ם‬‫ת‬‫ו‬‫ר‬‫ע‬‫ש‬‫ו‬‫ּוק‬.
‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ י‬‫ש‬‫ר‬‫ך‬‫ע‬‫ו‬‫כש‬‫ב‬‫ּו‬ ‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ש‬‫ת‬‫א י‬‫ב‬ ‫זֹות‬‫ז‬‫ז‬‫ו‬‫מ‬ ‫ע ל‬‫ע‬ ‫ך ם‬‫ת‬‫ו‬‫ב‬‫ע‬‫ת‬‫ו‬‫כ‬‫ּו‬ . :
Chapter 11
18Therefore impress these My words
upon your very heart: bind them as a sign
on your hand and let them serve as a
symbol on your forehead, 19 and teach
them to your children – talking of them
when you stay at home …..
‫ ם‬‫ש‬‫כ‬‫ו‬‫ש‬‫ו‬‫פ‬‫ע‬‫ֹנ‬ ‫ע ל‬‫ע‬‫ו‬‫ו‬ ‫ ם‬‫ש‬‫כ‬‫ו‬‫ב‬‫ע‬‫ב‬‫ו‬‫ ל‬ ‫ע ל‬‫ע‬ ‫ה‬‫ש‬‫ּל‬‫א‬‫א‬ ‫ע י‬‫ר‬‫ך‬‫ב‬‫ו‬‫ּד‬ ‫ת‬‫ש‬‫א‬ ‫ ם‬‫ש‬‫ת‬‫ו‬‫מ‬‫ע‬‫ש‬
‫א ין‬‫ב‬ ‫נת‬‫פ‬‫ך‬‫ט‬‫טֹו‬‫ו‬‫ ל‬ ‫ך יּו‬‫ה‬‫ו‬‫ו‬ ‫ ם‬‫ש‬‫כ‬‫ו‬‫ד‬‫ש‬‫ י‬ ‫ע ל‬‫ע‬ ‫אֹות‬‫ו‬‫ ל‬ ‫ך ם‬‫ת‬‫נ‬‫א‬ ‫ ם‬‫ש‬‫ת‬‫ו‬‫ר‬‫ע‬‫ש‬‫ו‬‫ּוק‬
:‫ ם‬‫ש‬‫כ‬‫א י‬‫ֹנ‬‫א י‬‫ע‬.‫ם‬‫ת‬‫ת‬‫נ‬‫תְד‬‫נ‬‫מ‬‫ש‬‫ל‬‫נ‬‫ו‬‫ך ם‬‫ב‬ ‫אר‬‫ב‬‫ע‬‫ד‬‫ו‬‫ ל‬ ‫ ם‬‫ש‬‫כ‬‫א י‬‫ֹנ‬‫ו‬‫ב‬ ‫ת‬‫ש‬‫א‬ ‫ך ם‬‫ת‬‫נ‬‫א‬
:‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ש‬‫מ‬‫קּו‬‫ו‬‫ב‬‫ּו‬ ‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ו‬‫ב‬‫ו‬‫כ‬‫ך‬‫ש‬‫ו‬‫ב‬‫ּו‬ ‫ו‬‫ך‬‫ש‬‫ר‬‫ש‬‫ּד‬‫ע‬‫ב‬ ‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ו‬‫ת‬‫ו‬‫כ‬‫ש‬‫ ל‬‫ו‬‫ב‬‫ּו‬ ‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ש‬‫ת‬‫א י‬‫ב‬‫ו‬‫ב‬ ‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ו‬‫ת‬‫ו‬‫ב‬‫כ‬‫ש‬‫ו‬‫ב‬..
‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ י‬‫ש‬‫ר‬‫ך‬‫ע‬‫ו‬‫כש‬‫ב‬‫ּו‬ ‫ך‬‫ך‬‫ש‬‫ת‬‫א י‬‫ב‬ ‫זּוזֹות‬‫ו‬‫מ‬ ‫ע ל‬‫ע‬ ‫ך ם‬‫ת‬‫ו‬‫ב‬‫ע‬‫ת‬‫ו‬‫כ‬‫ּו‬:

4. Chavruta Study
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5. Questions for Chavruta
•How is the learning described here different
from the learning in texts 1 and 2
(Deuteronomy) ?
•What are the advantages/disadvantages of
each approach?

6. 20th
Century Thinkers
Vygotsky: Jewish Russian 1896 – 1934
•
Learners construct their own meaning
•
Learning happens through social interaction
•
Needs a 'more knowledgeable other'

7. Questions for Chavruta (2)
•What types of dialogue are being discussed
here?
•Do you think they are productive - why/why
not?

8. 20th
Century Thinkers (2)
Martin Buber 1878 -1965 Vienna, Austria
•
Philosophy of dialogue
•
I-Thou and I-It relationships
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9. Talmud