If you see a student whose learning is as hard as iron for him—it is because his teacher does not show him a friendly face

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If you see a student whose learning is as hard as iron for him—it is because his teacher does not show him a friendly face

If you see a student whose learning is as hard as iron for him—it is because his teacher does not show him a friendly face

If a student struggles to understand the material, the reason may be the teacher’s lack of affection towards him. An educational principle stating that sometimes a student’s difficulty in learning is due only to the teacher’s rigid attitude and lack of belief in the student’s abilities.

(“Rava said: If you see a student whose learning is as hard as iron for him—it is because his teacher does not show him a friendly face” - Taanit 8a)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אִם רָאִיתָ תַּלְמִיד שֶׁלִּמּוּדוֹ קָשֶׁה עָלָיו כְּבַרְזֶל- בִּשְׁבִיל רַבּוֹ שֶׁאֵינוֹ מַסְבִּיר לוֹ פָּנִים

Definition (Hebrew)

אִם תַּלְמִיד מִתְקַשֶּׁה בַּהֲבָנַת הַחֹמֶר הַלִּימּוּד, הַסִּבָּה לְכָךְ יְכוֹלָה לִהְיוֹת חֹסֶר חִבָּה שֶׁל הַמּוֹרֶה כְּלַפָּיו. כְּלָל בַּחִנּוּךְ הַקּוֹבֵעַ שֶׁלִּפְעָמִים הַתַּלְמִיד מִתְקַשֶּׁה בַּהֲבָנַת הַחֹמֶר הַנִּלְמָד בִּגְלַל גִּישָׁתוֹ הַנֻּקְשֶׁה שֶׁל הַמּוֹרֶה כְּלַפֵּי הַתַּלְמִיד וְחֹסֶר הָאֵמוּן שֶׁל הַמּוֹרֶה בִּיכָלְתּוֹ שֶׁל הַתַּלְמִיד.

("רָבָא אָמַר: אִם רָאִיתָ תַּלְמִיד שֶׁלְּמוּדוֹ קָשֶׁה עָלָיו כַּבַּרְזֶל- בִּשְׁבִיל רַבּוֹ שֶׁאֵינוֹ מַסְבִּיר לוֹ פָּנִים"- תַּעֲנִית ח ע"א)

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