What Happens When We Ask the Kids? Lessons from Congregational Education | Dr. Esther Friedman
Oct. 20
1-1:30pm ET via Zoom. Free. Registration required at https://www.brandeis.edu/mandel/events/learning-about-learning.html#lal-ef2
What changes when we treat children as knowledgeable partners in educational design? Rather than asking parents or educators what young people need from congregational education, Esther Friedman conducted a study that began by asking the students themselves. Their responses challenged many adult assumptions, revealing that belonging, meaningful relationships, autonomy, and opportunities to engage thoughtfully with contemporary issues often mattered more than the curricular priorities adults imagined. In this session, we will explore how listening more carefully to students can reshape not only congregational education but our broader understanding of teaching and learning.
This session will be hosted by Professor Ziva Hassenfeld (Brandeis University). Via Zoom.
Learning About Learning: Join us virtually for a series of conversations hosted by Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education faculty, in which leading scholars of Jewish education discuss what they have learned from their investigations of various aspects of Jewish education, and why it matters.
These events are free and open to the public. Registration is required. Videos and podcasts of past events can be found at https://www.brandeis.edu/mandel/events/videos.html.