Teaching, prophecy, and the student caught between them: On the philosophy of education of Rav Kook

This article demonstrates parallels between Rav Kook’s thought and the Platonic position. We meet two different types of students depicted by Rabbi Kook and see the different ways in which he recommends dealing with their problems and the different types of curricular materials that should be offered to them. Understanding Rav Kook’s attitude toward these two types of students must be based on a deep and wide-ranging inquiry in the areas of aggadah, prophecy, and halakhah that have implications that extend to many matters beyond
education.