Living by the pen in Israel, Destroyed by the pen in Jordan
Living by the pen: Why the world is catching on to the Jewish emphasis on education The traditional Jewish emphasis on education has become a model for success in the information age. Countries are realizing that education is no longer necessary just to thrive, but to survive. By Yael Shahar | Oct. 28, 2014 | An illustrative image of college students in class. Photo by Dreamstime How much should one expect to pay for an education? How much should a society invest in producing educated citizens? One might put it differently: How much does a lack of citizens’ education cost a society? Earlier this month, Lower Saxony became the final state in Germany to do away with all public university tuition , making education from infancy to a Ph.D. free for all German citizens – and even for non-citizens living there. Germany thus joins Norway and Sweden in providing tuition-free education. In fact, considering that students in these countr...
