Speech, thought, and debate. The talmudic methodology in Lorenzo Milani’s pedagogy

Abstract

The paper aims to deepen the talmudic elements in Lorenzo Milani’s pedagogy. Milani, as a Jewish teacher, wanted a school where students were trained in critical thinking, in interpretation, in debate, in disagreement. Milani’s Jewish genius has given life to a learning community where the «mastery of word» was the basic skill to develop human conscience.