- The teacher as a lighthouse
I just came back from spending a few days with Yaacov Hecht and had the chance to get inspired by his vision and energy. In his book, Democratic Education: A Beginning of a Story, he described himself as “dyslectic and dysgraphic with average academic capabilities”. He writes: “When I began first grade, it became evident to me that I could not learn to read and write”.
How can he be a leading visionary in education if he doesn’t read or write adequately? It is maybe – surely? – that he transformed his “special needs” into “special skills”.