tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337887555862662350.post952787042433622112..comments2024-01-18T07:59:31.728-08:00Comments on The Second Son: Amateur Scholarship?G*3http://www.blogger.com/profile/06104739087560005056noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337887555862662350.post-1301752403152215732011-11-20T11:09:09.323-08:002011-11-20T11:09:09.323-08:00I agree that you should give him constructive crit...I agree that you should give him constructive criticism. It could help him improve in the future.<br /><br />While I can't speak for everyone who learns in kollel, my husband learned for many years and really does have a level of knowledge of the subject about equal to that of a PhD candidate and can do proper research. I am planning on getting a PhD in economics and even when I finish the program, I doubt that I will know more Economics than my husband knows Torah. <br /><br />Of course, kollel-level knowledge of Torah is about as useful as getting a PhD in Greek Mythology and leads to fewer employment opportunities.<br /><br />I'll stick with the Economics.Fence Sitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10710804417216575955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337887555862662350.post-67083885717471208262011-11-20T07:35:15.700-08:002011-11-20T07:35:15.700-08:00He gave them to you to read. What's the proble...He gave them to you to read. What's the problem with giving him honest criticism on his theses? That's the spirit of scholarship, secular or religious (you don't have to tell him that his "scholarship" is amateurish.)zachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337887555862662350.post-49495601072712387022011-11-19T22:16:04.145-08:002011-11-19T22:16:04.145-08:00FWIW, I'd be interested in hearing about any s...FWIW, I'd be interested in hearing about any such conversations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com