Babylonian Talmud, Ketubot 111a

תלמוד בבלי מסכת כתובות דף קיא עמוד א

אינו דומה לומד מעצמו ללומד מרבו

Someone who studies on one’s own cannot be compared to the one who learns from a teacher. [CAJE translation]

1. What are the limits of studying on your own?
2. What does having a teacher contribute to your learning?

Time Period:	Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)
Type:	Legal Text
Categories:	Education
Keywords:	teaching, education
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