Readers submit chinuch questions to a panel of renown educators
This week's question:
There is a thirteen-year-old talmid in my seventh grade class who persists in challenging statements of Chazal. Whenever the Gemara issues a statement about a reality, be it geographical, scientific or biological, he immediately announces that he doesn't agree and will often bring in print-outs from home the next day, showing (what he considers) scientific evidence to the contrary.
What is the best way to deal with this?
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