2011 Convention: Is There a Conflict Between "Old World" Chinuch and "New World" Realities? - Rabbi Yerachmiel Milstein

There seems to be a debate brewing between the tried and true chinuch approaches via which we received our own chinuch and training and a "new and improved" methodology which borrows heavily from other educational disciplines, such as Kiruv rechokim and special education.
A careful review of chinuch history reveals that all of the great Yeshivos brought a new angle or approach to the table that was seen as necessary for the times in which they existed. Yet, all also clung tenaciously to Torah true principles that are at the bedrock of Yiddishkeit.
Rabbi Milstein maintains that we need a matrix of which draws from the best of both worlds. Our children desperately require the old world context of "hemshech hadoros" and also a connection to Torah and Mitzvos which is uniquely their own.