Periagoge
Scenario

When families disagree about educational priorities regarding Islamic scientific heritage

My teenage daughter is passionate about Islamic contributions to medicine for her senior project, but my spouse thinks she should focus on 'more mainstream' topics for college applications, and I'm caught between supporting her interests and worrying about practical outcomes.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Different perspectives on what serves a young person's future create hidden tensions about cultural value.

Your guide for this
Laozi
Laozi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Islamic and Arab contributions to science and technology — historical?”

Peri

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