Leftist ideologues who trash traditional Western education now want to dictate to yeshivas what they should teach their students.   Why?  What's their aim?   And what's the state's interest in this affair?   Even if you value a general education, is government force the way to go?   Also addressed in this episode is corporal punishment, with surprising comments on this topic from Mishlei, the Gemara, Shulchan Aruch, and the Shela.