חנך לנער על־פי דרכו גם כי־יזקין לא־יסור ממנה
Mishlei (Proverbs) 22:6 -- 'Educate a child according to his path; even when he ages he will not turn away from it.'
The first explanation of this verse that I posted involved baby kangaroos.
Another explanation, I heard from Rav Kook of Rechovot at the 2015 Torah uMesorah convention. He said the Alter of Kelm explains "ממנה" as "מלהתחנך" --
That is:
The "it" that the child will not turn away from when he ages is the practice of educating himself.
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