Dialogue

Is dialogue the key?

This is the question upon which our discussion was woefully brief. This begs the question: key to what? We tacitly assumed in our discussion that the indirect object of key was education and I will continue with that. Is dialogue the key to education? We also stipulated that dialogue was any interaction of opposition. So, is the interaction of opposition the key to education?

No, but it is vitally important. Education is not a lock with but a single key, a quandary with but a single solution. At the most basic level, it is important for educators and learners alike to be able to consider more than a single point of view, to be forced to entertain opposing sides of any issue. In a vaguely Hegelian manner, it is a synthesis of thesis and antithesis that drives conclusions. And on a more specific level, reinforcement of material through conversation, through question and answer is extremely helpful for comprehension and retention.

Question: Is this a good definition of dialogue, or should it be more specific?