A child’s education has never been about learning information and basic skills only. It has always included teaching the next generation how to be good members of society. Therefore, this cannot be the responsibility of the parents alone.
In order to be a good member of any society the individual must respect and obey the rules of their community and share their values. Educating children to understand the need to obey rules and respect others always begins in the home and is widely thought to be the responsibility of parents. They will certainly be the first to help children learn what is important in life, how they are expected to behave and what role they will play in their world.
However, learning to understand and share the value system of a whole society cannot be achieved just in the home. Once a child goes to school, they are entering a wider community where teachers and peers will have just as much influence as their parents do at home. At school, children will experience working and living with people from a whole variety of backgrounds from the wider society. This experience should teach them how to co-operate with each other and how to contribute to the life of their community.
But to be a valuable member of any community is not like learning a simple skill. It is something that an individual goes on learning throughout life and it is the responsibility of every member of a society to take responsibility for helping the younger generation to become active and able members of that society.
A child’s education has never been about
learning
information and basic
skills
only
. It has always included teaching the
next
generation how to be
good
members
of
society
.
Therefore
, this cannot be the
responsibility
of the parents alone.
In order to be a
good
member
of any
society
the individual
must
respect and obey the
rules
of their community and share their values. Educating children to understand the need to obey
rules
and respect others always
begins
in the home and is
widely
thought
to be the
responsibility
of parents. They will
certainly
be the
first
to
help
children learn what is
important
in life, how they are
expected
to behave and what role they will play in their world.
However
,
learning
to understand and share the value system of a whole
society
cannot
be achieved
just
in the home. Once a child goes to school, they are entering a wider community where teachers and peers will have
just
as much influence as their parents do at home. At school, children will experience working and living with
people
from a whole variety of backgrounds from the wider
society
. This experience should teach them how to co-operate with each other and how to contribute to the life of their community.
But
to be a valuable
member
of any community is not like
learning
a simple
skill
. It is something that an individual goes on
learning
throughout life and it is the
responsibility
of every
member
of a
society
to take
responsibility
for helping the younger generation to become active and able
members
of that
society
.