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Originally Posted by Khadra
I think parents should teach their children to value education and intelligence. Teachers already do a decent job of making classes interesting. Students need to take more of an initiatve. If you look at your education as an opportuniy, rather than a chore, it can be a great thing to learn even subjects you hate. Instead of looking at math and saying "what a boring useless subject!", people should be saying "it might be difficult but think how much smarter i'll be when i apply myself and actually learn the material!". It's important to take some classes you would not likely choose for yourself because it helps you become well-rounded and gives you a better grasp of the world.
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Very true, for high school and university students. But have you ever tried to explain to a five year old how valuable their education is?
Not around so much now that school's started
"Live a good life.
If there are gods and they are just,
then they will not care how devout you have been,
but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by.
If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them.
If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life
that will live on in the memories of your loved ones."
Marcus Aurelius