America's future will be determined by the home and the school. The child becomes largely what he is taught; hence we must watch what we teach and how we live.
Jane Adams
2007-03-11 14:37:33 · 10 answers · asked by Sid 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
The quote emphasizes the importance of teaching today's youth carefully. If we wish for a decent tomorrow, we must exercise caution in our behavior since tomorrow's leaders are today's children. Children will determine what is right or wrong, moral or immoral, acceptable or unacceptable by watching us today. Children are like sponges, and the standards they see us set for ourselves now will influence the deep-seeded beliefs that they will wind up with in the future. This is critical, as it will shape the society of tomorrow.
2007-03-11 15:44:54 · answer #1 · answered by ak47_girl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means, whatever you teach a child that's all they will know how to do. The future depends on what our children are taught. If it is something bad that we teach, America's future will be bad. If it is something good that is taught, America's future will be bad. Hence, we must watch what we teach and how we live.
2007-03-11 21:48:15 · answer #2 · answered by Bonquisha Den`e 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would have to believe it is alot like "you are what you eat" or "garbage in, garbage out", in which case it means that we make the future society by what we teach the children today. If you teach them that family is not important, than family life will suffer and will eventually become unimportant. If we teach the children the proper values than those values will uphold the future. The problem we have today is that we teach them all the wrong values...money, stuff, selfishness. We need to go back to what is truly important...our families, our health, the environment, honor.
I'm no philosopher but I think that is what it means...
2007-03-11 21:48:49 · answer #3 · answered by nancy n 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that the future of this country is "it's children" and if they are not raised in the correct environment or taught the right things in school, the country will suffer.
2007-03-11 21:46:54 · answer #4 · answered by HMMMMM 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Considering the source (Jane Adams being the secular saint that she is by sacrificing her personal fortune to improve the quality of life for Chicago's slum dwellers), I would say it means you teach by example so let your lives be filled with service for the disadvantaged and be diligent, hard working, honest and kind to others. These are the qualities that build a better society and that's what she gave her life for.
2007-03-11 22:32:02 · answer #5 · answered by Babs 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The quote is saying how the children today are taught is how they will grow up....and how they grow up is how America will be in the future.
2007-03-11 21:47:56 · answer #6 · answered by Colleen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that today's children will be running America tommorow. They are tommorow's adults and leaders. Our current leaders will fade away.
What these children learn today will (obviously) affect how good/bad of a leader they are. It will put them on a certain road that will lead tehm to make certain decisions.
Children learn most that they see... most that they do.... most that they say... very little of what they hear.
What we, as educators& parents... as role models... teach children is more than "1+1=2" and "most adverbs end in -ly...." what we teach them is HOW to learn... HOW to lead... HOW to teach... WHAT is important... WHAT is ethical... WHAT is right...
You see.... you can tell your child or student 100 times that it is wrong to lie... but if they see/hear you lie--even about simple things--you have taught them it is OK to lie.
You can tell your child/student to be accepting and loving... to not jump to conclusions... to respect others... .but if they see you blaming... judging.... hating.... then they learn it is OK to do that....
Our future is in the hands of our children. If we want to protect ourselves, we need to protect them & teach them right. Otherwise, we will both be hung out to dry.
2007-03-11 23:53:45 · answer #7 · answered by Jennifer Anne 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whitney Houston sang"I believe the children are our future,teach them well and let them lead the way" as sickly sweet as this lyric is it has a resonance.
2007-03-12 01:26:05 · answer #8 · answered by the mind 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To me, it means like the saying "Children are the future". Also another saying "Product of my environment", meaning what you grow up around is usally what you end up being.
2007-03-11 21:46:45 · answer #9 · answered by TexasPunk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I means we are failing as a society if we don't do a better job of raising our young than we currently doing
2007-03-11 22:30:29 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋