How would you explain this quote?

Question

Do you agree or disagree? "The school instructs, but the family educates."

Answer 1

The character of an individual is formed by his experiences, outside influences and mostly by the family. Academia is from school.

Answer 2

In many ways I would agree with this. This quote encourages family participation in education. No, more than that -- it says that the family plays a major role in making the educational process work. The school lays the factual foundation for learning. It gives students the tools they need to succeed in the world. It's the family's job to turn around and help kids learn to use these tools. That is to say, how to apply the knowledge to make good decisions in the world.

Answer 3

This is one of those moronic quotes that teachers like. It is very close to meaningless but appears to be profound.

The meanings of instruct and educate are close to synonyms, and depending on usage sometimes are. At university level many lectures are given by instructors not teachers or worse, educators.

SO what's to agree or disagree? You haven't said anything yet.

Answer 4

I neither agree nor disagree with this quote.

I believe the author of this quote is attempting to communicate that in order for a child to reach full development (intellectually, emotionally and psychologically) s/he needs to learn both from his/her teachers and his/her parents. In my opinion, it is an effort to prove a point but it isn’t completely successful in doing so because the definitions of to instruct and to educate do not wholly support the desired meaning of the quote. However, while I do not find the quote useful, I wholly agree that a child’s needs cannot be meet totally from the Instructors at school.

Based on the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of instruct includes to give knowledge; and to provide with authoritative information or advice and to give an order.

The definition of educate includes to provide schooling; to develop mentally, morally, or aesthetically especially by instruction; and to persuade or condition to feel, believe, or act in a desired.

Certainly the definitions overlap, but for the purposes of considering the meaning of the quote "The school instructs, but the family educates", we need to deny that the “knowledge” given through instruction is not “education”. With this assumption, to instruct is very literal. To instruct becomes simply giving information, rules or orders. Instruction in this form applies only to the intellectually development of the child.

Since to educate is “to develop mentally or morally” and “to persuade to feel or believe”, it is broadens the intellectual development to include emotional reactions so enhances emotional and psychological development. However, the mental and moral development is by definition the act of "instruction". For this reason, I wouldn't personally use this quote to defend my position that children needs to learn and to be educated by both their parents and their teachers.

Answer 5

I agree. The school is not responsible for raising you. They 'instruct'.
Your family raises you. They give you values, teach you acceptable behavior, social skills.

Answer 6

I agree. Like most have already said, we CAN get our morals, values, etc from home... but our family can also educate us in what NOT to do. =-)

Answer 7

i agree whatever happens in your family is what you learn when your young you learn manners in family and but then if you learn it in school it only shows in your house if your family doesn't keep with what the school teaches the kids won't get anywhere.

Answer 8

I agree. I think it means, that you learn more from family members. But, I very well, may be wrong. I am not the shiniest penny in the pond....if ya' know what I mean....lol

Answer 9

I agree. We get our morals, values, attitudes, and approach to life at home.