A shopkeeper at the local market commented on how little my friend had purchased from his shop. She replied that her wants were limited to the basic items. The shopkeeper was very impressed and began comparing her value system with that of the world ( to be read as materialistic). He also lamented that he could not practice the same with his kids. When he came to know that she was a teacher, he asked her to pass on her values to her students.
Now, here is my dilemma - when parents can not instill the right values into their children while they are growing up, how can they expect the teacher to do so in a class of 40 minutes?
Don't parents know that a child's mind is a fresh clean slate and what they impart at the very onset, is what will help build the child's value system? Values are passed down by parents from one generation to another, not in a classroom.
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