Education Builds Human and Civic Potential Alike
The passage argues education has two levels: enculturation to function in society and drawing out human potential to become the best person and citizen. It emphasizes early development, moral learning, communication, dress, and responsibility, aiming for a well balanced, knowledgeable individual who can curb evil propensities and pursue knowledge.
Education and thinking as foundations of youth development
Waus D. Nutting introduces a new OSV feature series on youth education. He frames education as awakening curiosity, forming logical thinking, distinguishing essentials, and perceiving causal relations. The piece emphasizes making, planning, judgment, and love as core aims shaping happiness and guiding life choices.
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