Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author questions why education focuses only on children, arguing adults need education too. It challenges the limitation of educational responsibility to youth.
- In plain terms
- Adults should be educated as well as children.
- What can you take from it?
- Education should not stop after childhood.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Should adults have the same learning access as children?
- Who is responsible for adult education?
Another view
It does not address resource constraints.
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