There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Education should teach both how to earn a living and how to live well.
- In plain terms
- Teach both livelihood skills and life wisdom.
- What can you take from it?
- Balance practical and moral education.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How should schools balance these goals?
- What is more essential: work or character?
Another view
Prioritizing one over the other can be argued as necessary in some contexts.
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