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Oct 16 2008

Education quote #3

Published by moneyloveandchange at 11:52 pm under Education Edit This

“Learning to love and accept ourselves is basic to human education. So is learning to language emotion in a positive way. Ultimately when we learn to truly love and accept ourselves, we’ll be able to live well and love each other and every thing we encounter.”
–-Barbara Hoberman Levine

It is the first line of this quote that strikes me the most. I agree that loving and accepting ourselves is fundamental to our growth as individuals. However, these days, our children are not learning how to do this - would you agree or disagree?

What can we do to change this? What responsibility do the parents have? What about the schools? And the surrounding community?

On a different note, do you think that most adults truly love and accept themselves? We want our children to not rely on television commercials for opinions and material possessions to keep them happy, but they see us want the latest clothes, fancy car, or new electronic gadget…

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