Personal relations are the important thing for ever and ever, and not this outer life of telegrams and anger.
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All a child's life depends on the ideal it has of its parents. Destroy that and everything goes — morals, behaviour, everything. Absolute trust in some one else is the essence of education.
Interpretation
What this quote means
A child's development is heavily influenced by their perception of their parents; if that ideal is shattered, it affects their values and trust.
In this quote, E. M. Forster highlights the crucial role that parental influence plays in a child's moral and behavioral development. The essence of education is rooted in the absolute trust that children place in their parents; if that trust is broken or the idealized image of parents is destroyed, it can lead to significant negative consequences in a child's life, affecting all aspects of their growth and understanding of the world.
Themes
ChildEducationTrustParentsMoralsBehavior
In practice
Example use cases
In a parenting workshop, discussing the importance of parental influence on children's lives.
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