Why do we need to educate our children?

They grew for us to reap, and we grow for them to reap.

Well, we parents all know the truth: as soon as the school bus pulls away, we ditch the business suits for bathing suits and head for the water park, careful to return home in time to change clothes before the kids return.

But why do the kids have go to school? Is it just to memorize facts and figures, in hopes of giving them a chance for success in this dog-eat-dog world?

Kids have a right to know the objective of the hours they spend in school. Sadly, often the message they get is misleading.

You may recognize the scene. A well-meaning pedagogue, complete with elbow-patched tweed jacket (pipes are no longer “politically correct”), ascends the podium and, in his best attempt to be inspirational, encourages the students to dream bigger dreams, reach for the stars, picture where you want to be in ten years from now and then chart the course to arrive there. Exotic travel metaphors and occasional swashbuckler similes are common; dramatic gesturing is optional.

Dutifully, students begin to envision where they want to be. (Truth be told, most students envision when recess begins, but play along with me.) Mental pictures of vacation homes and fancy cars, the trappings of “success,” dance in their mind. They get the message: if you want to get what you want, crack open the books and get down to business.

Herein lies the problem. The message boils down to this: determine what your heart wants, and then apply your mind to chart the course to get it.

Bad news. This is backwards. Education must teach children how to make basic moral choices in life. The foundational three R’s should empower them to be Righteous, Responsible and Reverent, as well as competitive in the marketplace.

A basic tenet of chassidic thought is that the mind can—and must—direct one’s passions, first to understand what is virtuous, and then to compel, or (preferably) convince, the emotional side to get excited about it too.

In his Tanya (chapter 9), Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi describes the battle between the instinctual “animal soul” and the transcendent “G‑dly soul.” They each claim a home base: the animal soul is most comfortably positioned in the reactive heart, easily persuaded by fad and attraction, willing to follow the next whim that appears. The G‑dly soul is based in the rational mind, finding purpose through rational process.

Not content to “live and let live,” they each seek to conquer the body—and so the battle is on. They are so single-minded they even attempt to infiltrate the opponent’s home base. The animal soul is eager to commandeer the mind’s cleverness to help realize its desires, while the G‑dly soul seeks to harness the heart’s passion for more enthusiastic service of G‑d and the betterment of humanity.

So how is one who’s caught in the crossfire of these two combatants to determine if his impulse is G‑dly or self-serving? Look to the source. If it originates in the intellect, that’s a clue that it’s a G‑dly soul impulse; if the return address reads “heart,” it’s probably from the animal soul.

We must teach schoolchildren to pursue their studies in order to form a moral and ethical code, enabling them to make a genuine difference in the world, not just the next “best mousetrap.” Sharpen your mind in hopes of making it more resilient against the wiles of the animal soul.

When the administration recommends searching the heart for “what you want” and then engaging the mind to “figure out how to get it,” they send the message that desire is king and intelligence its servant. G‑d created humans with their head above their hearts, reminding us that we must develop our emotional capacity under the tutelage of the mind to be of greater service to G‑d and mankind.

The school bell will ring for the final time in every student’s career, and the task of translating education into living will be thrust upon them. School must equip its charges with the tools to defend against the bombardment of temptation through mind-over-heart G‑dliness.

Now go out there and do some real good!

 

And parents, hurry up and get toweled off; the kids will be home any minute.

 

first and the most important to learn the difference between good and bad second to become a good human being third to get knowledge fourth to move in the society and to understand the responsibilities towards family and country and last to earn livelihood through honest means.

Children are our future. Imagine a world or a civilization with uneducated people, how do you think the world will progress or prosper?

Even though some things cannot be taught in school, it is the responsibility of the parent to discover what those things are and slowly condition their children to them. Education is a very important part of our lives. It is the road that we walk along in order to reach our aspirations and dreams.

If you think about it, if it weren't for education then we won;t be where we are now. I wouldn't be able to type on this keyboard or use this computer even. 

Education is the door that leads to success, or at least that is my personal opinion. 

Because there are Three Bill of Rights with the reference of Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (Sallal la o alai e wasallam) !

                      "Three bill of Rights on parents 1 Give them good names (islamic) 2 Give them best education 3 do their marriages with their  age mate persons "

So they can be independent, support themselves and have a bright future

 

Because education gives them the skills to survive in this world, they will be able to read, write, and communicate. Education helps them to answer life's questions; how, what, where..etc, it's also essential  in getting  jobs or building a career.

 Someone may say to fit them  for life 

I doubt that any person can live a normal life without communication skills at kindergarten and school, and I believe it's the main thing we need to learn our kids. My daughter is going to kindergarten next year, and I know that she's scared, but at least she understands that it's necessary to make a lot of friends. I'm pretty sure that she'll manage to find many friends there because she's shy only seven at home, but when we go outside, she knows every neighbor's kids and even invites them to play at her climbing arch. I think it's quite cute, and I hope she'll stay the same at the kindergarten.

Nowadays, it's impossible to survive without education, so we need to provide a bright future for our kids.

Well of course, because they're are the coming generation leaders which require education and general knowledge to basically keep the world going. It is important or perhaps the most crucial stage of their and parents life in which we need and should Educate our children excessively. Lets say, it is basically the part were they'll define themselves they way we educated them.