What is good education? Can the education that is provided by the various institutes in our country be termed as 'good education'? If you have read the poem 'The education of nature' by Sir William Wordsworth, then maybe you understand what I mean. Many have said that Nature is our best teacher - true that, but I wonder if the education provided by Nature alone is sufficient in such times as these. Having said that, I still beleive that the education we receive in classrooms isn't complete - good education is something that develops our overall personality and makes us good human beings. True that many institutes provide courses in behaviour science and personality development, but can good manners really be taught in a classroom? I think not, rather it is something that has to be demonstrated. We learn from experience - we treat others the way we are treated. In this respect, our parents are our first teachers - it is from them that we pick up our habits and their nurture shapes our character.
Good parentage is the best education. Our parents influence us in such a stage of life when we are most keen to learn, and most receptive to knowledge - our childhood. Childhood shows the man as morning shows the day! So we should keep that in mind and try to be a good influence for those younger than us.
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