A Quote about Education

Maybe he was trying to stress on the importance of women. As on those times women were treated as lesser beings. A woman can influence men. So if you educate her, she can influence and advice men to take right decisions. But the greater depth lies in the fact that only a woman can bear child. So generations to come depends on women. Also, it is noted that a mother takes important decisions regarding her child's growing up ages. She focuses on the child's education much more than the father. Thus, if she is educated, she can guide her children better. As a result, generations to come are benefited and they turn out to be educated, disciplined and learned. There maybe some other meaning too. But this is what I believe. Good luck!

As a woman, I have to say that I like that quote. However, as a parent, I really don't feel like that quote is quite right. The reason that I say that is because of the fact that I believe that it takes an entire community of people to educate a child and that means that all men and women are important in education. His quote really reminds me of another quote that I've heard which is "You give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, if you teach a man to fish, you are able to feed him for a lifetime."

Wow. That is quite a statement! There are so many different thoughts to potentially take away from it. Was he saying that men are secretive and don't like to share knowledge? That women are natural teachers sharing what they know with everyone else? Maybe it's just that women are talkers and men are closed-mouthed for the most part so the information doesn't trickle down, lol!