Teacher of the basics
By PeacefulWmn9
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
United States
December 19, 2009 11:20pm CST
We each begin learning basic things in this life a long time before we started school. Some of us might have only one teacher, some many.
What were the first and most basic things you learned in life, or at least the first you remember, and who taught you those things?
My incomplete list:
How to write my name, tie my shoes, count numbers -- both my parents
About not lying, how to bait a hook and catch a fish -- my dad
Dressing, bathing, brushing my teeth, buttering toast -- my mom
Knowing a plant from a weed in the garden -- my grandpa
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11 responses
@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
8 Jan 10
Hello my friend PeacefulWmn9 Ji,
Your discussion takes me to one of the greatest Philosper/Statesman/Educatioist, and above all Former and Late President of our country, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Ji, who saod, 'MOTHER IS PRIMARY NURSARY TEACHER FOR ALLCHILDREN BORN INTHIS WORLD'. Child starts learning from womb. It is believed that Veer Abhimanu learnt first part of 'Chakraview' in womb of his mother 'Draupadi' as his mother slept later on. Child-hood learning goes with parents (mother in particular) and grand-parents, besides other members in the family.
May God bless You and have a great time.

@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
10 Jan 10
Hello my friend PeacefulWmn9 Ji,
So nice of you for your positive comments. All Mothers have a vital roll to play, and they must know about their duties and responsibilities towards humanity as a whole.
May God bless You and have a great time.
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
9 Jan 10
How delightful is your answer, my friend, and those great people are so correct. Here, there is an old saying with which I agree, and says much the same: The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Mothers, who could be better or more loving teachers than mothers?
God bless you, too.
Karen
@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
20 Dec 09
Hi Karen!
It is difficult for me to recall, who would have initially taught the basis things, as you have listed out. However, one thing I can clearly recall is - I remember that when I was learning alphabets in Hindi, one of my teacher asked me to write my name Deepak, in Hindi and I at least wrote my name continuously up to 10 pages, because I was so excited to know that I was capable of writing my own name in my mother tongue.

@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
21 Dec 09
Very true, we acquire the love for writing very early, because it appears to us as we are composing and creating something.

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@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
21 Dec 09
Hello Deepak. Isn't that the truth? I felt the same thing you did when my parents taught me how to write my name. I remember sitting on the floor and using a kitchen chair as a "desk" and writing it over and over and over lol. We acquire a love for learning very early in life!
Karen
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
22 Dec 09
Hello Dawnald...all good things to have learned early. Ugh, and yes, some of the lessons do come with punishment lol.
Karen @fifileigh (3615)
• United States
23 Dec 09
most of the things that i learned, i learned on my own, or in school, or on tv. or sometimes, i ran into someone in society, at the right point in time, and learned from that person. if i really want to learn something bad enough, i just look it up and teach myself.
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@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
23 Dec 09
Hi Fifi...once we get to be a certain age, those are all good ways to learn, but until then, when very young, we have to depend on someone somewhere to teach us those basics :)
Thank you for your response.
Karen @thea09 (18305)
• Greece
20 Dec 09
Hi Karen, the first thing I actually remember learning was don't put shoe polish on your eyelashes. Obviously I'd tried it first and it wouldn't come off. I don't remember learning to read as it just seems to be something I've always done and was taught long before school.
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@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
21 Dec 09
LOL, shoe polish on the eyelashes? Perhaps you were emulating a time you saw someone put mascara on theirs. Many things are taught to most of us long before we enter school. I believe reading is one of the most important things we can learn well, or the whole rest of our education, as far as learning from books, will suffer.
:)
Karen @clarkbody (141)
• United States
20 Dec 09
Wow, that was a really long timw ago.....let's see....ok, most of the one you mentioned already and not to leave the yard, look both ways when crossing the street, say please and thank you as well as yes/no mamma/sir...just to name a few.
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@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
21 Dec 09
Hi Clark. So many basics we do learn at home before we ever enter a formal classroom. It is good, though, that early preparation. Thank you for sharing yours. :)
Karen@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
21 Dec 09
Moms...we do have such an important role in life. Schools do require that we know certain basic self-help and social skills before we can attend even kindergarten.
God bless moms :)
Karen @yugasini (12892)
• Secunderabad, India
20 Dec 09
hi karen madam,
my mother is the my first teacher,she learn me all thing getting batch,tieing shoe laces,keeping books in the bag,wearing dress,all things,mostly i think most of the children learn mostly from his/her mother only,after that we may learnt the other things from the teacher,have a nice day
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@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
21 Dec 09
Hi Yugasini. Mothers seem to have been our first teachers in many things, one of the ways they show us love and care. Learning is good, and our youngest years set the stage for further learning :)
Karen @doryvien (2284)
• United States
20 Dec 09
Hi Karen,
Early on, I was taught the virtue of patience, not wanting too much of things to the point of being greedy, and being happy with what my parents can afford - these things I learned from my mother.
Most of the time my father was away from us because of work, and I learned at a very young age that work is important to be able to live decently,and that family members can live apart because of work and still be solid and whole in spirit. Most importantly, I learned that Christmas is very important because aside from the fact that it is the birth of Jesus (at least to Christians like me), it is also the time when my father stays home longer than his other vacations during the year, which gave the whole family more reasons to celebrate the season.
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
21 Dec 09
Hi Dory...patience...such a wise thing to learn and you at such an early age. I admire that! And yes, family bonds and love stay connected even when distance and time would stand in the way were they not so strong. Like you, I have a more spiritual connection to this time of year than I do secular.
Thank you for sharing that :)
karen @bingchen (1119)
• China
20 Dec 09
about the basics teaching i think that it is necessary,actually we could not learn in our life,because we live at the good life,we could not attempt to how to deal with something depending myself,i find that it is good way to teach base of life,sometimes we need this way to improve ability of life.
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@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
21 Dec 09
Hi Bingchen. Yes, learning the most basic of things is necessary so that we can move on to learning the rest of life's lessons...vital things for building a good life :)
Karen @Savedeath (255)
• China
20 Dec 09
my parents has divorced when i was very little,and then i lived with my mother,and i just had a few meets with my father,so my father didn't give me much.since my mother didn't get a high education,but for the sake of our study,she had to work very hard and then i and my elder sister could pay for the tuition.for so long time the bassist things that i have learned from my mother are also the most simple quality of people,honest,thrift,and hard work.
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@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
20 Dec 09
Hello Save.
I am sorry you had not much time to spend with your father, but the things that your mother taught you and your sister are valuable beyond words. I am so glad that you had her and that she taught you basic and important matters of character.
Karen











