Question

In "All Together Now" Barbara Jordan believes that children "learn ideas and attitudes" from "the adults who nurture them". In an essay, explain what Jordan believes children should learn from their parents and teachers in order to create a harmonious society. Do you agree with her? Are there other lessons and qualities that you think children should learn from adults? How would these lessons help create a harmonious society? Use the reading selection to help you answer the question

Answer 1

Adults, specifically the family, are the child's first reference to society. If the father has qualities, he teaches lessons of humility, helps the other individual, the child will learn and then replicate in school or wherever he goes.

These lessons help create a harmonious society, because the world is already filled with hatred and ignorance. And the human being, when receiving help, becomes more prone to be grateful, and to replicate to other individuals, and thru the bond of sharing, changes a community.