For Those Who Immerse Themselves In What

Plato--who May Have Understood Better What Forms The Mind Of Man Than Do Some Of Our Contemporaries Who Want Their Children Exposed Only To "real" People And Everyday Events--knew What Intellectual Experience Made For True Humanity. He Suggested That The Future Citizens Of His Ideal Republic Begin Their Literary Education With The Telling Of Myths, Rather Than With Mere Facts Or So-called Rational Teachings.

Television Captures The Mind But Does Not Liberate It. A Good Book At Once Stimulates And Frees The Mind.

Not Only Is Our Love For Our Children Sometimes Tinged With Annoyance, Discouragement, And Disappointment, The Same Is True For The Love Our Children Feel For Us.

While Criticism Or Fear Of Punishment May Restrain Us From Doing Wrong, It Does Not Make Us Wish To Do Right. Disregarding This Simple Fact Is The Great Error Into Which Parents And Educators Fall When They Rely On These Negative Means Of Correction. The Only Effective Discipline Is Self-discipline, Motivated By The Inner Desire To Act Meritoriously In Order To Do Well In One's Own Eyes, According To One's Own Values, So That One May Feel Good About Oneself May "have A Good Conscience.

Play Reaches The Habits Most Needed For Intellectual Growth.