Teaching Children

Parents and teachers put a lot of time and money into teaching children science, arithmetic, literature, geography, geology, and computers.

But do we ever spend any time teaching them how to be kind? Do we have any courses in kindness? Do we teach kids how to work with their own negative emotions and how to resolve conflicts with others?

I think this is much more important than the academic subjects. Why? Children may know a lot, but if they grow up to be unkind, resentful, or greedy adults, their lives will not be happy.

by Thubten Chodron