pick out any four values which the poet father wants the teacher to teach his son and explain the necessity of those at present..Abrahim Lincoln letter to his son teacher
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1)Abraham Lincoln’s Letter to his son’s headmaster is full of
his optimism and values he believed in; this letter reflects his greatness and
ideals he always held close to his heart. In this letter he urges his son’s
headmaster to instill in him these values to make him a great human being.
2)He asks him to teach his son faith in humanity. He should teach
him not to be discouraged by scoundrels, selfish politicians, and enemies as
there are heroes, dedicated leaders, and friends too. He asks him to teach him
the value of labour and hard-work; the necessity of going through failures in
order to appreciate success or victory. He asks him to teach him to stay away
from envy and to enjoy quiet laughter. He requests him to teach him that
bullies accept defeat quickly. He also urges the headmaster to teach his son
the wonders of reading books and deep quiet reflection on the beautiful
mysteries of nature.
3)He also wants the headmaster to teach him the value of
honesty and integrity, his unique individuality, and self-belief and conviction
in a trying situation. He appeals to the headmaster to teach his son the art of
being gentle and polite with good people; and tough with the tough ones. He
also requests the headmaster to teach his son to be strong enough and have the
courage to be different, truthful, and always focus on the good.
4)He insists on him to teach him the secrets of keeping away
sadness with laughter; lightening his heart’s burden with sincere tears; not to
mind too much the cynics’ ideas; and beware of people who are excessively
sweet. Lincoln also appeals to the headmaster to always endorse and
support to the best people in physical strength and intelligence; he must never
ever compromise on issues related to heart and spirituality. He wants the
headmaster to teach him how to become deaf to the howling of irrational mob and
always believe in himself and fight for what he thinks is right.
5)At the end of the letter he advises the headmaster neither to be too gentle with him nor treat him harshly. He requests him to teach him to develop courage to be patient, and have patience to be brave. He winds up the letter by asking him have sublime faith in himself because only then he can have faith in himself.
Answer:
Explanation:
Lincoln's primary concern is that the teacher is able to instruct his
child on the idea that academic scholarship must accompany the
primary instruction of character.
For Lincoln, education becomes "An Adventure that might take him
across continents." However, this primary residence of such a
voyage is within his son's character and the values of "Faith, love,
and Courage" that accompany all notions of education.
Lincoln asks the teacher to "Take him by his hand and teach him" the
basic elements of character molding.
This encompasses lessons that reaffirm the basic values of "Faith, Love,
and Courage" These values manifest themselves in Lincoln's requests
that the teacher teach the child that "For every scoundrel, There is a Hero"
and that "10 cents earns is of far more value than a dollar found."
The values that Lincoln would want his child to gain are residing in the
realm of character formation.
These values are ones that transcend content learning and help to
form the basis of one's identity. Lincoln understands this clearly as
he ends his letter with the idea that his son is a "nice little boy."
In this, the values that Lincoln wishes the teacher to teach reflects
the reality that education is as much character based as it is
about the content acquired.