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These are lessons inspired by ancient philosophy, by practical wisdom, and insights from dads all over the world.

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Remember the true value of education. You send them to great schools.

You make them do your homework.

You drill them on their flashcards.

You are saving for college.

You're not going to let them set their sites low like you did.

Or maybe you won't accept them getting into anywhere less prestigious than you did.

Obviously, this commitment to education

is important and in moderation, healthy and admirable. As long as you're not veering into the

territory of being a dream hoarder, it's good to be ambitious about education. It's good that you

are making it such a priority. It's just also important that we remember,

as always, the difference between schooling and education, that we remember, as Einstein said,

that the true value of education is not the learning of many facts, but the training of the mind

to think. So what if your kid has a fancy piece of paper on their wall or a great GPA?

If they can't think, what's the point?

If they have the smarts but lack wisdom, life is going to be very hard,

no matter how skilled or well paid they are at their profession.

It does not automatically follow that good schools translate into the ability to make good decisions,

or that because someone has graduated that they are familiar with and comfortable in the world of ideas.

Just because they've spent hours in a classroom doesn't mean they understand civics or their duties as a citizen.

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