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Many of the disciplines that were discussed in the Vergerius packet are similar to the disciplines in today’s society. He discusses how education is the most important duty that a parent owes to his child. Although he explains three duties that a parent should owe to their child, he explains that education is the most important one. This is because you need to start at an early age. There are many different lessons to learn along with education.
The first one that Vergerius discusses is that every man must choose for himself. Explaining a situation, he writes, “Our name, our birthplace, are not of our own choice. Progress in learning, on the other hand, as in character, depends largely on ourselves, and brings with it its own abiding reward” (96). He explains that in order to do well in school and get a good education, one must have the motivation or desire to
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There are a number of similarities between Vergerius’s explanation of education and education in today’s society.
Further Vergerius explains the more specific disciplines for a boy’s educational experience. This means whatever you choose now will affect your future in a positive or negative way. Reverence towards elders and parents is an obligation closely akin. In this case he made the reader think about how the government controls the lives of children. He also made the reader think about how people or things can be used as incentives to increase your motivation and do well in school. Vergerius discusses issues that leave the reader with questions. Vergerius gives a few more examples when he writes,
In the matter of allowing wine to children I should prohibit its use, except in the smallest quantities, and even then carefully diluted, with water in the larger proportion…. In today’s society this could be something similar to alcohol or cigarettes.
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