Frederick Douglass – Education
“It’s easier to build strong children than repair broken men.”
Frederick Douglass
Big Idea
While it is true that education is valuable to all of us at any age, it is also true that our energies and resources are limited and must be used wisely if we want to change the world into something better. Some say that children should be the focus because their minds are more easily shaped and influenced; others suggest that adults– who are actually in positions of power and influence– should take a front-and-center importance to our efforts to change minds and improve the world.
Claim
Educating the young is the best way to improve the world because they are our future.
Counterclaim
Adults are never too old to learn new things and change their ways. You need to work with them to change the world.
Essential
Question
Can people learn no matter how old they are?
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