Manners maketh man

In the 14^th century, Willyam of  Wykeham, Bischop of  Winchester, founded two great educational institutions: New Colledge, oxford and the Great Public School at Winchester. He have to both the same motto: Manners Maketh man. In those days the word manners did not mean mere out ware behaviour, as it does now, but we should call god conduct or morality. By this motto the wise Bishop means that it is good moral conduct based on sound moral principles that’s makes a man. So he did not regard education as the mere getting of knowledge and mental training, but mainly as moral training. In others words, he recognized that the only things that really matters in life was character.

This being so, moral education is all important. From their earliest years children must be thought the difference between right and wrong , and trained to love and follow what is right and hate and avoid what is wrong. Such training means the formation of character on right lines. Its object is to bring children up in such a way that they will grow up to be truth-loving, honest, brave, pure minded, and unselfish men and women.

The home is the best school for moral education. School masters cannot get into such close touch with their pupils as can parents with their own children. Nor can they appeal to  their love and affection as good father ad mothers can. Moreover, moral education has begin in the earliest years of the child, long before he can go to school. And these early years are the most important. As Roman Catholic Cardinal once said: Give us the children up to seven years old, and you can have them the rest of their lives. The meaning behind this statement is that early education of the child at home considered as the basis of all means of man education in this life.

The method of moral training are teaching, example and punishment. The child must be thought what is right by moral lessons., advice, warning; and he must be shown what is right by good example. So there is a great responsibility laid upon parents to live a good life before their children; for example fail should punishment be resorted to; but it has its place in moral training.

At the same time, kindness, understanding and tact will often to do more than punishment in keeping a boy straight. Sincere religion, too, is a great  aid to morality; for one who had learnt to love and obey the good God wants to do right and be good.